10 years later, finally getting a lathe
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10 years later, finally getting a lathe
just paid for her and gonna pick her up within the next few days
South Bend 10K, just redone, new bearings, no wear, some tooling
lathe weighs about 500-700 pounds and is on a 300 pound base, hopefully that'll hold her down, may have to build a bigger base?
turret will be very handy for pipe kits (drilling about 150-200 a month)
South Bend 10K, just redone, new bearings, no wear, some tooling
lathe weighs about 500-700 pounds and is on a 300 pound base, hopefully that'll hold her down, may have to build a bigger base?
turret will be very handy for pipe kits (drilling about 150-200 a month)
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Wow shes beautiful !
Ryan Alden
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Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
So you have been drilling all these pipe kits with a drill press?
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
looks nice , bet you cant wait to cut some briar!
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Holy crap Steve. That's a beautiful machine!
Andrew
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Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
been using an old shopsmith from the 50's as a horizontal drill press basically, with a 3 axis vise bolted to the table. It's a powerhouse and has drilled thousands of pipe kits and maybe a couple hundred finished pipes. Can't wait to get everything ready for the new lathe. It will take a little while getting the right tooling I want, and then a hundred or so hours searching this forum and the internet to find the info I need to tame this beast.birba wrote:So you have been drilling all these pipe kits with a drill press?
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Using a metal lathe is mostly intuitive once you've played with it a bit. Theres a lot to learn, but most of it only makes sense after using the machine. My brain starts to melt after too much technical jargon.Vermont Freehand wrote: It will take a little while getting the right tooling I want, and then a hundred or so hours searching this forum and the internet to find the info I need to tame this beast.
Ryan Alden
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Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
That IS nice, looks too good to use and get dirty. If I had it I would put it in my living room and just look at it.
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
I see. Well, congrats to the new lathe!Vermont Freehand wrote:been using an old shopsmith from the 50's as a horizontal drill press basically, with a 3 axis vise bolted to the table. It's a powerhouse and has drilled thousands of pipe kits and maybe a couple hundred finished pipes. Can't wait to get everything ready for the new lathe. It will take a little while getting the right tooling I want, and then a hundred or so hours searching this forum and the internet to find the info I need to tame this beast.birba wrote:So you have been drilling all these pipe kits with a drill press?
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Steve nothing like a heavy 10 , you are gonna love that turret.I can.t live without mine
"I never knew how empty was my soul untill it was filled" Arthur
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Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Just imagine what it could be if you were waiting 20 years
Congrat'
Best regards,
Congrat'
Best regards,
Patrick Rijks
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Dang that's an awesome lathe. Congrats, Steve!
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
Suhweet! Congrats!
Re: 10 years later, finally getting a lathe
I got a really nice guitar I'd trade you for that machine.
On second thought... Nah. I wanna watch you bond with it.
On second thought... Nah. I wanna watch you bond with it.