donie
Diamond
- Joined
- May 17, 2003
- Location
- Walla Walla Wine and Wild Turkey
This lathe was for sale for a long time, even on ebay, by one of the big dealers, for less then the cost of one of the better Jet bench lathes! It is hard for me to believe that many spend money on those things.
Well, here it is, a 1941 14X30, actually 16X30, 5hp Baby Axelson engine lathe #1022 in just plain good condition, original paint.
This is an early machine that does not have the pin-lock gear change levers, they are ball detent. Also, it does not have the device on the crossfade screw, that may be a threading stop? The headstock is noticeably shorter then later 14" models with pin-lock levers.
I will have better photos tomorrow, the sun was behind the lathe.
The Axelsons are direct drive, there are no belts, the 5hp motor is noticeably shorter then the 7.5 and up Axelson motors.
The tailstock uses a gear rack on the quill, and has a 2 speed gear drive powered by the handwheel that is pulled straight out for low feed. There is no screw, its said the quill can be cranked straight out the back.
The lathe came with a Mitutoyo DRO. I found, I can work a lathe better with a travAdial, and a 10ths indicator stop on the crosslide, faster then using a DRO and the flickering numbers, kink in the neck looking at the magic box! But, I will put it on another machine, really glad it was included!
Photo here showing the early ball detent shift levers. The right hand levers center position, is neutral. When the spindle brake is working properly, the right lever has to be moved to center to rotate the chuck by hand.
This early machine does not have tool steel insert ways, or chrome plated feed dials, very little slop in the screws.
The gibs have not been adjusted inward much, if at all.
I found there are some good "buy it now deals on ebay for tooling, I will later post what came up.
Well, here it is, a 1941 14X30, actually 16X30, 5hp Baby Axelson engine lathe #1022 in just plain good condition, original paint.
This is an early machine that does not have the pin-lock gear change levers, they are ball detent. Also, it does not have the device on the crossfade screw, that may be a threading stop? The headstock is noticeably shorter then later 14" models with pin-lock levers.
I will have better photos tomorrow, the sun was behind the lathe.
The Axelsons are direct drive, there are no belts, the 5hp motor is noticeably shorter then the 7.5 and up Axelson motors.
The tailstock uses a gear rack on the quill, and has a 2 speed gear drive powered by the handwheel that is pulled straight out for low feed. There is no screw, its said the quill can be cranked straight out the back.
The lathe came with a Mitutoyo DRO. I found, I can work a lathe better with a travAdial, and a 10ths indicator stop on the crosslide, faster then using a DRO and the flickering numbers, kink in the neck looking at the magic box! But, I will put it on another machine, really glad it was included!
Photo here showing the early ball detent shift levers. The right hand levers center position, is neutral. When the spindle brake is working properly, the right lever has to be moved to center to rotate the chuck by hand.
This early machine does not have tool steel insert ways, or chrome plated feed dials, very little slop in the screws.
The gibs have not been adjusted inward much, if at all.
I found there are some good "buy it now deals on ebay for tooling, I will later post what came up.