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Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2008
- Location
- Valdez, Alaska
I've just aquired a Reed Prentice lathe. the lathe is biggish, 96" between centers, about 22" swing over the bed. 7.5hp General Electric motor. I've gotten it 80% cleaned up, leveled and wired and now I need to bolt it down and do the final adjustments.
I don't have any documentation for this lathe so I'm a little reluctant to start making adjustments to things.
The only numbers I can find are on the cross slide and on the bed at the very end next to the tail stock. There is also a stamp "US" with an anchor in the middle, possibly a navy stamp.
Are there any other places to look?
Where should I start looking for a manual?
how old is this thing?(I know that I'll have to post a serial number for that)
will I go to h#ll if I don't repaint the dark green a proper gray?
where can I get a spanner to change chucks?
how do I change chucks?
It really is in very nice condition, just a little loose on the cross slide. The marks(little "V" shapes) from scraping are still visable on the whole bed but worn next to the chuck, nothing broken. I do need to replace three site glasses, one of which does have a hole at the top and replace a couple of the little ball oilers.
Inside the gear head there is no rust, the oil is clean, good oil in the cross slide and feed case?. It just shines except the bugly green paint.
It has a #5 mt tailstock, taper attatchment, four and three jaw chucks, I don't know the name of this, a large round plate with slots for mounting odd shapes, two steady rests and a boreing bar holder with .75", 1" and 1.25" holes.
thane
PS if you think the west coast is a tool desert, come to Alaska. even if you find a tool it is probably a three day boat ride to get to it.
I don't have any documentation for this lathe so I'm a little reluctant to start making adjustments to things.
The only numbers I can find are on the cross slide and on the bed at the very end next to the tail stock. There is also a stamp "US" with an anchor in the middle, possibly a navy stamp.
Are there any other places to look?
Where should I start looking for a manual?
how old is this thing?(I know that I'll have to post a serial number for that)
will I go to h#ll if I don't repaint the dark green a proper gray?
where can I get a spanner to change chucks?
how do I change chucks?
It really is in very nice condition, just a little loose on the cross slide. The marks(little "V" shapes) from scraping are still visable on the whole bed but worn next to the chuck, nothing broken. I do need to replace three site glasses, one of which does have a hole at the top and replace a couple of the little ball oilers.
Inside the gear head there is no rust, the oil is clean, good oil in the cross slide and feed case?. It just shines except the bugly green paint.
It has a #5 mt tailstock, taper attatchment, four and three jaw chucks, I don't know the name of this, a large round plate with slots for mounting odd shapes, two steady rests and a boreing bar holder with .75", 1" and 1.25" holes.
thane
PS if you think the west coast is a tool desert, come to Alaska. even if you find a tool it is probably a three day boat ride to get to it.