Scored this nearly complete Starrett 196B back plunge dial indicator. It appears to be missing one of the ground rods. I’ll have to keep my eye out for an orphan.
Check out my other won bids in my latest YouTube video as well as some shop updates and new channel stickers.
Rebuilding a Vintage Three Phase Motor for the K&T
All the parts are clean and repainted. The windings are as clean as I am going to get them. Replacement bearings are in hand. Time to put this motor back together and see if it still runs.
Removing and disassembling the K&T 2HL Motor
I’m digging this little shaper.
Pushed it a bit with this .050″ DOC, but it managed to chew some of this steel away.
Slow.
Slow. And I mean Sloooowweee but steady progress removing 80 years of hardened grease off these motor windings.
Absolutely beautiful baby smooth finish.
Absolutely beautiful baby smooth finish. Something about a shaper that is difficult to reproduce on other machines.
I completed the rehab of my Bridgeport vertical mill!
I completed the rehab of my Bridgeport vertical mill! I posted a video of the final pieces on my YouTube channel. I’m happy it is finally back together and I am able to put it to work!
Yahtzee! Having some fun in the shop tonight.
Well, well, well. What do we have here?
The Series 1 Bridgeport I bought over a year ago is almost completely rebuilt.
The Series 1 Bridgeport I bought over a year ago is almost completely rebuilt. I’ve been making videos along the way. The latest is up on YouTube where I reassemble the top end gears, belts, lions and tigers, oh my!