I have started to remove the patina (read oily corrosion) from my old
B.F. Barnes lathe. The results are encouraging. I am still looking for
a 24 inch dia flat belt pulley for the machine. I am also looking for
a 1/4 to 1 HP antique electric motor for this machine. AC or DC. Any
voltage up to 480. I have an old motor I got from Seattle Metalhead
Grant that I will use until I get one that is at least 100 years old.
The motor Grant gave me (thanks again Grant) is probably about 70
years old and is a high RPM universal motor. While it will work I will
need reduction pulleys to lower the speed by 3/4. I also would like to
post pictures of the restoration so I can brag to, er, encourage
others to do the same with their old machines. So I would like a
simple fast way to post pictures.
Thanks,
Eric

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 15:57:15 -0700, wrote:

I have started to remove the patina (read oily corrosion) from my old
B.F. Barnes lathe. The results are encouraging. I am still looking for
a 24 inch dia flat belt pulley for the machine. I am also looking for
a 1/4 to 1 HP antique electric motor for this machine. AC or DC. Any
voltage up to 480. I have an old motor I got from Seattle Metalhead
Grant that I will use until I get one that is at least 100 years old.
The motor Grant gave me (thanks again Grant) is probably about 70
years old and is a high RPM universal motor. While it will work I will
need reduction pulleys to lower the speed by 3/4. I also would like to
post pictures of the restoration so I can brag to, er, encourage
others to do the same with their old machines. So I would like a
simple fast way to post pictures.
Thanks,
Eric
Dropbox http://www.mwdropbox.com/
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Gerry :-)}
London,Canada

On Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:57:15 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have started to remove the patina (read oily corrosion) from my old

B.F. Barnes lathe. The results are encouraging. I am still looking for

a 24 inch dia flat belt pulley for the machine. I am also looking for

a 1/4 to 1 HP antique electric motor for this machine. AC or DC. Any

voltage up to 480. I have an old motor I got from Seattle Metalhead

Grant that I will use until I get one that is at least 100 years old.

The motor Grant gave me (thanks again Grant) is probably about 70

years old and is a high RPM universal motor. While it will work I will

need reduction pulleys to lower the speed by 3/4. I also would like to

post pictures of the restoration so I can brag to, er, encourage

others to do the same with their old machines. So I would like a

simple fast way to post pictures.

Thanks,

Eric

Eric
Please do post to the Dropbox.
Otherwise, all the action on old machines is in the PM forum, in the Antiques sub-forum. Lots of Barnes fans there.
But you may already know that.

Rex

Otherwise, all the action on old machines is in the PM forum, in the
Antiques sub-forum. Lots of Barnes fans there.
But you may already know that.

And what would the "PM forum" be?

Tom

On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:15:06 -0700 (PDT), Rex
wrote:

On Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:57:15 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have started to remove the patina (read oily corrosion) from my old

B.F. Barnes lathe. The results are encouraging. I am still looking for

a 24 inch dia flat belt pulley for the machine. I am also looking for

a 1/4 to 1 HP antique electric motor for this machine. AC or DC. Any

voltage up to 480. I have an old motor I got from Seattle Metalhead

Grant that I will use until I get one that is at least 100 years old.

The motor Grant gave me (thanks again Grant) is probably about 70

years old and is a high RPM universal motor. While it will work I will

need reduction pulleys to lower the speed by 3/4. I also would like to

post pictures of the restoration so I can brag to, er, encourage

others to do the same with their old machines. So I would like a

simple fast way to post pictures.

Thanks,

Eric

Eric
Please do post to the Dropbox.
Otherwise, all the action on old machines is in the PM forum, in the Antiques sub-forum. Lots of Barnes fans there.
But you may already know that.

Rex
Greetings Rex,
I did not know about the PM Antiques sub-forum. I assume you mean the
Practical Machinist forum. I'll look there. Thanks for your reply. I
will post the first pictures to the Dropbox this weekend.
Cheers,
Eric