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OK, first way tube is done and waxed:

Before:
Farmer engineering:
Finish:
I had to take about 3 to 4 thousands off (according to the digital calipers), so I should be good to go. Do the other one tomorrow (maybe, have possible snow coming in )

Kinda like the tail stock I used 2 castors, but should of used 3, I fretted seeing my dentist, if it went a flying.

Woot, a treasure trove of tools.
That set up did a great job on the way tubes.
When I did mine I used the tie bar,(the cast iron and a bit of oil made a good bearing), clamped in a Zyliss vise at one end of the bench, and an electric drill and expansion plug at the other.
However I didn't have a working Shopsmith at the time.

edit Found pictures of my setup

rpd wrote:Woot, a treasure trove of tools.
That set up did a great job on the way tubes.
When I did mine I used the tie bar,(the cast iron and a bit of oil made a good bearing), clamped in a Zyliss vise at one end of the bench, and an electric drill and expansion plug at the other.
However I didn't have a working Shopsmith at the time.

I hear you, this is the second time I have used this rig on the Mark 7. I run it at the 250 RPM speed which helps. It has worked perfectly again so far. I may have to make a "muzzle" on the free end to give the quill something to push against (had to do that the last time), but so far my "plug" is working like I knew what i was doing ....

How do you get it down to 250rpm, a speed reducer? I was doing mine on a greenie at bottom rpm 700ish, and sweating my front teeth.
Looked back at your pics, I see said the blind man, after removing his dark glasses On a PP

History comes full circle. A Mark 7 being used to (re)make an 10ER.

skou wrote:Oh, the price for my feet just went up. steve

Steve, living in Mesa I'm sure you've been to the enormous flea market. It could be fun to have a Shopsmith booth there.

Dick, We hope you have a chance to post the pictures of the way tube...

Can't wait to see the difference!

Mike

Dick, Never mind. My system was a little slow at the moment. It didn't show the second page until after I sent the above reply...

Excellent job!!!!! I love the simplicity of your polishing rig..........

Congratulations on your find!

All the best,
Mike

algale wrote:History comes full circle. A Mark 7 being used to (re)make an 10ER.

Why not?

They're STILL using Model 10s to make the Mark 7, from what I've heard.

steve