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Thread: Restoring Beaver VBRP Mill
09/02/2017 18:44:30

uploading 5 pics at a time into an album and then selecting each photo one at a time to post really sucks so these are all the pictures i was willing to load today...more to come20170105_131240.jpg20170105_131248.jpg20170105_131314.jpg20170105_131321.jpg20170105_131327.jpg20170105_131339.jpg20170105_131348.jpg20170105_131357.jpg20170105_131401.jpg20170105_131408.jpg20170105_135637.jpg20170105_152811.jpg20170105_160006.jpg20170105_162801.jpg20170106_102807.jpg20170125_160902.jpg20170125_174531.jpg20170125_174639.jpg20170125_182428.jpg20170125_182706.jpg

Edited By Travis Hitt on 09/02/2017 18:46:32

28/01/2017 15:37:49

here you go man,

https://www.mcmaster.com/#milling-machine-drawbars/=163xfl1

make sure they will work with your machine obviously

16/01/2017 14:46:06
Atlanta.
Also I just realized your machine appears to have a int40 taper and I think the drawbar dimensions will be different. Mine is a r8/int30 taper with the shorter nose. I guess ill get out the tape measure and get a universal draw bar from mcmaster.
14/01/2017 00:25:59
Thanks Robert! Im in the US. What part of the states are you in?
08/01/2017 17:31:33
Anyone have the dimensions for the drawbar and spacers on the bar? My machine failed to come with one when purchased.
It doesn't have the black wheel at the top of the head either. Can anyone post the dimensions on these parts so I can make some new ones?
06/01/2017 20:46:20

I too have a beaver mill and this page seems to have the most information about them that I have found.

I'm currently having to rebuild the head on mine as the previous owner disintegrated a bearing on it causing the lower pulley to drop down onto the timing gear for the backgear. It made for an interesting disassembly to say the least...

All the documentation i found said basically pull apart the assembly and simply replace the belt, no biggie.

Three days later and lots of penetrating oil I was able to get it apart enough to cut the bearing off the shaft.

Mine is a VBRP model as well and since i'm currently compiling a list of bearings needed for the rebuild I'll be sure to post pictures and bearing numbers when I'm done to help out other folks in the same situation.

A lot of these bearings can be cross referenced to things found over here in the U.S. However I've found two bearings that I cant seem to find anywhere else than in the UK.

RHP- XLJ4 1/4E (SIZE-ID 4 1/4"xOD 6" X W7/8" *
RHP XLJ2 (SIZE-ID 2"XOD3 5/16"X W5/8" *
Gaco oil Seal # 2 x 200 275 1/4
All of the cross referencing I've done led me to these and they are available from various manufactures here in the US. Can anyone tell me the difference in precision between RHP or Hoffmann and things available here like AMPEC, or SKF?
RHP 6011-2RS (SIZE ID55MMXOD90MMXW18) (QTY 1)
RHP 6308-2RS (SIZE ID 40MMX90MMX23MM) (QTY 1)
HOFFMANN 120RSS V3 (SIZE 20MMX47MMX14) 6204RS ALTERNATE # (QTY 2)
HOFFMANN LS12RSS V3 (SIZE ID 1 1/4"XOD2 3/4"XW5/8) RLS10-2RS ALTERNATE # (QTY 2)

I havent found anything for the two brass bushings in the VBRP pulley drive but I dont think I'm going to be replacing those at this time anyways.

The drive belt for the Back Gear is

210L200 and is available from Mcmaster-carr #6484K347

the VBRP pulley belt is another one I'm sourcing from Mcmaster and I just did some measurements and im ordering one thats 'close enough' for me to use I'm hoping. I'll update in the future as to if it doesn't fit.

1922V386

Mcmaster #7885K19

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