RE: Waterfall Needed in Wintertime? from end of nov to end of march I shut off the pump and bring it inside and drain the aqueduct, as ice would cause the concrete to crack. No fish to worry about. Tadpoles galore, they find their way here. DaveV... 15 Mar 2012 04:56 AM Gardening & Landscaping (0)

RE: Metal Lathes thanks... 25 Feb 2012 05:10 AM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes well I'm totally bummed and ready to quit. I spent about 30 minutes trying to bang the taper into the chuck; actually 2 of them; 2 tapers and 2 chucks. I think I broke the chucks as they now grind when I try and open them; it's totally screwed up they are still not seated, as the taper's groove i...... 24 Feb 2012 05:43 PM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes Thanks, Jay, I'm just trying to get the tapers into the chucks (not into the lathe itself); I thought I could just push it in but I'll try tapping it in; just was afraid of damaging something; all the parts came through just fine, including the additional item, the wedge quick change tool  So d...... 24 Feb 2012 12:59 PM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes Thanks;he shows how to remove it, which I probably need to do but my ultimate goal is to get the taper into the chuck. I tried pushing it in by hand but can't so I'm guessing I need to use a sledgehammer or something? But after watching this video, it says I need a lead hammer http://www.youtub...... 24 Feb 2012 09:04 AM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes Here are the tapers I'm using for the chucks. Are tapers the same as arbors (terminology?) http://www.cdcotools.com/ type in search engine of that site item # 21323 since no direct URL link is given to see what I mean. Looks like I might need to take the taper apart to get it into the chuc...... 24 Feb 2012 07:28 AM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes Thanks, last night I tried pushing the arbor (arbor same as taper (MT)?) and it got stuck inside so I can't pull it in or out now. I did it by hand, so I'm at a sticking point.... 24 Feb 2012 07:20 AM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes Here's one piece of advice that I think might be helpful that I received. It is to purchase the following: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rebuild-Manual-Kit-9-South-Bend-Lathe-Model-/150497978527?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230a60e89f I just purchased this. I'm guessing the wicks and stuff hav...... 24 Feb 2012 06:49 AM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes congrats on the lathe (I just read the entire link you sent) and on the new one (child) on the way. Your lathe looks in almost the exact condition as mine and I'm debating whether to leave it as is (keep the old workhorse grimy look) or repaint it, which probably will do nothing to improve opera...... 24 Feb 2012 06:06 AM Tools (0)

RE: Metal Lathes Hi Randy, Yes, I put one post on there introducing myself. I didn't want to ask any questions until reading all the FAQs and stuff they have there. My head is exploding with questions. For instance, I'm reading Bulletin H04 published by SB "Keep Your Lathe In Trim" says to periodically lube the moto...... 23 Feb 2012 09:31 AM Tools (0)