UTMike wrote:
The only difference between men and boys is the size and cost of their toys, Frank.
Lol
Cost $100 cost to Me 0000 nothing.
That’s a big old hoss! If it ever needs a new home, let me know.
Manglesphoto wrote:
A tool I really needed to make small screws
Okay something I probably won't use very often, but the price was right. My son-in-law bought it for $100 to keep it out of the scrap pile and didn't really have a place for it, he knew I was looking for a
lathe with quick change and ask if I had room for it. It is a little bigger (okay a lot) than what I was looking for but it will do especially for making those special 5-40 machine screws I need
First order of business : Clean it up its been sitting for years and not well protected from the weather however it is not all rusty, just dirty and gummy.
Second: Rewire the motor hopefully for 220v
Third: Repair or make a lock for the Backgear Lever.
OH Crap I need to move my Thermometer.
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You will have this working in no time...
bikinkawboy wrote:
That’s a big old hoss! If it ever needs a new home, let me know.
At this time it has a problems with the Backgear #1-the B/G has no lock to hold in neutral or engaged,#2 when engaged it locks up when the gears are fully engaged, it makes about a half turn on the driven pulley then feels like there is something in the gear teeth, if your not holding the handle it will kick out, but it does run if the gears are in mesh half way. #1 is not a big problem But #2 bothers me I won't use B/G much but I am anal on gears that aren't fully meshed.
There is play in the head stock front bearing, I will probably check today and see if has ball bearings and I can find bearing numbers without taking it apart, if they are bronze ,Oh well
As far as it ever needing a new home that would be my Son-in-laws callouts just mine to use.
about 50 years ago I used an 18" Southbend lathe that had bronze headstock bearings, they were worn, and with a bar you could raise the shaft approx, .025" we ordered a piece of oil-lite bronze to make new bearings, corporate purchasing wouldn't approve it, the chuck was so heavy the lathe remained accurate to .001" if you didn't take super heavy cuts so we just lived with it.
Manglesphoto wrote:
A tool I really needed to make small screws
Okay something I probably won't use very often, but the price was right. My son-in-law bought it for $100 to keep it out of the scrap pile and didn't really have a place for it, he knew I was looking for a
lathe with quick change and ask if I had room for it. It is a little bigger (okay a lot) than what I was looking for but it will do especially for making those special 5-40 machine screws I need
First order of business : Clean it up its been sitting for years and not well protected from the weather however it is not all rusty, just dirty and gummy.
Second: Rewire the motor hopefully for 220v
Third: Repair or make a lock for the Backgear Lever.
OH Crap I need to move my Thermometer.
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5-40? Hahaha, a bit of overkill.
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
I presume you have a milling machine to go with it? Nice machine!
DougS wrote:
I presume you have a milling machine to go with it? Nice machine!
Sitting right next to it, but not as big!!
With all that chip and sawdust...I hope you garden...nice.
I try to stick to tools that can only take a few fingers off at a time...I know my limits...err...digits.
Canisdirus wrote:
With all that chip and sawdust...I hope you garden...nice.
I try to stick to tools that can only take a few fingers off at a time...I know my limits...err...digits.
There will be nothing you would put in your garden coming off these machines
Ahhh...gotcha...milling. I'm thinking wood lathe.
My finger rule still applies.
bwana
Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada
Manglesphoto wrote:
A tool I really needed to make small screws
Okay something I probably won't use very often, but the price was right. My son-in-law bought it for $100 to keep it out of the scrap pile and didn't really have a place for it, he knew I was looking for a
lathe with quick change and ask if I had room for it. It is a little bigger (okay a lot) than what I was looking for but it will do especially for making those special 5-40 machine screws I need
First order of business : Clean it up its been sitting for years and not well protected from the weather however it is not all rusty, just dirty and gummy.
Second: Rewire the motor hopefully for 220v
Third: Repair or make a lock for the Backgear Lever.
OH Crap I need to move my Thermometer.
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'Small screws'... yup, I can see it now!
bwa
They made them to last, no doubt its found a good home.
bwana wrote:
'Small screws'... yup, I can see it now!
bwa
LOL J/K, I do have a smaller lathe, but I can't cut threads on it. I need a 5-40 screw with a 3/8 dia. head for the hammer on my flintlock.
But I do have dies, so one of these days I may get it made.
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