UtahSmitty
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2018
- Location
- Northern Utah, USA
I'm looking seriously at a Milltronics/Standard-Modern 1740 lathe for sale in a neighboring state. It has a Centurion 5 controller, and appears to be clean and in good condition.
I have a home hobby shop, and want something to turn parts that are time-consuming on a manual lathe such as compound tapers, radii, etc.
The owner says you can do manual machining with it, but I only see one handwheel, not 2 like on a Bridgeport EZ Path, etc.
I cannot find pictures on the net of a lathe that matches this exactly-- the ML17 is close, but the sliding cover is different, and has 2 handwheels on it. The pictures I've seen of the Centurion 5 control panel show a manual pulse generator on the lower left hand side, while this one has on/off switches. see pics
Also, I'm not sure how to mount a tool post to the cross slide... was this originally set up for a turret or something similar?
Can anyone identify this lathe more exactly, answer my questions, and give some information regarding its reliability, parts availability, etc.
Thanks,
Utah Smitty
I have a home hobby shop, and want something to turn parts that are time-consuming on a manual lathe such as compound tapers, radii, etc.
The owner says you can do manual machining with it, but I only see one handwheel, not 2 like on a Bridgeport EZ Path, etc.
I cannot find pictures on the net of a lathe that matches this exactly-- the ML17 is close, but the sliding cover is different, and has 2 handwheels on it. The pictures I've seen of the Centurion 5 control panel show a manual pulse generator on the lower left hand side, while this one has on/off switches. see pics
Also, I'm not sure how to mount a tool post to the cross slide... was this originally set up for a turret or something similar?
Can anyone identify this lathe more exactly, answer my questions, and give some information regarding its reliability, parts availability, etc.
Thanks,
Utah Smitty