Rudolf73
Addicted to ArboristSite
I'm guessing Canada has a "south" too...? :biggrin:
What lathe?
- Thread starter blsnelling
- Start date
Help Support Arborist Forum:
I'm guessing Canada has a "south" too...? :biggrin:
parrisw
Tree Freak
I believe that guy is up North. In Canada its opposite, then you guys! LOL
srcarr52
We can't stop here, this is bat country.
Never heard of a Simplex but a 10x24" should swing even a 3120 cylinder without an issue.
machinisttx
Addicted to ArboristSite
From the pictures/info at the website that Stihl041S mentioned, those machines will be ancient designs by today's standards. They appear to have been designed to be run from lineshafts in an industrial setting and not have an electric motor integral to the design. If you're talking about one with an electric motor, then it's been adapted(not uncommon for older machines) to operate from one and that could be good or bad depending on who did the work and how it was done. Some work well and some, not so much. I didn't look very closely, but it may also use change gears for different feed rates and threads per inch. Change gears aren't a bad thing necessarily(assuming it comes with all of them), but it's a lot more hassle than a quick change gearbox. You also won't be cutting metric threads without doing some calculation to find, IIRC, another input gear, buying it, and machining it to fit the shaft.
Without looking at the machine in question and being able to lay hands on it, I couldn't tell you if it's worthwhile or not. It's not uncommon for older machines to have worn ways, especially up near the headstock where most work is done. It's also not uncommon for the leadscrews and nuts to be severely worn. Most(at least from my experience) use left hand acme thread for the leadscrews and a lot of times people will replace it with right hand thread and then the dials are backwards. Something else of note is that some lathes are "2 for 1" and others are "1 for 1", meaning that on some machines when you dial in .001" on the compound or crossfeed on a "2 for 1", it will remove .002" from the diameter. I've never run across a machine with a dial on the carriage travel that was 2 for 1, though it wouldn't surprise me if they exist.
Pick up a copy of home shop machinist magazine and/or search for machinist forums. There used to be one called practicalmachinist, but I don't know if it's still in use or not.
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
I had no problems spinning a 3120 jug on a 7"swing.......
srcarr52
We can't stop here, this is bat country.
On a customized 7" swing lathe.
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
That's very true Shawn.........I forgot about having to mod the carriage.
And I had to use long mandrels......
Practical Machinist is alive and well
Largest technical forum, but a pro forum.
Read the rules and don't ask about Chinese machines. Don will lock the thread.
Incredible forum.
Covers everything about machines and what machines make. Like everything.
Two types of things in the world......things God made.....and things machinists made. LOL
Largest technical forum, but a pro forum.
Read the rules and don't ask about Chinese machines. Don will lock the thread.
Incredible forum.
Covers everything about machines and what machines make. Like everything.
Two types of things in the world......things God made.....and things machinists made. LOL
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
Excellent........
Your saw had to have a fuel line Rob.............we're getting it running just right before we dive in.
srcarr52
We can't stop here, this is bat country.
It's a very good source of information. I've been using it a lot lately as I've been in the market for a 2 axis CNC mill.
FYI use the google site command to search only that forum.
Int the google search bar type
Site
racticalmachinist.com Followed by your normal search criteria.
Excellent........
Your saw had to have a fuel line Rob.............we're getting it running just right before we dive in.
Long live the 090!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
Excellent........
Your saw had to have a fuel line Rob.............we're getting it running just right before we dive in.
I'll get the other box out tomorrow.
Email sent.
Last edited:
machinisttx
Addicted to ArboristSite
It's been a long while since I've been over there. There were several others, but I can't remember the names. I know home shop machinist magazine has one.
Your last statement is very true.
A kid came home from school and asked what his dad did. The other kids were bragging on their lawyer and accountant dads.
"I'm a machinist"
What exactly does a machinist make?
The father took the kid to the window and had him look out on the city.
There are two kinds things out there son........
machinisttx
Addicted to ArboristSite
I'm probably going to have a similar talk with my son in a few years, only difference is that we don't live in town.
