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    Have you tried a roughing cutter? I've been using...

    Have you tried a roughing cutter? I've been using these, 4 FLUTE HSS M2AL ROUGHING ENDMILL CUTTER - METRIC #G71 and found them to be really good quality. If you don't use a coolant pump these more...
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    Check out MODEL ENGINEERING SUPPLIES...

    Check out MODEL ENGINEERING SUPPLIES

    they are listed with there sizes in his catalog.
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    I still want my taps, sorry. Yep the chrome ones...

    I still want my taps, sorry. Yep the chrome ones are just the carbon steel taps. You can still buy them made by Suttons, you may have to get them ordered in. I think they are about a third the price...
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    You can buy chrome steal taps made by Suttons and...

    You can buy chrome steal taps made by Suttons and you used to be able to buy them made buy P&N before they became a mear name owned by Sutton. The threads on them are not ground like the HSS taps but...
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    I wouldn't want to be the person who has to clean...

    I wouldn't want to be the person who has to clean up the swarf made by that thing once it gets going. I wonder what they use to do that?
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    The cobolt makes it more heat resistant....

    The cobolt makes it more heat resistant. Basically when HSS gets hot while cutting its hardness dcecreases. When it cools down the hardness returns. Cobolt HSS retains its hardness with temperature...
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    They came with a 3 to 2 MT sleeve and two MT 2...

    They came with a 3 to 2 MT sleeve and two MT 2 taper dead centres. I just turned up my own centre, using the top slide, which is soft so that I can true it up if I want to do anything particularly...
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    BSW has the head one size smaller than whitworth....

    BSW has the head one size smaller than whitworth.

    e.g. a 5/16 whitworth bolt has the same head size as a 3/8 BSW bolt.
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    Yer, they sell them at Bunnings :)

    Yer, they sell them at Bunnings :)
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    Yes AF means across flat. If you measure the...

    Yes AF means across flat. If you measure the heads on a whitworth bolt they are a different size to the corresponding UNC bolt. You need a whitworth spanner for them, not an AF one, so it's extremely...
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    What seems really crazy about this to me is that...

    What seems really crazy about this to me is that if you buy a bolt it's probably BSW and then you buy a spanner and it's A/F which won't fit the stupid bolt. E.g. go to Bunnings and they don't sell...
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    you can get the adapter here Tools4cheap LLC...

    you can get the adapter here

    Tools4cheap LLC Online Machine Shop Tooling Store: Lathe Tooling,Lathe Collet Closers and Taper Adapters
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    Sorry for the slow response 4-6-4. I think you...

    Sorry for the slow response 4-6-4. I think you have me mixed up with someone else.
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    source of parts

    I just got a heap of parts for my own needs off someone in the US who used to work at Southbend. He even has some NOS Hercus parts, I guess from when Southbend were rebadging 260's.

    He still has...
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    Sure looks like cast iron swarf Tanii. The spigot...

    Sure looks like cast iron swarf Tanii. The spigot diameter in that chuck is pretty big. Probably best if you make the full diameter, and do it with minimal gap as Pipeclay suggests. Looks like it may...
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    That chuck looks like it may be one where you can...

    That chuck looks like it may be one where you can have a small back plate with no step. If so you can just make the O.D. of the backplate fit inside the register on the back of the chuck. Hard to say...
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    I have a different four jaw to yours but it has...

    I have a different four jaw to yours but it has that arrangement with grub screws holding the retainers in. My retainers come out pretty easy once the grubs screws are removed with some light hammer...
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    No probs B the B Do you definitely want to...

    No probs B the B

    Do you definitely want to make your own? or would you rather buy replacements? Do you need both screw and nut? Does your lathe have power cross feed, i.e. is it a model A or B?
    ...
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    You may well be able to use a Hercus or Southbend...

    You may well be able to use a Hercus or Southbend nut for a 9" Sheraton.

    If you want to cut a thread in your own nut the hardest part will be making the boring bar. This is how I would do it. Get...
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    I've never seen it done that way either, but if...

    I've never seen it done that way either, but if it works why not?

    That sort of thing is called a mandrel
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    If you leave it unattended for any time the oil...

    If you leave it unattended for any time the oil runs off and rust begins. I've never had complete success stopping rust over the long term using just oil. Try lanolin based rust preventative spray,...
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    Yes that would be interesting, surely competion...

    Yes that would be interesting, surely competion would have made their prices very similar. In contradiction to the opinions expressed here I recall the opinion of someone with a great deal of...
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    I'd be interested in a 63 tooth gear Peter ...

    I'd be interested in a 63 tooth gear Peter

    Edit: Sorry Peter, I misread your message. there are no number 63 gears
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    The 260 has the exact same crosslide screw...

