[GreenKeys] TD gears for the dual head 28 ASR Part II

[George B. Hutchison]

Jack, Nick, Gerry, and all you GreenKeyers  out there in Teletype 
land- - -

In response to the posting from Gerry Block and Nick England, all I 
can say is regard Harbor Freight tools with a bit of skepticism.

The pump in my Fish Pond is a Harbor Freight item, and it has 
performed flawlessly running 24/7 for the past seven years. But it 
was made in Italy, not Hung-Chow, China.

Incidentally, "Hung-Chow"  I believe is the Chinese word for 
Constipation.

The hardened deepwell socket set used with the air impact wrench is 
superb.

Most of the screwdrivers suck.

The vises they sell are soft enough to use for pillows for robots.

My little arbor press that I use for installing clinch nuts is plain 
wonderful.

I have an Austrian-made EMCO semi-jewelers lathe that works fine for 
some things, but inasmuch as the motor resembles a beefed-up 
phonograph motor, I will never be able to hog off stainless steel 
with it. This is partially due to the wierd vacuum cleaner/large 
O-ring belts  that couple all that horsepower into the chuck. In 
fact, the motors that drove the Rek-O-Kut/Collins/Gates Radio 
broadcast turntables for lo those many years are a bit more 
substantial.

But, it DOES beat a file turning a nail chucked into a Taiwanese 
Drill Press.

Last year I made a shaft for one of those dual head bases using the 
EMCO. It came out just fine. Not perfect, as I do not have a decent 
milling machine with which to drill and tap the 6-40 screw holes 
that hold the hub and the gear on, but it IS serviceable.

A three foot length of centerless ground rod cost $5.23. Actually, 
it is drill rod, so if I want to heat it red and drop it in a pool 
of old crankcase oil, it would be harder than billy-hell.

Now, regarding the Semi-AUTODIN ASR, beauty is in the eye of the 
beholder. 600 clams is a lot of money for a NEW 28 ASR still in the 
crate!. And if you did obtain the eBay SPESHUL at that stated price, 
shipping and handling to San Diego country would merit your going 
out and buying a Gold-plated pedestal for it.

Now on the other hand, I have heard that Grizzly Tools here in 
Washington has some pretty spiffy Off-shore lathes......

Bottom line???  Whatever feels right to you IS RIGHT FOR YOU!!!!!

The eBay machine is a bit nicer than a sow's ear, but I suspect the 
silk purse you envision it to be would be somewhat pricey to rebuild 
it into.

Been there, Done that!! And I have an ASR T-shirt that is full of 
bleach holes to prove it!!

W7TTY