Thread: am I really a burglar, robber.....or what

I have decided not to give you a big head by calling you anything

I am getting in first for if you want to sell it.
Some people have all the luck, great score Eskimo.

Dave

Redwood Machinery's an interesting place, there's so much stuff in such a small place I doubt whether the owners even know what they have in stock. How on earth they would get some of the stuff out is beyond me. The downside is that for some unfathomable reason they decided many years ago that it wasn't worth opening on Saturday mornings so some of us wage slaves have trouble getting there when they are open.

Originally Posted by Gavin Newman

Redwood Machinery's an interesting place, there's so much stuff in such a small place I doubt whether the owners even know what they have in stock. How on earth they would get some of the stuff out is beyond me. The downside is that for some unfathomable reason they decided many years ago that it wasn't worth opening on Saturday mornings so some of us wage slaves have trouble getting there when they are open.

i asked he how much it was and i said mmm he said take off 20% said done
when we got to the register and he was writing up the reciept he paused lookedt me and asked .... what did you call it?

i with a straight face naturally said 'straight edge'

I think I'm a bit obtuse but what actually is it?

I notice in your picture that the belt guard cover underneath the housing is upside down. Did you turn it over for clearance? and do you have a problem with it rubbing on the ram when tilting the head?
The first couple of mills I got had just flat plates under there and would rub on the ram as I tilted the head, but this mills one is recessed like yours (but the other way around) for clearance when tilting the head. It gets in the way a bit on the inside when belt changing but after I raise the head I will be able to turn it over like yours without any problems. Or I might just make a new flat one.

I also see you have a few pencil marks on the ram worm drive. If you take the spacer/collar off ram, clean out the worm and shim it up properly, it makes it a lot easier when adjusting the tram without the backlash that is in there as they come standard. I just used a few thin washer either end between the thrust bearings and the housing.
There is a picture of the worm in post 11 here
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/hm...ean-up-121464/

Also seeing your down feed handle reminded me of this good right up of a single quill down feed handle using a Bridgeport style speed handle. I have been wanting to make one up myself.
1.6" 2-8-0 Mikado

Dave

Its a camel back straight edge ,or "bridged straight edge " as I was taught .
Its used as a reference in scraping for testing flat surfaces against like machine ways and tables .
Wish I could get my hands on one.I was always going to "borrow" the one we had at one place I worked ,as it was never used .
Just never got around to relocating it.

Kev.

Originally Posted by Woodlee

Its a camel back straight edge ,or "bridged straight edge " as I was taught .
Its used as a reference in scraping for testing flat surfaces against like machine ways and tables .
Wish I could get my hands on one.I was always going to "borrow" the one we had at one place I worked ,as it was never used .
Just never got around to relocating it.

Kev.

Remind me never to let you work in my shed
Nothing personal.....Its just that you might relocate it

Good find, I am always amazed how well he packes every thing in whenever he sells a machine it takes him half an hour with the forklift to get it out

for you SA guys he has some swivel mill vices there with marked Vertex
1 was a 5 inch and the other 6? there was another one but i didnt see a name on it...it looked too dirty to pull out and look...didnt want to get my hands dirty..lol

they were dirty ...shop soiled..but otherwise appeared new!

I suspect he has had them there for some time as i had to look very hard to work out the price...$279 for the smaller and i think it was $359 for the larger

They are do not appear to be listed in the current Vertex product manuals ( which Vertex kindly sent me at no cost) but look similar to VK or VJ model....the 3rd one was slightly different again but then it might not had been Vertex anyway

The Vertex decal was on the front (back???) jaw...non handle end

If they are of same quality as the current range of Vertex stuff then they should be good stuff?

Originally Posted by Woodlee

Its a camel back straight edge ,or "bridged straight edge " as I was taught .
Its used as a reference in scraping for testing flat surfaces against like machine ways and tables .
Wish I could get my hands on one.I was always going to "borrow" the one we had at one place I worked ,as it was never used .
Just never got around to relocating it.

Kev.

Thanks

Originally Posted by matthew_g

Remind me never to let you work in my shed
Nothing personal.....Its just that you might relocate it

I only ever borrow stuff from the rich and relocate to the poor .
So your stuff is safe .

Kev.

That is a seriously good score Eski, now all you need is a surface plate, blue, scrapers etc etc etc.

Originally Posted by Graziano

That is a seriously good score Eski, now all you need is a surface plate, blue, scrapers etc etc etc.

It will have to be a big surface plate...can I afford one?......where will i put it.....

i was thinking over the weekend....why do I need three ...i know one of the reasons is "cos I can"..but why else..lol