Schaublin 13: horizontal spindle head

September 26, 2023 in machine overhauling, schaublin 13

Next step in the SV13 overhauling path has been to end the horizontal spindle head and mount it into its ways definitively. Some works remain to be done: finish the fitting of the slideways, clean and relube the feed screw assembly, do the cosmetic work and finally inspect and relube if needed the spindle bearings.

Schaublin 13: oil level sight glass

April 30, 2023 in machine overhauling, schaublin 13

The Schaubling 13 oil level sight glass should be replaced because the original one was chipped off after pulling it out. Which materials and how to mark it?

Schaublin 13: renew coating

January 7, 2023 in machine overhauling, schaublin 13

Here I face to recover the original aspect of the Schaublin 13. I will try to preserve original colors and distributions and, to some extent, the original coating where possible.

Wörner B13 paint works (and III)

May 14, 2020 in machine overhauling, Wörner B13

Joan’s advices Final steps on paint works. I last post I wrote about the problems with the table lack: final layers suffered of cracking. After a talk with a Joan, who has a large experience as professional car painter and always has time to help a friend, he diagnosed the problem: layers incompatibility. He gave me a kinda of principles to follow when painting machines. I want to share then here:

Wörner B13 paint works (II)

May 3, 2020 in machine overhauling, Wörner B13

Painting works are coming to the end. Last days I finally got some lack cans to do the final coating. Not an easy task due to COVID'19 lock down. I sprayed most the prepared parts and this is the result: Overall, the finish quality is really good. The enamel used is of semi-gloss sheen and gives a really silky touch to the surface. As I mentioned in the previous post, the base suffered of cracking defects that worsened as the layers become drier (it lasts about three days to fully dry).

Wörner B13 paint works (I)

April 29, 2020 in machine overhauling, Wörner B13

During the COVID'19 lockdown I spent part of my time disassembling the drilling press. In this post I will show the cosmetic works. The machine arrived with a nasty layer of lack over the original one. I decided to spend time recovering its original aspect. This required to strip off all the paint in bad condition and tp prepare the surface to be lackered again. In some parts, like the pulleys cover, I go until the bare metal.

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