Looking good Ken!

I used DTM on my Enterprise band saw. It was to cold outside to spray so I brushed/rolled it on and it turned out looking fantastic. Seems like some pretty good paint.

Looking real good Ken,

It will be a very nice looking machine when you're done.

Its been awhile since I have updated the restoration. I have been working slowly at it, its been so cold here the paint just will not dry very quickly. I have the majority of the parts cleaned and painted and am beginning to reassemble a few of the smaller parts. I attempted to place the bearings in the cutter head blocks today and have run into a small problem. The cutterhead is threaded on one end for a retainer nut and washer. I slipped the bearing in the block and inserted the cutter head shaft through the bearing. I am unable to get the nut to thread onto the shaft, it appears the threads and shaft have mushroomed slightly. It must have happened when I used the puller to remove the bearings. It would not really be much of an issue but its a left hand thread. So, now I have to track down a die for a left hand, 5/8" thread. I may just run over to a local machinist and see if they can help me out. Grrrrrrr!!!!!

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Ken,

I have repaired end threads before using a small triangle file. It's a slow process but works well. If there are enough threads, you could just dress the end of the shaft with a double cut flat file removing only enough of the end of the shaft to be able to put things back together. I had to do that with the end of the shaft for my scroll saw. Even though I had used a copper pipe cap on the end of the shaft to drive it into the flywheel it mushroomed just enough that it wouldn't allow me to put the pulley back on. I knew I should have used an arbor press, but didn't have one available.

Regards,

Larry

Well, after some thought I decided to head off to a local machinist and I am glad I did. He was able to chuck the cutter head in the lathe and get the threads all cleaned up. I was afraid he would stick it to me but it was the best $20 I think I have ever spent. He did also notify me that the stud has also been stretched some. I am a little disappointed with the news but he does not think it will cause any issues. My main concern is the stud breaking off during operation and have a 30# cutter head with 4 ginsu knives flying through the shop.

Larry Buskirk said:

Ken,

I have repaired end threads before using a small triangle file. It's a slow process but works well. If there are enough threads, you could just dress the end of the shaft with a double cut flat file removing only enough of the end of the shaft to be able to put things back together. I had to do that with the end of the shaft for my scroll saw. Even though I had used a copper pipe cap on the end of the shaft to drive it into the flywheel it mushroomed just enough that it wouldn't allow me to put the pulley back on. I knew I should have used an arbor press, but didn't have one available.

Regards,

Larry