    The 260 has the exact same crosslide screw arrangement as the later 9" models with the bigger dials. If you really want to get all the end play out of these you should consider modifying it by...
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    That's a nice page Patrick :) Within some of...

    That's a nice page Patrick :)

    Within some of the stuff that's now missing, Radish had a good suggestion which I don't think anyone was disagreeing with.

    If you are careful to watch what is...
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    One way is to turn it end for end and come from...

    One way is to turn it end for end and come from both sides. I'd do this and get it close to size or even finish it off. If you really want to take the finishing cut in one go, make up a makeshift...
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    It's a part for a clock Turbo Books on...

    It's a part for a clock Turbo

    Books on building clocks sometimes have some good info on ornamental turning.
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    I found this article on making a graver (that's...

    I found this article on making a graver (that's what the hand turning tool is called) useful. I've only used it on brass so far, but it worked very well.

    http://www.sherline.com/gravers.htm
    ...
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    Pretty much how I see it Dave. Except many lathes...

    Pretty much how I see it Dave. Except many lathes of that size and vintage have a leadscrew with a key down it that also serves as a feed shaft. For example the Hercus with power feed. On such lathes...
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    Is it because there is a power cross feed but no...

    Is it because there is a power cross feed but no longitudinal feed? i.e. the lathe uses the screw cutting half nuts for the longitudinal feed. I believe the later model super 7's had a similar...
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    and http://holtzapffel.org/

    and

    http://holtzapffel.org/
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    Check this book out Amazon.com: Ornamental...

    Check this book out

    Amazon.com: Ornamental Turning (9781854861085): T.D. Walshaw: Books
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    Check out number 310156688257 on ebay for a new...

    Check out number 310156688257 on ebay for a new set of 1mm / 1/32 number stamps
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    Several places in the US sell suitable threaded...

    Several places in the US sell suitable threaded backplates. Check out CDCO for example

    http://www.cdcotools.com/

    It's under Machine Tool Tooling -> Lathe Tooling

    There are three different...
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    Not sure, they've probably got a similar origin....

    Not sure, they've probably got a similar origin. Asset Plant have a range of that style of machine

    http://www.assetplant.com/

    but I guess you've already been there.

    Also available from...
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    Not sure if it will do what you need but the DM15...

    Not sure if it will do what you need but the DM15 from Standaco is a quite different yet similar priced machine which also allows the head to swivel around the column.
    ...
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    Good stuff Patrick, when your bank balance...

    Good stuff Patrick, when your bank balance recovers you'll probably be glad you got the better machine :)
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    He says it's a "Walcott" lathe. Sure looks very...

    He says it's a "Walcott" lathe. Sure looks very similar to an early Southbend.

    I think it's fair to say he enjoys winding people up
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    I reckon this guy knows what to do with it ...

    I reckon this guy knows what to do with it

    http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/scrapiron03.html

    The second page is worth checking out for a giggle
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    Says he's had two offers. Maybe you'll have to up...

    Says he's had two offers. Maybe you'll have to up your offer to $3.50 without the kick in the nuts Kev :P
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    Yes, looks much like the 12" swing belt driven...

    Yes, looks much like the 12" swing belt driven lathes they used to sell. The belt driven one's didn't have the problem of crappy gears ruining the finish like the geared head models.

    It could be...
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    I've used one 10" swing geared head Herless lathe...

    I've used one 10" swing geared head Herless lathe from the mid to late 80's, back when it was new. It was absolutely terrible, avoid that model like the plague. I think their 12" lathes may have been...
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    That's awsome Now I know a lathe ain't big...

    That's awsome

    Now I know a lathe ain't big until you run it by standing on the cross slide.

    None of the operators are wearing glasses, that couldn't have been good for a long career.

    They...
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    Scrap what I said about the Myford approximation....

    Scrap what I said about the Myford approximation. They use a different system, I'm not ontop of how that one works.
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    If anyone wants to cut metric threads here's a...

    If anyone wants to cut metric threads here's a couple of very accurate approximations for the 127/100 tooth gear which are easier to make

    63/80 - which gives 1.000125mm for 1mm

    So a scew that...
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    Thanks Frank

    Thanks Frank
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    Thanks Kev I'm going to buy a copy of that book,...

    Thanks Kev
    I'm going to buy a copy of that book, Radford designed some interesting stuff. :2tsup:
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    Sounds cool, especially making tools :)...

    Sounds cool, especially making tools :) Foreigners on the CNC, I bet the boss would love that :)
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    I didn't know there was a Radford book. Is it a...

    I didn't know there was a Radford book. Is it a collection of his old ME articles? What's it called?
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    What's wrong with the morse collets Kev? Is it...

    What's wrong with the morse collets Kev? Is it that they don't hold the cutters tight enough? Do R8 collets suffer the same? I ask because I'm contemplating buying a machine which I can get with...
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