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PAToyota said:
Yep, even HF has a version now: https://www.harborfreight.com/circular-saw-beam-cutter-attachment-58804.html

I've been impressed with timber framing tools for a long time. Chain mortisers are some wicked kit!

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I briefly considered searching for a used chain mortiser for my Cook Shed project but in the end decided it wasn't worth the investment for a total of 54 2" mortises. Now that I've finished a few I think that was the right call; but, if I had to cut them every day going forward I would definitely own one.
 
Lathe had too much crud in the the gearbox/bearings to try flushing so full tear down it is. Motor cleaned/new bearings and working fine. Chuck disassemble/cleaned/lubed and working like it should. Gearbox had about a quart of silty goo settled in the bottom. Hot pressure washed with sump pump removing what was left. Scrounging 26 bearings/races. LeBlond probably has all but is known to be very fond of them. Found most for decent $ but remaining are getting scarcer/pricier. In an unusual twist of luck (for me at least) I found 5gal of correct lube I'd bought years ago for something else and forgotten. That will leave me a pint short but still beats having to buy 5gal. Also found 5gal of forgotten mineral spirits I can use for cleaning up all the gears/etc rather than silting up the parts washer.

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837 parts to get back together!

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Nothing to fancy but a couple of tools we have needed to pick up for awhile now.

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Cheers
 
Been pushing my 50 ton 5 ft CNC press brake to it's limits for some time now. Felt like this press brake was holding me back a lot. Started shopping for an 90 ton CNC press brake about a year ago. Nearly bought a couple 8020 and 8025 Amada's.

My rigger stopped by to give me a quote on loading an 8020 Amada and he mentions I should talk to one of my vendors down the street as they're selling an Amada. I immediately drove right over to check it out.

This was a much larger brake than what I was looking for. I wasn't looking for a brake this big because 1) I thought big brakes were slow (it's fast as hell) and 2) rigging costs are significant as press brake weight goes up exponentially with bed length and tonnage.

All the pieces came together. My rigger cut me a smoking deal because it's a 1/4 mile move. Today I sealed the deal on an FBD 1253 Amada. 138 tons capacity, 10 ft bed in like new condition.

Super stoked! I can't believe I own a 138 ton Amada. I can do so many activities now!

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@PIP congratulations on the new monster. I admit I don’t know what this machine can do but it is impressive in construction alone
 
knuckle47 said:
@PIP congratulations on the new monster. I admit I don’t know what this machine can do but it is impressive in construction alone
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I learned sheetmetal on 1970's Diacro hydromechanical brakes. My first press brake I owned was a 65 ton Verson from WWII.

When I got the opportunity to buy a 1990's CNC press brake for a price I could afford I jumped and never looked back.

I'm a 100% believer in top shelf Japanese machine tools. All my CNC's are Makino, Kitamura and Mori. Amada builds press brakes to the same level that Makino builds milling machines. Press brakes that dance like a ballerina and repeat to .0001".

I've never used a press brake with a handwheel that can inch the ram .0001". This is so wild to me.

I've never used an up-acting brake before. I was anti-up acting. Then talked to one of my vendors about it who runs them. They love them. Tells me the neat part about up acting brakes is you can put full tonnage in short parts- No need to worry about ram distortion like you do with down acting. Sounds pretty slick to me.
 
I don't know what any of this means but I am thoroughly impressed!
 
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