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Yeah, wouldn't want that...

The chuck on my Le Blond has a Zerk on it. So grease or oil?

Taper attachment?

Thanks for all of the excellent information and suggestions. Certainly, the notion of using a turned center in the chuck is very appealing as I don't have a face plate for the lathe. If that's one less thing to buy, so much the better! So let's talk live centers for a minute. Since I don't have one ...

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I need a dead center for my 'new to me' Le Blond Dual Drive. Looking at the choices on-line, I have: Carbon steel, hardened and ground, import Bearing steel, import Carbide tipped, import Carbide tipped, USA I expect to use the dead center with a face plate and dog for driving, with a live center in...

Anyone have any tips on good, safe, not too noxious cleaners for de-greasing a machine? Nothing is too heavily encrusted, it is mostly just oil film.

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Sounds like Jim Kreider is your first option. You might also contact the Allen County Historical Society, in Lima, OH -- they got some of the Lima archives.

I kind of like seeing a name on my tools. It tells me that the owner valued them and probably made his living with them. I have some of my grandfather's and father's tools and I'm really glad those have their names on them.

Harold_V wrote:Thanks for your concern.

Absolutely. I love this place, the people in it and their willingness to share in a pleasant way. Money can't buy that.

Thanks for being a tremendous Moderator.