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12" Lathe
SparWeb:
Hi,
I thought I'd share a few pictures of the 12x36 lathe I bought recently. I'm still fixing it up and tuning it, so there will probably be more things to add as I go.
Loaded on the trailer. It was obvious that removing the lathe from the bench would be a lot of trouble and probably not worth it. So it's strapped on carefully to prevent any overturning. And I drove home realllllly slowly.
Having a tilt-bed trailer allowed it to just roll off and it was easily parked in position.
Now that it's arrived and I've looked it over, I came up with a list of things I wanted to add or deal with before really settling it in place.
- Backsplash to protect the wall
- control buttons needed to be replaced
- starting control lever was twitchy
- chip tray
- Tachometer
I've mostly dealt with these things, now. I like how it runs and I've already done some test cuts, made a few parts just to see if there are any oddities in its behaviour. So far it's great, with only one complaint: the relay that starts it in the forward direction will stick ON after the control lever is set to Off. After a few seconds the relay lets go, but it's pretty annoying to stand there when you just want it to stop.
Still working on that.
SparWeb:
I could add that I've already attached the tachometer, too.
The photo was taken on the first set-up just to see what worked, so things are still held together with tape.
I'm going to try a different power supply because the power from the lathe seems to ripple or drop out, and the poor tach shuts down from time to time.
bigrockcandymountain:
Wow that is fun. I have been looking at lathes for a couple years.
That is a beauty. It looks like it does imperial and metric threads. And a decent size spindle bore for long stuff. You are going to have lots of fun with it.
12" would turn a rotor for a huge motor conversion. Probably 30hp or more. Just saying...
mbouwer:
Very nice lathe.
I am sure we will also see that reflected in your creativity.
Scruff:
Blimey SparWeb!
Someday I hope I have a workshop that shiney if I didn't just whack a table in the middle of it and start the first project I can reach.
Can I call around next week to borrow a trolley jack? ;D
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