I think Joe will be proud
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Topic: I think Joe will be proud
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: I think Joe will be proud
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2018 at 3:56pm
| The other night I stopped at the scrap yard to poke around a bit. I didn’t come with any power hammer makins but I did come home with a big old floor model Atlas drillpress.👍 it’s been siting a long time but I snuck to the shop and started cleaning. I have every part lose and working. The spindle spins free and the quill tracked smoothe as glass. It needs a motor and I’m going to rig a center pulley to slow it way down. |
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2018 at 8:17pm
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Thad, you did good! I'm proud of ya! It is always good to save something like that from rusting away. I'm sure Joe will give you a place to store it. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2018 at 9:44pm
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Well,,,You sure did get my attention pretty quick there,,OLE BUDDY,,,OLE PAL,,,Ya see I just bout given up on findin a tabletop mill so I been havin my eye peeled for one of them older "Atlas" floor model drill press to modify into a small mill,,,,, The thing bout the drill presses is they don't take up very much real estate,,just on the up and down,,,,,,,,UMmmm,,,,Ya set a price on it yet,,,???
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2018 at 9:47pm
| hook up a belt drive to yer tractor? |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 3:15am
| Shameless I’ve given some serious thought to an Allis Chalmers powered line shaft in my shop. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 7:33am
Ummmmmm joe I’m still in love with it. You’ll have to wait a spell til it looses some of its luster.😊 |
desertjoe wrote:Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 9:20am
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Thas OK,,,THad,,,long as you don't sell it to ole Shameless,,,,he,,,,he,,,might try to add it to that dang machine of his,,,knowin him,,,,,, Some time ago,,I did have a chance at one bout 100 miles away, but it had the morse taper spindle with no bits and he wanted loke $500 for it,,,,I passed,,,,
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 2:11pm
| I saved the line shaft outta dads wash house before the stockholders had it demolished. still out back somewhere |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 2:45pm
You are a true hero.👍 How long was it? What powered it. Do you have any of the equipment? Cool stuff |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 3:13pm
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what size is it Thad ? was it original a 3 phase or single phase motor ? Change speeds with gears/pulleys or variable speed ?
------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 3:18pm
| Steve it’s a 15” floor press. It uses step pulleys and an adjustable motor plate to tha he speeds. I don’t know about the motor?? I assume a 1hp or less single phase. This isn’t a major industrial press. From what I’ve gathered it’s a model 70 made in the 30’s. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 6:10pm
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Hey Thad,,,,we Have GOT TO catch ole Shameless out galavatin at the lake 2-3 days and have a real good look see thru his " Out Back" place,,,,I bet we'd find all kinds of GOOD stuff that we could load up,,,,,,since he ain't usin it,,right,,??? Just think we'd make all kinds of points with the stockholders,,,,but,,,but,,I ain't givin em any of my share of the profits,,,,NO SIR'eee,,,,,,
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 6:37pm
Now that right there is some good thinking. Just think how much more them green farmers could farm if we was to say clear a few acres and we would feel good about doin such a good deed. Wut Shamers don’t know won’t hurt him nun. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 7:13pm
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Well,,,Thad,,,I'm SOOOoo glad you agree that I'm just,,,,,I'm just plumb overcome with ,,,,,with something ,,,don't know what it is but it makin my toes go to tinglin,,,, I'm feelin so good,,,,I oughta call ole Shameless and let him know how great he's made us feel, ,,,him allowin to let us look at our own pace,,, 'thought us havin to keep lookin behind us,,,,,,,,  But,,just in case,,,I think I'll take ole Hungry along,,,Ya know kinda him be a decoy,,,,,
You know how ole Shameless is really "soft" on them 4 legged critters,,,,, I'll maske sure to tell ole Hungry we need at least 3-4 hours to load up err to look,,,,, We gonna get thet Jeep and the chevy allis somehow,,,,, |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 7:19pm
| Sounds like we need to get our buddy up nort of you to ditch that bull wagon and hook up to a flatbed for this haul. Now I know how them women folk feel when they shop the day after thanksgiving. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 7:22pm
| I hope it’s warmer than the last time I went to Nebraska. The ride home in that 55 Ferd was a rough one.😁 |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2018 at 8:35pm
| You guys just gave me a good idea, I got a a old wood lathe given to me the other day. It has the triple belt drive on the drill but not on the motor. I see those old drill presses at consignment auctions sell cheap. Might figure out how to rig one up to run the lathe. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2018 at 9:16pm
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All I can say is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,all I can say is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,um,,,,,,er,,,,,,,,all I can say is,,,,, MERRY CHRISTMAS!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |