Recent content by Autoharp_Bill

As far as interesting items on the bench are concerned, that bearing with the notch on the inner race is an interesting character. It is out of a printing press. That notch is actually a keyway (which creates a weak spot and they can crack there, which is what happened to this one.) It's not...

It has the orbital tranny. At work I have a Magic Chef (obviously built by Maytag) that has the helical tranny. With that orbital tranny, there is something special about the drive pulley that makes it able to work. I don't want to take it apart to find out, but do you know how it works? I...

Hi friends, This is not my first time here - I have been here and I was active, but something happened and I somehow was unable to get back in, worked with the mods for a while, then one thing led to another and I quit trying...but now the "Prodigal son" has returned. Glad to be back. I'm not...