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- May 20, 2017
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Thanks guys. Actually Jeff, looking at the photos you posted and seeing how the plate fits in place I can probably nuke out the dimensions by measuring my head and pulley. Since it's not uncommon for these things to crack I have to wonder if it wouldn't be better to make a replacement out of something other than cast iron... something with a little more "spring" to it. Worth pondering.
BTW - that restoration project of yours turned out great Jeff. Really a beautiful job. Seeing that I'm really torn now. My machine is currently sitting in the shop in its three main assemblies (cabinet, column with table attached, and head) which is how I moved it when I brought it home. Somewhere along the line someone decided baby blue was a more appropriate color for this mill than the original factory gray. It's perfectly usable as-is, but now I have to wonder whether I want to go ahead and set it up (and tackle a few projects I already have lined up) or tear it the rest of the way apart and do a full restore. Yours sure is purty. Decisions, decisions...
BTW - that restoration project of yours turned out great Jeff. Really a beautiful job. Seeing that I'm really torn now. My machine is currently sitting in the shop in its three main assemblies (cabinet, column with table attached, and head) which is how I moved it when I brought it home. Somewhere along the line someone decided baby blue was a more appropriate color for this mill than the original factory gray. It's perfectly usable as-is, but now I have to wonder whether I want to go ahead and set it up (and tackle a few projects I already have lined up) or tear it the rest of the way apart and do a full restore. Yours sure is purty. Decisions, decisions...