Vbmatc1776
Plastic
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- Aug 25, 2019
Hello I was hoping to pick your collective brains for a moment:
I bought this machine at auction a couple weeks ago. I think it's a 1953 model x by lodge and Shipley. I could use some more information on the machine.
What kind of oil should I be using for the spindle and head gears? I found that I should be using vactra #2 for the ways. But didn't find anymore info
I would also appreciate any information that anyone might have on sprucing her up. Any tips or tricks to get the lathe running tighter tolerances would be awesome. I realize I'm not going to get a 70 year old lathe to run tolerances of +/- .0001.
But I'd like to get it running as tight/true as I can.
I'm not new to machining but I'm definitely new to machines this old. I have run lathes and Mills that were made in the 80's or after but nothing from the 50's. Any info on running machines of the era , or info on reconditioning old machine tools would be greatly appreciated.
For example: there is no dial or vernier scale on the z axis . Why is that? Is that a damage/modification the happened to the machine before I got it? Or did old-school machinists just use dial indicators/gages for everything ?
Thanks for your help.
Have a good one
Link to pictures of the machine:
Lodge and Shipley 16" - Album on Imgur
I bought this machine at auction a couple weeks ago. I think it's a 1953 model x by lodge and Shipley. I could use some more information on the machine.
What kind of oil should I be using for the spindle and head gears? I found that I should be using vactra #2 for the ways. But didn't find anymore info
I would also appreciate any information that anyone might have on sprucing her up. Any tips or tricks to get the lathe running tighter tolerances would be awesome. I realize I'm not going to get a 70 year old lathe to run tolerances of +/- .0001.
But I'd like to get it running as tight/true as I can.
I'm not new to machining but I'm definitely new to machines this old. I have run lathes and Mills that were made in the 80's or after but nothing from the 50's. Any info on running machines of the era , or info on reconditioning old machine tools would be greatly appreciated.
For example: there is no dial or vernier scale on the z axis . Why is that? Is that a damage/modification the happened to the machine before I got it? Or did old-school machinists just use dial indicators/gages for everything ?
Thanks for your help.
Have a good one
Link to pictures of the machine:
Lodge and Shipley 16" - Album on Imgur