A New Lathe, (last toy for a while!)

[Mark Brooks]

May the Force be with you sir... get well soon we need pics!

 

[Phil1958]

surgery complete. no issues.

a large size friend is coming over monday to move the desk and cold saw. the lathe base is 3/16" sheet steel, the chip tray is .057" (16ga) sheet steel. i would rather have a cast iron base but they are not available for this size lathe. we are going to pick the lathe with a fork lift or engine hoist to place it on the base. more pics tomorrow.

 

[Phil1958]

spent the day moving the surface grinder out of the way and getting the new lathe placed on its' base. we used a larger kubota tractor to lift and place the lathe.

 

[Phil1958]

took the first cut today on the new lathe. cut a 16 tpi scratch pass on a 5/8" piece of stressproof. it is so nice having the quick change threading gears instead of changing sprockets and belts. the cutting bit was a 3/8" piece of M42 hss hand ground and then finished on the d bit grinder.


first chips!


the cut!

 

[RobertC]

Congratulations Phil !

I hope you enjoy it.