The Home Machinist!

Because it is the only saw you have - I got a Marvel 1908 draw cut in 1970 for $35, cleaned it up and made a rolling base and a feed table and it is still working. Not fast, I only use it for heavy stock now, start the cut, and go away until I hear the piece hit the floor. It uses a 1 1/4 x 17" 6 to...

Most hoists are too fast and speed reduction is desirable; just remember that as far as the hoist is concerned, its capacity is rated for a single line and if you triple it, it thinks it has triple lifting capacity, which might exceed the capacity of something else.

Understand completely, you might consider rigging up a lift of some form.

earlgo, Thanks for the inspiration. I have a big old cheap drill press vise and the moving jaw keeps tilting up, clamping screws are underneath so it has to be removed from the table for access and tightening. I flipped it over, drilled up from the bottom, counter bored the top of the jaw, tapped th...

Where is the fun in that? I changed the belts on my Sheldon a number of years ago, did not even think of link belts. About a day to remove the spindle and replace, if I remember correctly. I also replaced a few of the lower end bearings which needed it.

Your direction proposal makes sense.

Not the simplest coupler ever made. Later couplers with gravity doing the locking work were much simpler and more reliable. Look at the extra parts in the latching mechanism.

These Janneys do not have a slot in the knuckle for links - possibly slightly unusual as they were the first widely accepted modern type coupler and interchangeability would have been expected. Casting date on one body is possibly in the 20s, knuckles could have been replaced several times over the ...

Rebuilding a set of Janney couplers, the original non link and pin, for the C&TSR. 1:1 scale.

Next step is hot riveting, 1" and 1 1/4" dia rivets - should be fun.

These will go on the D& RG Immigrant sleeper, #470

1018 is a bear to get a nice surface finish. An alloy would give you a much better finish and more strength, not that it is needed. I finds Speedy to be a decent source when I need to buy.

Not going to find white lead anywhere unless you have a 50 year old container stashed somewhere.

We have been using never-seize for the RR wheel pressing, seems to work fine. Surface finish is also a big factor. Burnishing the surfaces reduces galling.

I put a saver screen on my new "smart" phone. No sensitivity, kept having to pound on the screen. Finally took the add-on screen off over a year ago and no problems since even with shop fingers. The original screen is mar free so it must be really tough. I do not answer the phone unless convenient -...

Could it be a mid coil/winding tap, not needed for some applications?