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    FP4NC, Horizontal setup

    Got a little job here. Meed to modify the bearing bores for the output axle bearings on a "Hewland" transaxle side cover. Not a real complex job but takes some thought on the setup. Covers are cast mag. and the outside surface is pretty much as cast.....no reference surfaces. There are mounting...
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    Roughing FP4NC

    So i have this little job here....Tasked to make a new flywheel for a 1913 Mercer Race-about. Tried with no success to get local shops that have a VTL to do this with no success. Now i own a nice 21 inch swing lathe that is large enough to turn the material, but no way to hold it to start...
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    Deckel Tablesaw

    So i am in the process of upgrading the crane in mt home shop. The shop is built with a 4x14 Gluelam that runs across the shop at the height of the perimeter walls (9') Ceiling is clear story to mimic the outside roof line...At any rate to stabilize the main beam from rotating when the load is...
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    Tooling to make split bushing

    So sometime back i posted about a machine that i got back into service. Its a Tobin Arp cylinder head cam bearing line boring machine. (overhead cam heads) Project was done to finish a set of DOHC heads for a V-8 50's Spanish car :Pegaso. The project included finish boring the housings for the...
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    I.C. Engine Main Bearing Housing Bores?

    Long shot here. Working on a project and i need data that seemingly no longer exists! Short version: Need to line bore engine block main bearing housings. Original housings have been reworked several times poorly. Original housing size can not be derived from current bores. Rear main has been...
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    FP4NC Graphics Repair

    So perhaps "repair" is a bit misleading as applied to the control graphics. So one of the nice features of the Dialog4 control is its verification graphics. By current standards its pretty crude. Can view the cutter path in any single plane. (product of any two axis)...Its pretty nice to have...
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    Taft-Pierce way upgrade

    Working at rebuilding a Taft-Pierce #1 surface grinder. My machine was built using hardened (steel) flat ways for each side of the cross slide. The surfaces on mine appear to be in serviceable condition. Bid a bit of contact blueing and the pattern looks fine to me. Later versions of this...
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    New machine (to mer) up and running

    This will be a bit long winded, so bear with me. First my apologies, the machine in question is not a Deckel or other Euro make, but in fact made in the USA. But thought since its sort of unusual it might be OK to post it here...... Bought this machine perhaps 10 years back, but never pressed...
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    10 EE lubricants

    OK, have to assume that this has been covered to death, but for the life of me i can't seem to make the "search" function cough up any relevant information. So i will apologize in advance...If some member here has a link to the info please post it and i will not clog up this forum with further...
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    10EE spindle and bearing alignment

    So i am replacing the spindle bearings on my EE and i am familiar with the bearing makers run out marks (bulls eye) on the bearing inner and outer races. Also familiar with some high end makers (ex.Schaublin) that mark their spindles like the bearing makers for run out. Was this a practice at...
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    EE feed gear box output questiions

    Working on my modular EE and i have questions on the two output shafts from the QC gear box (Lead screw and feed rod) First off the shafts appear to have seals fitted on the shafts of both the lead screw and feed rod.. My drawing shows the seals as being the same part # EE-3900. My machine...
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    General shop techniques

    One of the things i enjoy about this forum is seeing how others solve setup and machining jobs. Been a bit light here on the board so i thought i would post a few of my solutions to setup problems.... My work often centers on working on existing parts as such you often have to decide on ways...
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    More EE spindle questions

    Working at fitting up the spindle (new bearings) on my 63' Modular drive. The head stock is the earlier style having three sight glasses. I have no operating history with this machine so there are some questions I am under the impression that these 3 glass head stocks can have issues with the...
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    SurfCam Help

    Long shot here. I have a license copy of SurfCam. Let maintenance lapse years back because i just use the program for internal work so no need for the latest version. I have a legal dongle and all. Program works fine for my needs but i have an issue. Somehow i have lost the copy of the...
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    EE Front spindle bearing fit up

    I have a 62' EE that i have had apart for some time (years) Started a rebuild and got distracted. I am back at it now and questions keep cropping up. If i measure the depth of the counter bore that carries the flange on the front spindle bearing i get .1955" to .196" depth in the front bolt on...
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    Dialog 4 lettering program

    So i spent some time over the weekend transcribing a program i had in hard copy. Had it on a disc, but that is gone years back. Works using peramiters to size and space the lettering. Each letter is a sub routien. Sorry no numbers. All was entered MDI , so could be errors, be sure to test all...
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    1962 10EE Headstock help needed

    I own a 62'EE that has been apart in my garage for years. I started out doing a full restoration years back. Have had the bed reground (Schaffer) the carriage and cross turcited and scraped. New class 7 (Franfer) spindle bearings along with a pair of angular contact bearings fro the end of the...
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    Tobin Arp CB 24000

    Hoping for some help here on an outside chance someone here has one of these machines. Line boring machine for overhead cam bearing bores. I have one of these machines and it is in need of some parts to return it to service. Built by Tobin Arp as a "CB 24000" Smaller version of their larger TA14...
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    Brown & Sharpe Micrometer parts

    Thought this would be simple. Did a google search and no real leads. Long Island indicator might have, but they don't list an e-mail address , but have some jive setup that uses "news groups" and i don't subscribe to any...WTF Looking for someone who sells the little plastic spindle locking...
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    Another DRO install

    I have a Berco AB 320 at the shop. Dedicated connecting rod machine made in Italy , so i guess its allowed here. At any rate this machine is used for boring either the big or small ends of connecting rods. We do lots of white metal bearing work here owing to the age of the engines we work on...

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