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vtsteam:
Opening out the pulley bore to suit the spindle:

vtsteam:
And finally, trial fitting the spindle, bearings and new pulley to the headstock:

Neubert1975:
very nice, cant be long before the first cuts  :beer:

vtsteam:
Thanks Neubert. :beer:

What's going to take some time is probably sending for the right size toothed belt. Definitely not a local pickup item here. So I'm concentrating now on sizing that, which means mounting the motor.

I cut the legs of the bracket much shorter than they had been for the temporary boring bar setup at the tailstock end. Then drilled new pivot holes. Here's the motor bracket clamped for marking with a transfer punch.

vtsteam:
After removing the tailstock, carriage assembly and headstock, I was able to flip the bed on its side and use a hand drill to put two mounting holes in the bed. These parts are getting heavy!

Then the start of tapping. Always a little edgy putting threads full depth in 3/4" hot rolled steel. I go slow and use lots of sulphured tapping oil. Takes awhile but I do get through.

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