06-05-2014, 09:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-05-2014, 09:45 AM by robert the violinist.)
Hi Col,
I did make a bearing puller out of scrap and threaded bar for my chester mini lathe when i upgraded it to taper roller bearings. Interested in your comment though about not having them in either end of the main spindle.Something i didnt really think about but it did seem to improve the lathe a little ,I just followed instructions on the arc eurotrade website .
Ive never thought about making my own castings sounds a bit beyond me but must have been fun to do. I have thought about making a homemade forge occasionally because i make my own knives for violinmaking and other tools out of O1 steel.
Is the motor 440v star i got with this Wilmac only good for the crap heap?? Someone has done some rewiring or something on it but the details are all worn off the piece of paper thats stuck to the motor.
Thanks Bob
I tried stripping one of the wheel covers with caustic soda yesterday but didnt touch the paint. I may paint it Reseda green like the Pultra i did as i have a bit of paint left ,i also have a bit of epoxy primer (Penguard HB) left from another project last year and some green polyurethane two part boat paint (Jotun Hardtop XP) which may be a bit too bright for my liking .
I did make a bearing puller out of scrap and threaded bar for my chester mini lathe when i upgraded it to taper roller bearings. Interested in your comment though about not having them in either end of the main spindle.Something i didnt really think about but it did seem to improve the lathe a little ,I just followed instructions on the arc eurotrade website .
Ive never thought about making my own castings sounds a bit beyond me but must have been fun to do. I have thought about making a homemade forge occasionally because i make my own knives for violinmaking and other tools out of O1 steel.
Is the motor 440v star i got with this Wilmac only good for the crap heap?? Someone has done some rewiring or something on it but the details are all worn off the piece of paper thats stuck to the motor.
Thanks Bob
I tried stripping one of the wheel covers with caustic soda yesterday but didnt touch the paint. I may paint it Reseda green like the Pultra i did as i have a bit of paint left ,i also have a bit of epoxy primer (Penguard HB) left from another project last year and some green polyurethane two part boat paint (Jotun Hardtop XP) which may be a bit too bright for my liking .
