I got the lathe. Surprised no one bid higher. I was in my machining program class when I bid on it, and soon after clicking the bid button I thought to myself "oh shit" why did I bid, how am I going to drive up to Michigan and pick it up since I have school everyday and as I look after my elderly mom I try to avoid going out. Was hoping someone would outbid me.
Was innitially going to use my Silveradio 2500HD but the payload on my truck is only 2000lbs. So rented a F550 stakebed . Best decision I made, as a stakebed makes loading and unloading easy, plus the F550 has a payload of 10k - 12K and the dual rear wheels makes it safer transporting a top heavy machine.
Have lusted after a 1020s since the late 2000s. Finally got one. This one is a keeper for sure, as I don't have an engine lathe in this size. Only other engine lathe I have is my Monarch series 71 (last version of the 1000ee), which weighs around 9K- 9500lbs with the electrical cabinet.
Ok back to the Rivett. PM member adh2000 helped unload. I don't know anything about Rivetts. Adh2000 said the ways on mine look good. I did a light cleaning as machine was covered in thick layer of grease/oil. Machine has the optional accumilator dial. It also comes with taper turning . This is a 220volt 3 phase machine.
Questions:
Does this machine have both inch and metric threading ?
Are divisions on the dial closest to the handcrank in mm / cm ? The backlash on that is 4 or 5 marks / divisions.