rimcanyon
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2002
- Location
- Salinas, CA USA
This is a project that has been lingering since the damage was done in 2013. The lathe was being moved and the headstock fell from about 5' and broke a corner. I really disliked the idea of welding or brazing the corner, which is the right rear, since it has the V-way and I doubt I could have fixed it well enough, it is a fragile area of the headstock casting. So I purchased a headstock casting from GillM and it has been sitting while I did a bunch of construction projects. Anyway, the original thread is this one: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...k-casting-59-10ee-299535/?highlight=headstock, but I wanted to start a new thread as I deal with the problems of getting the new headstock rebuilt.
Here are some photos that show the starting point of the project:
Interior of the original headstock from the 59 lathe. I took lot of photos to use as a guide.

Interior of the replacement headstock. Setscrews removed, everything needs to be re-aligned.

The replacement headstock after scraping off the remnants of the original finish and doing some initial cleanup.

Spindle removed from the 59 headstock. You can see the broken corner of the casting.

The interior of the 59 headstock after removing the spindle and the dog clutch for reverse gear.

Here are some photos that show the starting point of the project:
Interior of the original headstock from the 59 lathe. I took lot of photos to use as a guide.

Interior of the replacement headstock. Setscrews removed, everything needs to be re-aligned.

The replacement headstock after scraping off the remnants of the original finish and doing some initial cleanup.

Spindle removed from the 59 headstock. You can see the broken corner of the casting.

The interior of the 59 headstock after removing the spindle and the dog clutch for reverse gear.
