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Base is cleaned up, painted and ready to receive the bed
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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The motor is a 3/4 Hp 220VAC 3 phase motor. I will run it with a VFD plugged into a 115VAC wall outlet. ...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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Old style under drive with plain bearings - note the oil cups. I added brass covers on top of the bearings...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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Here is the bed mounted on my mill - ready to cut down the bed profile
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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Here is a shot of the bed - it took a beating over the course of 70 years...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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This shows the wear on the 'V' ways. I had to cut down 0.035" to get the ways cleaned up
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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Finished...I will need to re-stamp the serial number back onto the bed.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
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Finished...the surface looks pretty good. The cutter marks should hold lubricating oil. Will it be as good as hand scraping? We'll see!
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2011
