Lathe project
Lathe project
Well, I bought a Logan lathe 9 for a winter project. Once it's done, I hope to only have 500 in it with basic tooling, quick change, and jacobs chuck. When I went to look at the lathe it was stored outside under a tarp and rusted to shit. However, none of the gears were chipped, the bed did not have a lot of wear from what I could tell with my hands, and everything turned (well, sort of, there was a lot of old grease and rust so the carriage, spindle, and cross slide slowly moved. Picts are below.
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Nice work! Sounds like you made out pretty well with the elbow grease. You're a braver soul than I would be.
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Great job! Contact Logan with the serial number (right end of bed) and they can tell you when it was made. Mine is a '43.
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Thanks guys. I'll check to see how old it is this week.
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Wow, that's a lot more work than I would have been prepared to do. Looks great though and I hope it turns out to be worthwhile
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Yip, way too much work for me as well. It looks great, though! Like a brand new lathe.
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Nice job!!!
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nice job, I get a good feeling when I can bring something old back to life and use it
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+1thuls80 wrote:nice job, I get a good feeling when I can bring something old back to life and use it
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Man, I love the look of older tools. Great job!
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That is AWE SOME!
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No real updates yet. I found a tailstock on eBay but when I got it, it was for the wrong lathe and was miss-marked. So, after I returned that, I finally found the right one that was complete complete from a great place in VT. It should be here in a week. Once it's complete and set up I'll post some updated Picts. Restoring an old machine is rewarding. I almost want to do another one soon, but I do not need another one. However, I've been wanting a Hardinge lathe. I'll have to really sell a load of pipes for that though.
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I restored my little Craftsman/Dunlap lathe and it was fun but, now I wish I could feed it something to make it grow.cmueller wrote:No real updates yet. I found a tailstock on eBay but when I got it, it was for the wrong lathe and was miss-marked. So, after I returned that, I finally found the right one that was complete complete from a great place in VT. It should be here in a week. Once it's complete and set up I'll post some updated Picts. Restoring an old machine is rewarding. I almost want to do another one soon, but I do not need another one. However, I've been wanting a Hardinge lathe. I'll have to really sell a load of pipes for that though.
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