who might look in on the forum. Being able to make or
modifying parts while restoring an old truck is a definite
asset and that's the driving force behind my gathering and
restoring some of these old machine tools.
I've been working on putting my old Ladge & Shipley 16"
lathe back in service. I've got the change gears, which were
missing their pilot bushings all back in place now and have
been working on the motor drive.
But....I got one more thing that has to be done to the new
pilot bushings, that is, I need to get the figure-eight oil
grooves in the three new pilot bushings:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/162399074I read an old thread from another site on grooving machines
and read a Popular Mechanics "how to convert an old lathe
to be used as a groover", but the only "old" lathe that
I've got in the barn that I would be willing to sacrifice
is a tiny toy of a lathe, an AA109 that a guy threw out and
I dragged home. "Don't throw it away, give it to Graham."
I'm sure that even if I went to the trouble of rigging up
the crank and linkage that, that toy lathe would never hold
up to putting a groove in a cast bushing, besides, it's
missing almost all of the change gears, the spindle and
the planetary back gear, so it isn't even much of a toy
lathe to begin with.
So, I'm sure I know the answer already.....but I figure it
never hurts to ask....any simple solutions in mind, or how'd
you do it? I'd sleep better if I could make a controlled
grove in them, but for only three pieces, a Dremel with
a burr will probably be the simplest way, after all, it's
only a path for oil and who's gonna see it, right...cringe!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
