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  1. Local631

    Update on My no.3

    understood, and thank you.. I new that would have to be done but I figured I would clean them up as needed, as I probly wont have all 6 loaded for any job i'll be doing for a while... i'm just a Noob.. and i still have some more to do before She is up and running
  2. Local631

    equipment primer and enamel

    Rustoleum has a very good paint and primer in 1 for direct to metal with a lot of colors to choose from..best of all is if you are slow like me and do it chunk by chunk you can either do a top coat or 2 at the end to make sure its all the same shade... or use it as a primer..scuff it all up and...
  3. Local631

    Update on My no.3

    well i am retired and build custom motorcycles at a limited number, as i am gutting and rebuilding my home shop and i like my shop clean and pleasing to look at.. paint color or metalic/candies/pearls are of no significant matter. the importance is in the kind and quality of the paint and in...
  4. Local631

    Update on My no.3

    now She's looking good
  5. Local631

    equipment primer and enamel

    from Boston, old habits die hard. and rustoleum makes that hammared kind its part of their Krylon line that is primer and paint in one.. but I compleatly tore dow My Warner & Swasey no.3 M-1200 and had to disassemble all the gearboxs to clean, paint, and rebuild or replace all the...
  6. Local631

    Update on My no.3

    so a little update on my no.3 after removing all the big pieces to clean and get ready to paint I noticed that no matter what shaft you grabbed it didnt rotate with the ease of a well set up and cared for machine.. after further inspection I found allmost all bearings were way over greased to...
  7. Local631

    equipment primer and enamel

    Imron was the best you could get but the toxicity was like nothing else...I am doing a Warner and Swasey no.3 right now that was in the Navy for 40 yrs. and had at least 8 different paint jobs all on top of the other. the first few were definitely lead based.. I love using the rattle rustoleum...
  8. Local631

    Advice powering 3-phase 440v 7.5hp lathe

    I doubt I will be running it 1/2 that most of the time, but that's the beauty of the 7.5/3.75 you can run it on the low side till something comes up that requires more... I got the AR-20 rpc because for 1300 delivered with the control box that gives me plenty of room for a Bridgeport or...
  9. Local631

    Advice powering 3-phase 440v 7.5hp lathe

    i have a 7.5/3.75hp also..it was a Cornwell when i got it but that motor was smoked .. i wanted to keep it as close to original working order and i happened across a Baldor Relience brand new delivered for 1000 bucks and i thought the same way about the rpc but as luck would have it American...
  10. Local631

    Oil Filter for #3

    i took my cuno filter apart to clean it and see if it all looks good.. that is a very expensive filtration system if you were to replace it with a similar one.. my filter says .0035 which should be more than enough considering they are the stock filter systems still working on all our 60/70/80...
  11. Local631

    decoding no3 M1200

    thank for your reply..i am waiting for my new electric motor to come in, and I have her stripped pretty much down to just the main body, pan. and legs.. the cross ways and turret and saddle , motor, and hydraulic pump are removed for heavy cleaning and a custom paint job.. i believe the thread...
  12. Local631

    decoding no3 M1200

    but that turns out to be only 1/2 the story,, because I am an insomniac and bipolar when i dig into things i dig Hard. so inside my insanely oversized fuse box there is a 1/4 steal plate a hair smaller than the box itself and it is held on by 6 bolts that do not go threw the back of the box...
  13. Local631

    decoding no3 M1200

    I cant believe I missed it ,, you are right the 1498-5024 is on the electric equipment tag i showed above..
  14. Local631

    decoding no3 M1200

    thank you very much for that page lead, very helpful with reading material. i will gladly donate to them later today when i am in my office. i didnt find the answer to all the numbers but i found answers to questions i havent even asked yet.. very very cool, thank you much Brother that was a...
  15. Local631

    decoding no3 M1200

    it seems this one was outfitted for the Navy Northern Ordinance the rest of the card was missing, but i assume thats what the USN-13093 number was for.. their for it has most of the goodies like Hydraulic collet chuck, Hydraulic feed, Threading and Feed gear box. and although i did not get but a...
  16. Local631

    decoding no3 M1200

    I am the happy new owner of a very nice Warner & Swasey No.3 M-1200 and I am one of those kinds that like to know as much about things as possible..i would like to know the year, and also if anyone knows what some of these other number mean.. Lot # 418, Serial # 1467997, then on the same plaque...

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