Hi Harold. You are not alone in wondering whether to buy new or used. I am sure most of us have a box full of items we bought to repair and ended up getting new ones. Keep on keeping on. regards from the UK

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I always get bit when I deviate from tried and true rules. What I do not know is why I do that? Thanks for stopping by.

I got a good laugh out of the "ice water" remark. Nice start to the day. Thanks Harold.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Changed circumstances cause a change in priorities. =(;-) Thanks for stopping by.

Hello Harold, I have to agree with your rule. In most cases unless you can see, hear, and feel a piece of machinery it is a bad idea to buy sight unseen. Having said that I will break it if the selling price is such that I can throw the part away with no remorse. E-bay is good for a lot of things but buying used not so good. Depending on reasonable parts for rebuilding can be a large crap shoot too. As you say you and those of us viewers are learning a lot. Just might end up seeing a tap-o-matic being machined from scratch!! Lol. Give Miss Daisy a scratch for me. Take care. Doug

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I am sure things will work out. Thanks for stopping by.

Always get a good chuckle out of your stories.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I wish I did. =(;-) Thanks for stopping by.

That's quite a complex device... a definite challenge! Nothing worse than a BB with no obvious home!-- oh, and another one - and even more. That planetary outer looks like it could go on either way.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I think the gearless part has to go down so that when you pull up on the tapmatic the gears disengage and lets it turn the other way. Thanks for stopping by.

That's because your snap ring plies are MIUSA. - It's a spare BB incase you need it. LOL - Grabbed the wrong gear on my NP203 transfer case and dumped 120 some needle bearings in the casing. lol Found every one of them. - Good luck on getting someone that speaks English. - Like the hat. I've been a life member since '74. - Hope you got that thing together.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

6 жыл бұрын

Nothing is fun like looking for dropped bearings. Thanks for stopping by.

Greetings from Bonnie Scotland Harold. This was a very interesting and informative video young man and well worth doing, I am looking forward to the next part. The Chester story was a killer😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Thanks for sharing and take care. Joe.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I am always optimistic, unless it is the day I am a pessimist. I am sure this will work out. Thanks for stopping by.

Love your sense of humour mate. :-)

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad you like the video. Thanks for stopping by.

@fossaforrest9071

7 жыл бұрын

I work in a scrap yard in the Uk. Lost count of how many seemingly impossible repairs I've had to figure out over the last 40 years to keep our machines working. There is always a way to fix anything so long as you're willing to laugh at your own mistakes along the way and not give up. :-)

Harold, Your grinder-contraption may benefit from a cupwheel, maybe a green one, if you want to grind carbides. That said, if you use a regular wheel cup or cylindrical , you need to make a guard. If you don't you risk having shards of grinding wheel burying themselves in your noggin ! And that may not be the best thing.... Paddy

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I would hate having foreign objects embedded in my noggin for sure. Thanks for stopping by.

"A clean workbench is a sign of a disturbed mind." ;-)

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

=(;-) Thanks for stopping by.

Hi Howard, You just bought yourself a project... lol When counting balls, one is intriguing, two is perfect and reassuring, three or more you really start wondering..... !!!! ;) Got 3 or 4 taping heads and I'm not anxious to play in them. Cheers, Pierre

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I have no choice but to play in them. Thanks for stopping by.

If you'd got the shars, we would all miss out on this adventure. I went through this with my ebay bargain versatapper brand, but finally got it working. Endeavor to persevere.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I have heard that before someplace. Thanks for stopping by.

Well, my heart goes out to you, I suffer from a similar affliction (but don't have a rule against buying used, only a newly-acquired rule against forking out a lot of money) and I often find myself in the same position so I don't have any practical advice, much less any worthwhile advice. Maybe you could get AvE to send a PDF like his VICE newsletter on how to dismember that bad puppy. I sure am glad that you're too stubborn to give up on this puppy; it's encouraging to see difficult challenges overcome with intelligence, patience, and skill.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

When you are up to your neck in swamp water you are motivated to keep looking for dry ground. Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoyed....best of luck on repair/assembly.....

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I think it will work out. Thanks for stopping by.

