nik
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Post by nik on Jun 23, 2020 5:47:22 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 23, 2020 8:12:25 GMT -5
Dang Nik, that is a beautiful blue! I would love a car in that color.
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Post by knave on Jun 23, 2020 8:56:48 GMT -5
I think it looks better than new. I wonder if the serial number was stamped on a Friday at 5. That is a beautiful vintage blue.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 23, 2020 9:21:18 GMT -5
I think it looks better than new. The serial number was stamped on a Friday. That is a beautiful vintage blue. I have a saw just like that. But mine is silver/gray. Ev, do you have information on the serial numbers? Can you tell the date made by the number?
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Post by knave on Jun 23, 2020 9:25:03 GMT -5
I think it looks better than new. The serial number was stamped on a Friday. That is a beautiful vintage blue. I have a saw just like that. But mine is silver/gray. Ev, do you have information on the serial numbers? Can you tell the date made by the number? Just a surmising based on the double stamped “8”, etc.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 23, 2020 9:27:21 GMT -5
Oh, okay. I thought you had access to an HP list somehow. It's still early here, I didn't see the goof... Friday, I get it!
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Post by knave on Jun 23, 2020 9:30:00 GMT -5
Oh, okay. I thought you had access to an HP list somehow. Nope. Most modern serial numbers have date of manufacture baked into them but I have no clue on HP.
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Post by Starguy on Jun 23, 2020 12:13:57 GMT -5
Nice saw nik. Glad to see you bringing it back to life. I have an 8” Lortone that needs some work. You inspire me to spend some time on it.
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Jun 23, 2020 13:26:59 GMT -5
VERY nice
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Jun 23, 2020 15:20:52 GMT -5
I think it looks better than new. I wonder if the serial number was stamped on a Friday at 5. That is a beautiful vintage blue. Good eye for detail. Sadly, I can say with certainty that it was stamped on a Saturday morning. That mistake is my own. It originally had stamped labels that were stuck on, but they were in pretty rough shape. Fortunately, it should soon be obscured by some rock dust. The original color was a hammer tone blue/green with the inside of the table painted tan. Most of the original paint was in tact, but it was easier to remove the old paint from the castings than it was to remove the shmoo from the paint.
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Post by knave on Jun 23, 2020 15:54:14 GMT -5
Oops! 😬 I didn’t mean to criticize your work. Your are doing an impeccable job of restoration.
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Jun 23, 2020 16:39:57 GMT -5
Oops! 😬 I didn’t mean to criticize your work. Your are doing an impeccable job of restoration. No worries Evan. I got a good laugh out of it, and have no problem owning my screw ups.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 23, 2020 17:57:20 GMT -5
I have a saw just like that. But mine is silver/gray. Ev, do you have information on the serial numbers? Can you tell the date made by the number? Just a surmising based on the double stamped “8”, etc.
That was pretty funny, Ev. nik , a very minor issue, only knave would have seen it, lol.
Here is my HP E5, serial number 40144. No idea on age of it. This was given to me by an old friend, who has since passed away. (Happens to the best of us...)
You can see that it is silver/gray, pretty sure that is the original color of this one.
My husband made a cover for it out of aluminum.
And he added a couple extra touches:
The tray/top has been taken off the base and set on a table while he worked on it.
Power box to the right side, with an rod that goes out thru the front so you can turn on and off with cover closed. (No more mineral oil showers if you open it without turning the motor off, Doh!)
He also replaced the bushing setup in the carriage slide (just to left of power rod in above photo) with a linear motion bearing.
Something like this:
Overkill, yeah, I know. It's what machinists do!
Please forgive me if I have derailed your thread.
nik, you are doing a great job on the restoration!
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jun 23, 2020 18:41:04 GMT -5
Good eye for detail. Sadly, I can say with certainty that it was stamped on a Saturday morning. That mistake is my own. It originally had stamped labels that were stuck on, but they were in pretty rough shape. Fortunately, it should soon be obscured by some rock dust. If anyone notices just keep a straight face and tell them that it makes the saw VERY rare and valuable ... like a '55 double struck penny.
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EricD
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Post by EricD on Jun 23, 2020 18:58:10 GMT -5
Just a surmising based on the double stamped “8”, etc.
That was pretty funny, Ev. nik , a very minor issue, only knave would have seen it, lol.
Here is my HP E5, serial number 40144. No idea on age of it. This was given to me by an old friend, who has since passed away. (Happens to the best of us...)
You can see that it is silver/gray, pretty sure that is the original color of this one.
My husband made a cover for it out of aluminum.
And he added a couple extra touches:
The tray/top has been taken off the base and set on a table while he worked on it.
Power box to the right side, with an rod that goes out thru the front so you can turn on and off with cover closed. (No more mineral oil showers if you open it without turning the motor off, Doh!)
He also replaced the bushing setup in the carriage slide (just to left of power rod in above photo) with a linear motion bearing.
Something like this:
Overkill, yeah, I know. It's what machinists do!
Please forgive me if I have derailed your thread.
nik , you are doing a great job on the restoration!
Your husband knows his shit. Hand him a beer for me if you would!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 23, 2020 19:00:40 GMT -5
Thanks, EricD, I'll tell him.
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EricD
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Post by EricD on Jun 23, 2020 19:01:28 GMT -5
The color is beautiful nik. Same color as my first VW Beetle
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dreamrocks
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Post by dreamrocks on Jun 23, 2020 19:57:28 GMT -5
Yes very nice restoration job. Looking good Just goes to show the old equipment was built to last for ever. I have to agree I like that color paint. It reminds me of my 1988 gmc 1500 Serra pickup, granny gear (low), 1,2,3 midnight blue with metallic chips nice & sparkly blue on sunny days & cloudy days it looked very dark blue or black
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nik
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Post by nik on Jun 24, 2020 5:55:10 GMT -5
Thank you to everybody for the kind words and humor. Seeing what forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/user/3777 has done definitely gives me a few ideas. The only real modifications that I made to the saw are replacing the feed roller screw with a straight shank bolt, coating the table and the bottom of the clamp base with an epoxy based molybdenum disulfide dry lubricant, and adding a pair of little teflon buttons under the guide rail preload screws. This is the plane that the paint was mixed for, but didn't quite match. IMG_20200624_161026[1] by nik1924, on Flickr And a couple pieces of saw food showed up today as well, about 6 pounds of Gary Green which, according to the seller, is from a new source. Pretty stuff, and it looks quite solid, at least from the outside. IMG_20200624_174948[1] by nik1924, on Flickr IMG_20200624_175049[2] by nik1924, on Flickr
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Jun 26, 2020 7:23:44 GMT -5
The bearings have finally arrived, and found their new home on the arbor. Pressing everything together went pretty smoothly, the bearings were looser on the shaft than I expected, just on the tight side of a sliding fit, but it should not be a problem because there is no place for it to move. Tramming in the table and vice to the blade was really quick, and only took about two taps of the 1.5 ounce brass adjusting hammer to get within 0.0015" of parallel. There is a bit of wiggle between the vise and guide rod, but I think I will run a few rocks through it before decisions regarding any serious effort to fix that issue are made.
It will likely be a few weeks before much more progress is made, there are a few big work projects coming up, and this weekend has been allocated for a fishing trip, if for no reason other than to get my feet off of the island for a while. I'll update accordingly.
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