Dan323
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2014
- Location
- Syracuse NY
Picking up a SB CLK145D I bought at auction tomorrow and trying to decide what to do with it. It's missing the backing plate and tool holder.
Looks like it takes a L00 backing plate and I've found some options for those with chucks, but not sure how good they are.
It also has a bent lead screw so I'm interested in replacing that if possible. From what I'm seeing it should be a standard 1" x 6 ACME 29 degree. But not sure if it's plausible to buy the acme screw and make one.
My bigger issue is figuring out what I want to do with this lathe together with the Clausing 5914 I picked up just a couple months ago.
The Clausing has a genuine Aloris AXA quick change tool post and I've bought a handful of inexpensive tool holders to match. I notice it has a tough time getting to center line on certain tools, but for the most part works ok. The AXA is meant for lathes up to 12" swing, so that makes sense. The SB being a 13" swing the AXA isn't going to work.
So I'm wondering if it's worth it to sell the AXA stuff, buy a pair of knockoff BXA/200 series quick change setups so I can share tools on both? I'm a hobbyist and already stressing the budget a bit with 2 lathes, so that's definitely a consideration. Would love some input and recommendations.
Looks like it takes a L00 backing plate and I've found some options for those with chucks, but not sure how good they are.
It also has a bent lead screw so I'm interested in replacing that if possible. From what I'm seeing it should be a standard 1" x 6 ACME 29 degree. But not sure if it's plausible to buy the acme screw and make one.
My bigger issue is figuring out what I want to do with this lathe together with the Clausing 5914 I picked up just a couple months ago.
The Clausing has a genuine Aloris AXA quick change tool post and I've bought a handful of inexpensive tool holders to match. I notice it has a tough time getting to center line on certain tools, but for the most part works ok. The AXA is meant for lathes up to 12" swing, so that makes sense. The SB being a 13" swing the AXA isn't going to work.
So I'm wondering if it's worth it to sell the AXA stuff, buy a pair of knockoff BXA/200 series quick change setups so I can share tools on both? I'm a hobbyist and already stressing the budget a bit with 2 lathes, so that's definitely a consideration. Would love some input and recommendations.