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Rockwell Lathe Identification

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Nov 9, 2019
The place I work at has this neglected looking Rockwell lathe. I'm the fabricator/welder. What I am not, is a lathe operator. I have messed with it for the past three days and figured out how to have it run side to side and forward and back by itself. I can turn down a piece of round stock and drill a hole in it. Beyond that, fuck it, I'm lost. Nobody else really knows how to run it.

Trying to find a manual so I can do a PM and learn more. But I can't figure out what it is. So anybody have any ideas? Or a link to the manual.

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The Buck chuck needs help as well, but that is for later.

If this is in the wrong section, sorry.
 
here is a youtube video with some info

YouTube

That first link was just the parts manual but with a little searching you should be able to find the operators manual. Might even be one on PM.

Andy
 
Join the Rockwell lathe group on groups.io for lots of information on your lathe.

[email protected]

I have the exact same model lathe as you have there.

Look for a book on "How to Run a Lathe" by South Bend Lathe. It should give you some basic knowledge on running the Rockwell lathe.

Ken
 








 
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