The Home Machinist!

I'll second that, Glen. I get mine from the Ben. Moore here. They supply to the paper mill.
Brushes on and smooth as a ......

Pete

I have eight of those lights like Glenn's on various machines. I love 'em!!

Pete

Think of the job potential in the rebuild/repair business if stuff were aimed in that direction. Sure it could be made cheaper. But the point is overall real employment, not just initial cost. Total cost of ownership to society...

I can't stand to throw much away. I even keep sawdust....

Pete

I remember when most towns had local repair facilities for most things. Auto shops could repair most all of a car. Appliances... the whole works. Now most things aren't made to be repaired or require super specialized equipment. Progress is a great thing but most of the changes we have seen are simp...

Motor armatuer groove cutter.

Pete

Ahh, so it was more of a " munch...MUNCH.. grind... GRIND... THUNK.."

Had one of those once, I think.

My 10K is usually found with the belt in the middle, with back gear when needed.
I dunno....

Cheers and chips,
Pete

Bill, you changed that belt way too early! You're supposed to wait until the belt makes the " flappity..flappity.. FLAP...BANG!" noise...

Pete

That is great!! Can a larger, more legible, image be found? I need that!

Even the image in the link is not very clear.

Pete

Yes, there are no vents. The faces of the blocks should be scored minimum of .02" deep and same width. A simple V. Score 2 horizontally across each cavity all the way across the block face. Then the same vertically across each cavity. This gives 8 vent entries into each cavity. Lyman has always...

Yes, a screen in a dust/chip duct would be problematic at best! Rich was speaking of vapor pipes/tubes/etc and those flame arrestors do work well and usually no special metalurgy is required. A series of metal screens in a duct stops the hot screen re-ignition propagation. Part of the arresting mech...

It's called a bench block.

Nooooooo! He is my hero from the first and growing up while he was doing his best work had a very positive influence on me.

We've lost another legend....

Pete