Restoration Progress On My 1955 Greenie

[tom_k/mo]

But in a loving way!! :D :D :D

I swear, it's like dangling candy in front of a kid... ;)

Can't wait to see the finished project. BTW, have you tried your NevrDull yet?

[dusty]

That's OKAY mike. I didn't really want to see it anyhow.:rolleyes:

Actually, now the joke is on you. You have to either use it or put it in a display case.

[mickyd]

I attached this picture to see if anyone can tell me where these steel rings "officially" live on the unit and what are they for? Since all the vertical heights have locking elements already, are they intended to go on whatever your working with as a redundant system if the locking elements fail?
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[mickyd]

I swear, it's like dangling candy in front of a kid... ;)

Can't wait to see the finished project. BTW, have you tried your NevrDull yet?

YES, I used the NevrDull until my wife got hold of it. Haven't seen it since!! She's in jewelry polish mode.....

For me, the NevrDull worked great at blending in color variations after wire brushing. For example, on the worktable, after brass wheel wire brushing the surface, it was not very uniform in appearance. The NevrDull took that away. I tried it on stuff that was VERY oxidized and although it improved it slightly, it didn't clean it up anywhere near the wire brushing but then, that is NOT what its made for. It's made to maintain more than restore if the surface is horrible. On silver, it works EXCELLENT removing 100% of the HEAVY tarnish with ease. The white powdery oxidation on my aluminum casting however required a more aggressive approach. I am sure though that maintaining them now that they are cleaned up will be a breeze with the NevrDull. Thanks for letting me (and the group) know about that stuff. I is definitely worth the $4.

[mickyd]

That's OKAY mike. I didn't really want to see it anyhow.:rolleyes:

Actually, now the joke is on you. You have to either use it or put it in a display case.

I guarantee that you all will see the finished product before it sees a speck of sawdust and then, I am going to USE IT, USE IT, USE IT. If it trashes all my hard work, that's ok. At least I had the experience and satisfaction of bringing her back to life. VERY rewarding.

[bucksaw]

I attached this picture to see if anyone can tell me where these steel rings "officially" live on the unit and what are they for? Since all the vertical heights have locking elements already, are they intended to go on whatever your working with as a redundant system if the locking elements fail?
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Used for any mounted accessory that need to be set at the correct height for ease of setup (jointer, bandsaw, extension fence, etc).

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I attached this picture to see if anyone can tell me where these steel rings "officially" live on the unit and what are they for? Since all the vertical heights have locking elements already, are they intended to go on whatever your working with as a redundant system if the locking elements fail?
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The intended purpose of the collars(usually used on the tailstock as shown) is to provide a non-adjustable highly repeatable stop. In the case of the tailstock, once you have aligned the tailstock center with the quill(center to center), the collars may be attached so as to eliminate the alignment procedure each time the tailstock is put back on the SS. They MAY be used on other tubes, but this is the primary intention.

BTW When you get around to taking an IN FOCUS picture of your PRIDE and JOY? stay away from that RED THING! It bumped you and got the last pix out of focus.:D

ALSO if you insist upon giving me an AKA, make it RED!:)

P.S. That does not look like citrustrip being used to remove paint buildup! In a HURRY or something???:D

[beeg]

Those are used to keep the alignment of the lathe points.