Soooo....two choices for your $320...#1...Repair a good USA made tool OR buy a Chinese clone probably made with steel from old tin cans. I think you made the right choice...PLUS you had the fun and the pride of repairing it. Pretty cool.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

The repair is still underway. The possibility of many mistakes to come still exists. When the new part arrives we will see what happens. Thanks for stopping by.

Don't feel bad Harold. 95% of the tools I own were used when I got them. In the long run, I've saved a lot of money!

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it works out like that for me, sometimes not. Thanks for stopping by.

PS: Have you thought about adapting one of Shars CBN wheels to your grinder? I have one of those on my 8" bench grinder and I can tell you you won't wear it out any time soon. Goes through carbide like shite through a Xmas goose! Doug

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I will have to look into that. Thanks for stopping by.

We've got two at work. Best thing since sliced bread. Those collets are out of control expensive. The shank has been cut off because they are used a lot on Bridgports which requires clearence for the draw bar.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I know for sure that I have wanted one since I saw one in a video. Thanks for stopping by.

Howard,eBay does have a return policy,just sayin lol thanks for a great video

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Yes they do but not on items sold "as is". Thanks for stopping by.

I agree keep on keepin on youll getter dun and have a tool to be proud of including knowing how its put together.I have a similar rule but opposite. A guy gets tired of smashing chinesesium "tools" to bits and still have to buy a proper tool after the fact....

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I will have to keep on keeping on for sure. I am sure it will all work out. Thanks for stopping by.

I sure hope it works out in yur favor Harold . I think you can get it fixed man ! Thumbs up ..

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I have always been very lucky so I am sure with either luck or work I will come out OK. Thanks for stopping by.

take it apart, stuff falls out, committed to stripping it down, cant figure out how it works or comes apart, wish i hadnt started the job....part one of two? is that over optimistic? maybe that race is broken, on purpose like they do inside some chucks, as it wouldbt be possible to get it together otherwise?

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

No that thing is broken because it failed. I have a new part on order that is supposed to arrive today. Thanks for stopping by.

See the exciting conclusion next week sounds like Batman!

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Or maybe batty man. Thanks for stopping by.

Sorry about your luck on the eBay purchase. Hope it works out in the end

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Most things work out one way or the other. Thanks for stopping by.

Harold my father-in-law bought the saw blade sharpening kit at Harbor Freight modified and used that to sharpen his bits

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Another viewer mentioned that also. I will have to look into it. Thanks for stopping by.

G Day Harrold, Venturing where angels fear to tread, lots of Bozo opportunities coming up I reckon. I just had to go and tell the joke to Judy this time lol. Who laughed luckily lol

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I see Judy has good taste in jokes. I will try to avoid most of the Bozo moments but he is a tricky guy. Thanks for stopping by.

had many bargain projects like that too

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Why do we do it? Thanks for stopping by.

Mr Kieth at Vintage machinery. org, may have the manual for the older machine.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I called Tapmatic and they sent me a pdf of the correct owners manual and sold me the broken part. Hopefully the part will arrive today. Thanks for stopping by.

keepin on to part 2

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. Thanks for stopping by.

Fix for your grinder project ! Use a 4" diamond blade from a electric tile cutter www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4inch-Grinding-Diamond-Coated-Rotary-Glass-Tile-Grind-Round-Wheel-Disc-/141602047833?hash=item20f823c759:g:9FYAAOSwc3ZUoj0W.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I will certainly look into that. Thanks for stopping by.

As is? As ain't.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I cannot say that the person promised any particular condition for this tool. He just sold it "as is". Used car dealers tend to do the same thing. Thanks for stopping by.

@1pcfred

7 жыл бұрын

Well often as is means not as it was when it was new. So anywhere from somewhat less than perfect, all the way down to road kill. With the tail end of the spectrum being more common than I like it to be.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

True these things do tend to the bottom of the pile.

"more like it's broken"?? Here we say " no shit Sherlock" That ring goes milled-away-teeth down. There is no sense in the reverse... when it is in the up position it does not engage, if you put it the other way around, there is no way it can disengage .... (and there would have been no sense in milling away part of the teeth) ROFL Paddy

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

7 жыл бұрын

I am sure you are correct. Thanks for stopping by.