The Home Machinist!

Is it possible you could post photos of your leveling feet and rollers? Sound interesting.

I have started to put on the primer for the base but to be honest I am off to sleep. Long day and we had to spend the evening buying a new car.

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Charlie Pipes
USMC Retired

Project:

2.5 Baldwin 2-4-4 Conversion
1.6 Southern Railway PS-4

Well a new day.

The Rustoliem Primer I used is not draying right. I have only had it on the shelf for ten years or so. Can't imagine the problem. We have to go out and pick upthe new car this morning so we will stop at the local paint store for a new quart.



As to the scraping class that I am pursuing, After talking with Richard King on a possible class in Huntsville Alabama.

The Practical Machinist Forum has a young lady by the name of Marci trying to pull one together here.

It can be seen at:

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/ge ... ma-229180/

I am hoping she can pull it off as it would save me a lot of travel.

I did go ahead and buy the copy of Connelly's book Machine Tool Reconditioning along with Roger King's DVD. Both are giving me plenty of information but to be honest, knowing my learning ability it will require me to attend a class to really lock the process in for me.

Mean time I have rounded up some cast iron pieces to practice on. And of course I am chasing the tools I will need to do it right.

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Charlie Pipes
USMC Retired

Project:

2.5 Baldwin 2-4-4 Conversion
1.6 Southern Railway PS-4

Here goes my attempt atposting pic.
Leveling feet and "moving axles"

Simple, nice & clever.

Looks good pipescs, I have one that is also in primer and putty. Pristine examples are hard to find, but not impossible to have, given some elbow grease and the parts are still available for these machines. I have put together an electrolytic rust removal tank form the tips found here to remove the browning finish that has covered most of the bare surfaces on the machine I am currently working on. It is good to know there is place where there are others who are gluttons for the punishment that comes from tinkering with old machines, and are willing to share their wisdom.
Best,
Slip

Hey Short, how about a thread on your rust removal tank and set-up?
I've used the process and am contemplating a more than cobbled up arrangement for future rust removal.
Yes, some of the rust was caused by wd-40.

Will do. My intention was not to threadjack. I will start a thread on the rust removal process when I get some pics of the before and after conditions, and will detail the tanks I have done so far to clean up the parts for the Bridgeport I am working on. With a good refurbishing on one of these machines, it will last longer than most of us will ever need. Just about every single part is still available, even new tables can be had ($1500.00).

Jump in as I do not consider this hijacking. the more the better. If you post your progress it can only help the next guy and we can help each other over the hurdles.

I am working in Maryland for two weeks so I will look forward to your progress

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Charlie Pipes
USMC Retired

Project:

2.5 Baldwin 2-4-4 Conversion
1.6 Southern Railway PS-4

Home and wore out from the trip. Managed to go down yesterday and today to slap the second and third coat of Rustoleum Smoke gray on the base.



Need to put one more coat on (Brushing it on) and drag the knee outside to preasure wash the grease and gunk out tomorrow.

I am missing something on the head where the manual feed wheel goes. Also I have the wrong wheel as the pin does not line up with the whole. Need help here What am I missing? I can always use the wheel by redrilling and moving the pin in the wheel.

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Charlie Pipes
USMC Retired

Project:

2.5 Baldwin 2-4-4 Conversion
1.6 Southern Railway PS-4

Machinist Level

Having brought three lathes into the new shop and a Milling machine I now find a need for a machinst level.
Can I get guidance on what I really need.

In my reading on truing up a machine by scraping I am seeing a requirment for a level that can show a .0005 accuracy. How safe is buying a used one on Ebay?

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Charlie Pipes
USMC Retired

Project:

2.5 Baldwin 2-4-4 Conversion
1.6 Southern Railway PS-4

The wheel handle is clearly a replacement and pin/hole doesn't match. Interesting the Mataco parts manual(old) refers to the shaft as Feed reverse knob assembly. So there was two things going on with this. One more familier can explain .

New are cheap enough. I have the 8" frame level.
http://www.shars.com/product_categories ... rit_Levels
http://www.shars.com/product_categories ... sion_Level

Pete