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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MG Pen
From: Paul Van Wig <pvanwig@me.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:56:30 -0700
Before the Aerospace crash in 1990 I was a Pattern Maker. When I closed the 
shop I kept most of the tools. I love old solid tools. I have a round ram J 
head Bridgeport that we got for free in 70? That we overhauled. It's great. I 
did have to let my 12" x 12' 3 phase lathe go I loved that monster! I had a 3 
jaw chuck about 50 pounds. Remove the gap and I could turn 47" diameter.    

Paul Van Wig
pvanwig@me.com
Sent from my iPad
And yes I love it!

On Oct 6, 2010, at 3:29 PM, fastvee <fastvee@yahoo.com> wrote:

> A 4 jaw chuck was my first addition, and I made my own backing plate for
> it.Like Derf I scrounged a motor and controller for it. Nice accurate little
> machine. I do like the old machines, and saved an Atlas MFC horizontal milling
> machine from the trash that was being used as a positioner. They didn't know
> what had become of the head and drive system, so I started a project to adapt
> a sieg X2 vertical column and head to it. The table is just big enough to hold
> an A-series head, and should improve my guide reaming.
> John
> Fogelsville, PA
> 
> --- On Wed, 10/6/10, Richard Ball <richb@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> From: Richard Ball <richb@u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MG Pen
> To: "fastvee" <fastvee@yahoo.com>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 5:09 PM
> 
> There is something to be said for the older simple tools.  Electronic variance
> speed would be nice, but as long as I can change the belt on the step pulley
> I'm fine.  I think I will eventually buy a four jaw chuck for it someday.  I
> can work around it, but it would be nice not to have to glue things up to do
> a  face plate turning.
> 
> Rich Ball
> '76 Midget
> Everett
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "fastvee" <fastvee@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 5:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MG Pen
> 
> 
>> Rich,
>> Very nice workmanship!
>> I use the Leblond Regal lathe at work for most things, but my garage lathe
> is
>> a 6" Craftsman. Couldn't do without it.
>> John
>> Fogelsville, PA
>> 
>> --- On Tue, 10/5/10, Richard Ball <richb@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>> I would love to have one of those.
>> 
>> I'm a little old school in this.  I learned to turn on my Grandfathers old
>> '40's Craftsman lathe.  When ever we took a road trip to LA to see my
>> Grandparents I would spend the off time in his shop.  When he passed away
> my
>> father inherited all his tools and gave me the lathe since that was what I
>> liked to work on the most.  So while others are using the nice newer
> smaller
>> lathes I still use the old Craftsman and don't mind a bit.
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