repair

Hello. New member here… Does anyone here know where I can find replacement parts for a G1008/A1S-A mill? I broke the knee casting where the saddle rides the ways while transporting and Grizzly offers no replacement parts for what I need. Any help would be awesome. Thanks! Sorry if this is the...

My wife picked up a few garden trowels from what she thought was one of the better brands ("Ames" iirc instead of the low end store brand stuff) in a local home center last year or the year before. You know, spending a few more dollars to find something that might hold up better over time in...

Hello: I have a Mauser 0-25mm micrometer, apparently* the basic Model 241. The brake is not working properly, I fear it is missing a part. This is a photo of the Model 241 I have: This is a photo of the two parts belonging to the brake assembly and how they fit (?) inside the brake ring...

Hi. In previous visits I've gotten remarkably good advice on some tricky (for me!) problems, and I've some back to the well, so to speak. I've got an assembly in which an inner cylindrical piece (diameter 40mm, or about 1.6") of anodized aluminum revolves inside an outer collar, with a couple...

Last weekend I did a repair that was quite unusual (at least for me). One doesn't see much stuff like this online so I decided to post it here thinking members may find it interesting. There is this tiny computer controlled (4cmx12cm or roughly 1.5'' by 5'') hydraulic pump that pumps oil to...

I guess it is part of the learning process. You screw something up, so then you have to fix it, right?? I picked up a different base for my tailstock. One of the grooves didn't match up with the upper of the tailstock, it was around 0.040" too narrow. I had thought about pulling out my file...

Below is a photo of the feed 'shoe' from a 1956 Colchester lathe. The feed rod goes through the 'bush' and drives the gear, partially visable in the center. Over the years the feed rod has gradually worn the bushing surface into this oblong opening. I would like to repair this. The best solution...

So I acquired an old "King Machinery" 5-speed drill press (FDM-5) for next to nothing (which is roughly what it's worth, in my inexpert opinion). The handles for raising and lowering the spindle are... well, two don't exist, and calling the third "rough" would be giving it way too much credit...

Hello all fist post, hopefully many more to come. I have been sitting on a used (broken) Enco 110-0820, with base, that my friend couldn't afford to fix at the time and I picked it up for free. I have all the parts that I know are broken (I bought them from Enco almost 7 years ago). After...

Hi All, I have a VN16 mill with an overarm that won't fit back in its bore, and I'm trying to figure out how to approach the problem. This is probably out of my league, but I'm betting on taking my time. When I first got the mill, everything was very rusty: With a liberal application...

I picked up a Wilton 1765 Tradesman vise that was being junked by a local business. The jaws were destroyed and the main spindle in the retainer clip area had massive wear, as did the clip itself. Otherwise, it was in good condition. I ordered a clip and the jaws, which was easy. To repair...

Hi, I am a high school science teacher and bought some relatively inexpensive micrometers to use in class. One of my students (while I was busy with another student) picked up one of the micrometers and backed the spindle all the way up to the stop. Now, I can't get it to move. Would anyone be...