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Hello Guys,

Thanks for the responses, I think I have found a source for a closer-matched Chinese motor.

See you soon,

CannonFodder (Robert)

My lathe motor burned up last week. It was a Nunming 1.5 HP and lasted 25 years.

I found a Baldor L1319M on ebay and got a good price on it. It looked like a close replacement. And that's the end of my electrical ability right there.

I still think that it is a close replacement but I'll be darned ...

Wonderful, now I get it. Thanks for the photos. I probably won't be purchasing all those U-bends, but I can now see that my superheater and waterheater can be built with the skills and tools I have. Thanks.

CannonFodder

Thank you so much for your responses. I always learn good stuff here!
But it also generates some more questions for me.

I'm afraid I'm not sure of "They make "u"-bends that would make making an economizer very convenient and easy." Does this mean that there are manual tube benders available that ...

Hello Gentlemen,

Tube bending (for superheater and waterheater) has become the next question (or questions, as I know nothing of the field).

I have three lines of thought:

First, after watching This Old Tony on Youtube easily bending steel tubing flawlessly with only the most basic of tools ...

Awesome, thanks!

Hello Gents,

Embarrassing question this time. My drawings for the Model M boiler shows a Water Column for the sight gauge, try-cocks, etc.

But the drawing doesn't show anything about the enclosure for the boiler and I don't even know whether the column is inside or outside of the enclosure.

I ...

Thanks Bart!

CannonFodder

Can copper tubing replace the 5/8th steel seamless tubing called for on the a model M blueprints for superheater and water heater? What are the trade offs in doing this?

Thanks,

Robert

Thanks gentlemen.
That is good news on the annealing. I'm willing to have one less major process!

I did find the butt weld steel fittings, that is a great option.

I do have a larger MIG, up to 230 amps, and I have been checking the penetration at various settings. I feel pretty good about my ...