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I've just finished restoring mine, I stripped off the gobbed on bright green paint, sorted out the dashpot, removed black oil from off the belt etc. I seem to have been lucky with the rails as there is no play whatsoever. I even managed to cut a perfect 1mm off a 1" bar

After fine tuning it runs sweet as a nut so I'm well pleased. I made a short video of it running

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Edited By vic newey on 21/05/2021 17:51:43

Another one with a treadle as well

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There are lots of complaints on Ebay forums re 20% VAT being charged on books & other printed matter whereas it should be zero.

The same applies to other things like collectors items such as old coins, the VAT has always been and still is 5% but Ebay coin sellers in the EU have + 20% added to the listing.

From July 1st all of the EU will begin charging each other VAT on Ebay purchases exported within the block, the VAT will be charged at the buyers countries rate. The UK simply started doing it earlier but no doubt the EU members will have the same problems

Being a coin collector I have had several disputes with Customs in recent years, nearly always with coins bought from the USA and I get charged 20% VAT, I then have to fill in a form which eventually leads to a refund but no attempt to fix the problem. Even a coin bought for £10 inc post and being less than the (now lost) £15 VAT free minimum was recently included which then still results in me paying Royal Mail their £8 handling fee.

The stem I think is hardened using acid, seeing the original patent is interesting also

Amazing, here is a 200 year old one of a Japanese warrior who takes an arrow from his quiver, notches it on the string & shoots it, if I recall correctly the things mechanism is mostly made of wood

https://youtu.be/NyzPnl7cMuo

A vintage hand held vise, for gunmakers, Jewelers etc. patented in 1894 and made in Hartford, Conn USA by C.E.Billings & Spencer.

The handle is threaded inside for a bench clamp attachment. A hole below the jaws goes right through for holding long lengths of wire.

This came with a Vintage lathe and it was in pieces, I only realised what it was when I saw the old advert and found the jaws and fitted them in

Edited By vic newey on 29/01/2021 11:25:42

Edited By vic newey on 29/01/2021 11:26:17

The odd amount .94 cents? suggests it was sold to someone overseas, It had been newly painted, the underside of the baseplate showed the original colour which was Hammerite.

ideas from the machinist museum group suggest an indexing head for a tool & cutter grinder

Edited By vic newey on 03/08/2020 20:11:00

I'm quite deaf and have hearing aids in both ears, the description of 'doorbell' usually describes something that is not actually a real bell at all but an electronic sound.

i have a proper old fashioned alarm bell that originally had batteries but i adapted it to use a small plug in 12v transformer and it's been fitted for about 10 years now. It's so loud that sometimes visitors have remarked that it's the loudest they ever heard.!

A Google search for alarm bell will show what is available

For anyone with a Pittler who may be interested I have added a load of new Pittler lathes photo's to a Google website

https://sites.google.com/view/pittler-lathes/home

Edited By vic newey on 04/12/2019 13:31:15

I got it out with using the two nuts technique, it took a bit of a pull before it finally gave a crack and then screwed easily out.

I have now fitted a longer one in and all is well!

Edited By vic newey on 22/11/2019 13:37:08

Edited By vic newey on 22/11/2019 13:37:33

I need a longer screw on the topslide of a vintage lathe, the one on it now doesn't seem to be it's original length and it won't hold a special accessory I need to fix on

I want to remove it and insert a longer one but not sure how they are traditionally fitted in ? screwed probably but has anyone tried to remove one?

Edited By vic newey on 22/11/2019 12:16:30

Gerard O'Toole.

I replied to your email re Pittler lathe

I visited the local BRT bearings this morning and as predicted they were very helpful.

I'm ending up with a 1/1/2" OD needle bearing which fits the casting perfectly with a tight push fit! The two bolts can be lightly tightened onto it

The inner ring is on order as he had to ring around to find a 7/8 imperial which was not so easy,

I'm going to try this with just the motor end to start with so it leaves the other end in the original bearing so it has a bit of float if they don't line up exactly due to the castings

Edited By vic newey on 05/09/2019 14:53:22

Edited By vic newey on 05/09/2019 14:54:35

a good idea Michael if i can get suitable bearings

I'll have to wait till I see what's available at the bearing shop, I'm busy fixing the garden fence first but I'll keep you posted as to what I end up with

Thank you Michael,

I think low profile ring bearings will be the answer, the holes in the casing are a bit rough, in fact one does not look properly round, presumably this is common as the original bearing is held by two bolts and made to swivel slightly. I can probably sort this out depending on the fit of the ring and how I keep them in place.

We have a bearing dealer nearby, the counter staff were most helpful when i went for bandsaw bearings a while back so I'll clean up & take the shaft & casting to get their advice as to what they have in stock

Hello Bazyle,

your right, it does seem to be a Myford type countershaft assembly, there must be thousands of those around and no doubt many have found away to fit roller bearings.

You can see the problem with mine in that the pulley from the motor is 4" from the bearing. Ideally it would be better swapped around with the triple pulley but then it won't line up with the motor without major alterations down below.

The metal cupboard under my lathe is not original, it slides into original cast brackets that once held a wooden drawer. If I remove the cupboard then there is more room to move the motor over. I may well consider doing this