Show Us Your Lathe

[Xlmyford]

Mine is a Myford Super 7,made in 1973.
It came with a Norton gearbox.

I bought this British beauty in 2009.
Over the last two years I did some modifications to it,making it even more handy
than it has been anyway.

Axa QCTP and a rear toolpost:

SINO DRO:

I really love that lathe and it´s so sad that the Myford Company is now history.

Cheers,Ralph

 

[Florian]

now tell me where you live and when nobody is at home so i can come and take it

Allright; it can be found on Area 51 ;D
-> If i were you i would not try to get there... 8)

Cheers
Florian

 

[Xlmyford]

I never knew that area 51 is located in switzerland 8)
Florian,do You know what happened to Pinoccio?
Cheers,Ralph

 

[Florian]

Who sais my lahte is where i am..? ;D

 

[dsquire]

Florian

Good Answer.

Cheers

Don

 

[wpala]

Wow
Some nice looking lathes you got there hay if you ever want to unload one of our SB 10L I'll be happy to buy it off you...

Here is my collection of Lathes

LeBlond Regal 10

SB 10K

Craftsman 6in

Logan 10in

Levin

Atlas f10

Monarch 10EE

SB 10L

Myford

Super Adept

Unimat SL200

Haighton Cadet

 

[miner49r]

This is the lathe police... According to local codes, you have over-reached your allotment of machinery. To avoid prosecution you can forfit the LeBlonde Regal 10 and we'll call it good.

That LeBlond is one sexy machine.

LeBlond Regal 10

 

[Swede]

This has been a fun thread to visit.

The older lathes from the 1930's to 1960 or so, with their art-deco castings, are simply into a visual class all their own. Those curves are so reminiscent of the machine era in which they were made. The new box-shaped lathes may have all their functionality, and are certainly easier to produce, but the "soul" isn't quite there.

But in the end - does it turn? Is it accurate? If so, that's what we need. (Also, mounting a DRO scale to a curved, art-deco casting is a b***h)!

I restored an ancient Hardinge HLV-B lathe, much like the H model, except a narrower bed. The dovetailed way is a solid piece of hardened tool steel. When I detached it for a regrind, I was told it was about 0.015" out... in other words, decades of heavy use had simply worn away that much hardened steel.

Hardinge lathes are a bit unique in that they have a separate DC motor on the apron that drives both feeds. They can be dialed down to crawl along so slowly you can barely see it move. VERY handy to be able to change the feed on the fly for best finish.

The rebuild was tough. Mechanically, I got it running well, but skimped on the paint. The gray enamel I used on the lathe is once again starting to flake, and the top of the headstock is down once again to bare iron. Makes me sad, but she's running true and the thought of tearing her down again just for paint - isn't worth it to me!

Thanks for all the great pics. It makes me want to go lathe shopping!

 

[Mosey]

Speaking of flake....what are those flaky reflections on the ways of that SB 10K???
Outrageous!
:bow:I like it.

 

[teslak]

Hello,
Today I present my Lorch replica.

It is equipped with ball bearings.
In order to work better, I've made ​​a quick-change toolholder for turning tools.

Best regards,
Dieter

 

[miner49r]

Dieter,
Three words... Nice, Nice, and Really Nice. (OK four words)

Nice Lathe
Nice Tool Post
Really Nice Work Station

 

[stevehuckss396]

I finally found a lathe!!!

One of the members of my metal club posted that he was interested in selling a Grizzly 4016. It's a 13-1/2 X 40 inch.
Came with 2 chucks, quick change, milling attachment, both rests, 12 inch face plate and 3 boxes of goodies.


It was purchased by a fellow who passed away a few months after buying it new. It was then purchased by the club member
who had a huge fire in his home and needed to replace his smoke damaged lathe. A short time after he purchased this one
he found his dream lathe and only used the Grizzly for 2 jobs. Basically this Grizzly is still brand new.

It is sitting in it's new home. I need to level it up and get it wired up. Now I might be able to tackle some larger projects
like the Lee Hodgson 9 cylinder.

 

[moconnor]

Hello Dieter (teslak),

Did you build the Lorch replica that you posted photos of on the previous page? It is a very beautiful lathe. Wonderful work all around.

Congratulations Steve,

That looks like a fine lathe. I will look forward to what you will accomplish with this larger machine. I too would like to build a Hodgson 9 Cylinder Radial Engine. I bought the drawing package and the casting at NAMES last year and really enjoyed talking with Lee and his wife while there. They are great people and he has a fantastic display at the model engineering shows that is complete with engines, drawings and numerous examples of his radial engine's internal parts. That is a man who is passionate about model engines.

Regards,
Mike

 

[Swede]

Congrats, Steve. My friend has that lathe and it's been a very good machine now for him, for several years. You will love the capacity, the HP, the ability to take big cuts.

If you are going to go for a radial, some form of 5C collet system would be an excellent addition. What is the spindle nose on yours?

Have fun!

 

[stevehuckss396]

What is the spindle nose on yours?

I'm not fimiliar with that term. I know the spindle has a MT5 taper.

 

[steamer]

Hey Steve,

He means what affixes the chucks ect to the spindle. In your case, from you picture, you have a Camlock spindle.

Probably a D1-4 or D1-5...though it could be smaller than a D1-4

That is the MOST ridgid way to put a chuck on a lathe....hands down.

It is a controlled interference fit between a tapered diameter and a vertical face.

NICE SCORE! you deserve a good lathe bud! :bow:

Dave

 

[stevehuckss396]

Yes Steamer it is the D1-4. Not really sure what that means but if you say it's good, It's good!

Here is the spec sheet

http://cdn0.grizzly.com/specsheets/g4016_ds.pdf

 

[steamer]

http://www.pts-canada.com/Catalog_pdf/CANADA/CAN2012CATALOG/K1549.pdf

The chuck mounts on the 7 degree 7.5 minute taper and when you pull it home, it becomes an interferance fit on this taper and then simultaneously makes contact with the back vertical face of the spindle. It's on the taper and face at the same time.

Very Rigid set up.

Dave

 

[lazylathe]

That's a beast of a lathe!!! ;D

I especially like the traffic light above to the right of the lathe!!
Is that the emergency stop warning light? :big:

Andrew

 

[stevehuckss396]

I especially like the traffic light above to the right of the lathe!!
Is that the emergency stop warning light? :big:

That is a standard traffic signal. About 20 years ago I built a control board so it will be green for 30 seconds, amber for 5 seconds and red for 30 seconds and then back to green