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Reg Mitchell

Reg Mitchell

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Well I got the 1200 down today. Sorry I don't have any pics this time but it was so nasty I wasn't allowed in the house to get the cam :eek:. I'll soak tonight and grab a few quick one tomorrow and let you see that mess. It's a good thing I powerwashed it before I took it into the shop or I might be spending a few night there getting the mess off
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Thanks Frank. A friend on OWWM had the info I needed and what he didn't have I just had to wing it. I'll post a few pics later of progress today
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Well heres a few pic of the 1200 down.
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Tomorrow I'll take it to the carwash and try getting the grease and gunk off. Somebody reminded me I can spray ovencleaner on it to break down the grease and it will take part of the paint too. I found a few bearing bad so Mon. I will head out to get them. They are small ones so it won't be a big deal but they need replaceing just the same Some of the smaller parts I primered after I ran them on the wire wheel so they don't start rusting.
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Hi Stu. sorry I didn't get a better pic of that. It's a power feed. ONly one I've seen on a powermatic
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Well heres a little progress on the Powermatic.Lots of time cleaning the gunk off. I used easy off oven cleaner. Works real well, even took some paint too
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I like that rustolem hammered look. It great to do cast. Even if you get a run you can always blame it on the casting......naaaaa it the casting that makes it look that way
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A little more progress today.Looks like I'm gonna need to make a piece for the powerfeed too. Cheeper and a lot faster to make than getting another one cast and then machined
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And heres the little jewel I have to make
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I love haveing the stuff to make things I need rather than haveing to try find them for older machines, and keeps the mind occupied :dunno:
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Hi Larry. I was doing a little research on old WW tools and saw about a tenoner. I wanted one for doing cabinets later and couldn't really afford a large dbl ended one. I ask around about the Millbury and found a man that was willing to sell me one at a real good price. I had it brought up by another friend that was comming this way. It's great for doing a lot of same size tendons
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Heres a bigger pic for you
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Well I think it's starting to look like a DP again
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Got a few more of the smaller pieces painted and turned and threaded the handles in stainles put the new knobs on

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Even got the finger gizmo roughed out that works the power feed

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Hopefull I can get that finished and the nut weilded on to add a bit of muscle so it won't break again
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Lookin' REAL GOOD, Reg. :thumb: Wish I had a Metal lathe & a Bridgeport a lot of times, 'cause machine work around here is all charged at OIL PATCH PRICING, :eek: 'n most shops aren't really interested in small jobs either.:(
 
That's a lot of work Reg! I'm sure you are enjoying every bit of it, and the results speak by themselves! Once finished you'll have a pretty good and powerfull tool there.

Thanks for posting such a thorough description.!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
 
Thanks Tony. Here are the pics of the last few days
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Not a lot but I have neen makeing a few pieces for the powerfeed. I will post them as I put it back together. It's been a little hair pulling on makeing the parts for it and I was worried I couldn't fuigar out how to make the parts that weren't there :eek:. But putting it together and takeing it apart a "few" time I think I have it whiped now.

While I was takeing a break from the DP I make a friend a splitter for his Oliver 270

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. I have it on both mine so its just copy and send. The stainless polishes real nice instead of painting it Green
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Very nice. Actually have a couple of drill presses in the school shop that are junk right now. Utilizing a rebuild like this would make them better than what I can afford to purchase, so looks like this summer will take them home one at a time and get them torn apart. Thanks for the motivation.
 
Nice John. Most of the time in a shop like that will be cleaning them up. This one came out of an old ball bearing plant and was "NASTY". The most of my time has really thinking through the powerfeed. I didn't have all the parts and one was broken. I have made the parts and hopefully have fuigared out how the powerfeed works. Here is the important part I just finished for the lever to engage the power feed gear
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Just a few more days and she should be running
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....I got the part installed...
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since I didn't have all the parts I am hopeing this is how it works.
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and a shot of the finished main drill press

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A couple days left to fire it up
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Cpl quick pics of the unit on the DP. I need a belt that supplys power to the unit. Odd size 23" So I will be trying to get one tomorrow.
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Not sure I can get it. I have to do the composting talk at one of the greenhouses tomorrow. Getting time to think about your gardens :D

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reg that pulley looks like a centrifical clutch system that opens wider or closes according tot he speed you set if so that belt may be availble in a snowmobile dealer or also some book stichers use that type of belt systen to adjust speed.. just a chance..
 
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