Lathes

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:55 pm

your right....forgott about the 4 jaw out of round work that can be donw....see lol its been a long time since I have sone any manual lathe work....althougy I did throw a chuck key once that scare hell out of a guy accross the way. never did that one again....
I went to a fourm on SB thinking I might get a few ppl that would help locate a lathe but as Of yet I haven't even had a reply to 3 postes so I guess its no use going back unless i have some super odd SB then thy would flock like flys to honey

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:57 pm

forgott to add this thinking someone migh be able to use it
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crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:15 pm

The 4 jaw is the most versatile. It is actually not as time consuming as you might think to center in it, definitely the chuck you'd want if you only had one. That being said, the three jaw is most likely your go to chuck. Three jaw chucks are not particularly accurate, but then again, neither am I.

I use my four jaw for all sorts of cams and off-set things, all useful for woodworking related projects.

I am a big fan of collets. I use them more than anything. 5C collets are great on work 1" and smaller. They are very accurate, and don't have the mass and jaws of a chuck. On lathes that have a tapered nose you can get a nose mounted holder that will work without a drawbar.

The taper attachment is nice, but not essential. For long tapers you can always offset your tailstock. I learned a neat trick that I instantly copied which is using a boring head in your tailstock as a center. This allows you to offset without losing the position of the tailstock. I used a single ballbearing as my center.

Perhaps one item that has been missed is the center bushing. This is a bushing that fits in the headstock and allows you to put a dead center in to turn between centers. On south bends they are fairly common and findable on eBay, but occasionally you get very odd tapers like my cincinnati has- an American Standard 200- it took me three years to find one on eBay- and it was only listed by its dimensions. You can make this part, but it becomes complicated if you want it precise and hardened.

Although Mr douglas is accurate in his turning essentials, they are not essentials that should come with the machine. They are all things that are on the cheaper more common end to pick-up used or even new. It is the rarer accessories that will really save you $$ in the long run.

A good website to watch and perhaps post a WTB for lathes is www.practicalmachinist.com it is the site that I based this one on in terms of style. Their forte is metalworking and metalworking machinery. I have learned an awful lot reading the posts there.

Pete

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:47 pm

thanks Pete...I put it in my favorets so I wouldn't lose it. I am sure I will find one befor long and might even audit a turning class at the local CC tec school to freshen up. I am sure They will let me just take it without getting credets since I already took it yrs ago. This QC stuff is getting pretty boreing and I am not a real fan of doing paper work

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:31 pm

any one know anything about these
13x36 standard modern made in Canada

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:05 am

another great site is Tony's lathe site. You can cross reference almost everything there

http://www.lathes.co.uk/page21.html

i have heard good things about the standard modern. I believe the US gov has been buying them as there are really no american made lathes left in that class.

I would make sure it cuts imperial threads not metric. If it does both, well that is just a bonus.

Pete

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:35 pm

It was a nice lathe pete but a bit more than I am willing to put into one for the time being.
thought you might like this link too
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Machini ... otter.html

RossR · Post by **RossR** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:06 pm

I found this one while looking on criagslist Guy is asking $900 for it....but it the kind of thing I want. Need to find out if this one has a power crossfeed on it I find that is a must too. Any thoughts guys Too much for what is there?

mystry is this up your alley?

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:10 pm

yep....looks about right. what are the extras that come with it. what criagslist list and i would consider it. if you don't though it's your find

RossR · Post by **RossR** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:01 am

mystry I droped you a PM with some info on it.

Ross

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:39 am

thanks Ross I got it and replyed

RossR · Post by **RossR** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:03 am

mystry,

you ever hear from this guy? Get any where with it?

Ross

mystry_tour · Post by **mystry_tour** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:57 pm

no...never did hear anything ross. I'm out of town with my job too so I haven't really had time to do much searching for one.