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Juliet ¾” Scale Locomotive Components from an estate I have Juliet engine castings and parts for sale . May not be a complete kit as I do not have A list for the engine, but it seems all the important parts are there Juliet is a ¾” Tank loco and this is version number 2 which has Baker Valve Gear. T...

Really---I am not trying to be a smart azz .... but have never heard of either RDO or SYOZ collets But I left the Die shop over 20 years ago. so assume they are metric orientation and standard and of recent findings on our US shores ? So my question is ( not found on the above ref link) , what is th...

It should be stiff for side to side testing.. Any wobble is wear My 50 yr old unit has no perceptible side to side movement on the arbor When pushed by hand I have seen 1/4 to 1/2" side to side on some right angle heads and as I mentioned, they were noisy and to me not acceptable. Dealing with ...

Tim, Great idea !
Rich

Bill's comments are right on the mark, and Let me add a bit to those BP's have a 3.375 Diameter quill and I have seen used R/A Heads that were cracked from either over tightening or used on a smaller quill.. especially if it has been repainted ( to cover the fault) Second check is if the R8 arbor is...

The Pressure and Velocity numbers for Vesconite ( Used in the above post) is very commendable Read page 2 of the following post https://www.cammthane.com.au/assets/Cammthane/Brochures/Vesconite/991c4afb6c/Vesconite-Product-Information-Rev1-17-7-19.pdf Not sure if it is available in the USA..? Gettin...

Just to add to the points made, I worked years for Die Makers and we used polymers as seals and bearings in rotary application One important factor to know is that all expand with heat ( to different degrees) AND , they absorb moisture ( and thus expand) to different degrees--- things that are easil...

Mike, PM sent to you
Rich

Yes , it will work

Rich

Hot melt glue is awesome, but as Clint Eastwood said in "Dirty Harry" - "A man has to know his Limits" So it is with Hot Melt--don't get mad at it for failing. just know it's limits ! I have had the same gun for 40 years. It is a gun made by the hot melt maker Bostik , and is a B...

............................................................. Rich - Are you saying that you had the same diameter piece in the chuck and tailstock? I can see that when properly aligned you would then get that OD measurement across both pieces together. I noticed that the clamp would create an upwa...

Here is another method that does not use a indicator.. only a Mike ! We used this in a shop that moved the tailstock off center for taper turning ( a lot ) but it was effective, and not jumpy We selected what we had a lot of.. 2" CRS shafting, so there were lots of cutoffs We made another cente...