Hi Everyone,
I purchased this lathe back in March this year. It is much larger than I originally wanted, but it was $400 and was working when I arrived to have a look. I was looking for something that would fit into my small garage workshop... but I didn't hesitate to take it home with my in my Ford Ranger (very slowly). The goal is to have a machine that would help me to maintain some of my other vintage machines, like my Bandsaw and Drill press, as well as to use for other woodworking and metalworking projects.
I was told that the father of the man I purchased this from used to work in a machine shop, and he was given or purchased this lathe when he retired. The son inherited the lathe and he used it rarely. He wanted to sell because it took up so much space in his shop and wasn't being used. I was the 2nd person to look at the lathe after only having being posted for 1 day. the first person didn't have the space for such a large machine. It is noted as a 12 x 32, however it measured as 14 x 32, but my measurements are exact
I did an initial cleaning to remove as much grease and oil as I could, and now I am working on a complete restoration, including addressing any backlash in the cross-feed and reviewing the gearing for threading.
I am in a bit of trouble with the gearing, I think the machine has been setup for removing material and I have no manuals or information from the previous owner to know how this should be setup. I have attached an image with the chart and the number of teeth on each gear and I figured someone else with more experience may be able to help. There are three more gears which came with the machine in addition to those noted in the picture. (44T, 45T, 56T)
Any help would be appreciated. I'll by updating the pics as I make progress on the restoration.
Thanks,
Mike
I purchased this lathe back in March this year. It is much larger than I originally wanted, but it was $400 and was working when I arrived to have a look. I was looking for something that would fit into my small garage workshop... but I didn't hesitate to take it home with my in my Ford Ranger (very slowly). The goal is to have a machine that would help me to maintain some of my other vintage machines, like my Bandsaw and Drill press, as well as to use for other woodworking and metalworking projects.
I was told that the father of the man I purchased this from used to work in a machine shop, and he was given or purchased this lathe when he retired. The son inherited the lathe and he used it rarely. He wanted to sell because it took up so much space in his shop and wasn't being used. I was the 2nd person to look at the lathe after only having being posted for 1 day. the first person didn't have the space for such a large machine. It is noted as a 12 x 32, however it measured as 14 x 32, but my measurements are exact
I did an initial cleaning to remove as much grease and oil as I could, and now I am working on a complete restoration, including addressing any backlash in the cross-feed and reviewing the gearing for threading.
I am in a bit of trouble with the gearing, I think the machine has been setup for removing material and I have no manuals or information from the previous owner to know how this should be setup. I have attached an image with the chart and the number of teeth on each gear and I figured someone else with more experience may be able to help. There are three more gears which came with the machine in addition to those noted in the picture. (44T, 45T, 56T)
Any help would be appreciated. I'll by updating the pics as I make progress on the restoration.
Thanks,
Mike