The adventures of a Jeep and its driver.
Once you get a 3D printer, it’s interesting to see all the stuff you can make that you never thought about. I made this threaded spindle protector for the lathe. At least while it’s being restored. These threads are crucial and any damage to them would be very costly to repair.
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I removed the apron on the South Bend 13″ lathe. Ooof. I though the chuck was bad. This is the worst. The video for this may take a while, because recording it is going to take a while.
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A little before and after of the catalog plate on the 1941 South Bend lathe. After cleaning the brass, I painted it with red enamel paint. Then painstakingly scraped all the letters.
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A quick win for this week. Tore down and cleaned up the thread chasing dial. This dial engages with the lead screw and is used to assist the operator in lining up the cutter when making multiple threading passes. Not much to it.
Very happy with how this chuck for my 1941 South Bend 13″ lathe cleaned up. Small steps. So much more to do in order to get the lathe running again. Sorry, still not a Jeep picture – it’s winter – the Mule is hibernating. ;)
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In this short video, I tackle cleaning and reassembling the 3 jaw chuck. This is a Westcott chuck, that thankfully was modified to come apart easier, but doesn’t look like anyone ever did. There was so much greasy gunked up swarf inside this chuck, I am surprised it even opened or closed.
Cleaning the gunk out of this 3 jaw chuck for my 1941 South Bend 13″ lathe is going to take a while. Thank goodness for @evap_orust and Purple Power degreaser.
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Since my 1941 South Bend 13″ lathe doesn’t have any digital readout (nor will it ever), you have to rely on indicators like this to know how much material you have cut off, or where to stop. I needed a way to hold it on the lathe accurately. So I designed this part in Fusion 360 and 3D printed it. Along with about $4 in hardware, I can clamp a dial indicator to the bed way, and the carriage will come in contact with the plunger on a machined face. Should work out very well for me.
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