dr_clyde
Well-known member
Gentleman,
The time has come for my lathe to be upgraded. My Sheldon R15 has served me splendidly, and I love it dearly, but its not big enough. If I had an unlimited budget and space to match, I would keep it in a heartbeat. However, a deal has come up that is too good to turn down, which means the Sheldon has to go.
Never fear, we can't be without a lathe. I lined up a deal where my new iron would be dropped off by the guy buying my Sheldon.
Here she is, a LeBlond Regal 19"x 80" Servo Shift. Replaceable ways hard to 60 Rockwell C, metric and standard quick change gearbox, and a 3" spindle bore.
It came well tooled, 12" Kalamazoo 3 jaw chuck, 14" 4 jaw maker TBD, Aloris CA QCTP and a couple holders, steady rest, Accurite DRO, live center, taper attachment, micrometer stop, and a work light.
I had to play advanced shop tetris to maneuver the forklift with this large lathe on the forks, so most of my shop ended up in the parking lot for a few hours while we did the swap.
My electrician buddy Keith didn't waste any time while the Sheldon was being loaded. He's already re-wiring the motor for 480v before its even in the building.
We were all swapped over within 3 hours, so I could make chips first thing this morning! Now to find a whole pile of CA holders...
The time has come for my lathe to be upgraded. My Sheldon R15 has served me splendidly, and I love it dearly, but its not big enough. If I had an unlimited budget and space to match, I would keep it in a heartbeat. However, a deal has come up that is too good to turn down, which means the Sheldon has to go.
Never fear, we can't be without a lathe. I lined up a deal where my new iron would be dropped off by the guy buying my Sheldon.
Here she is, a LeBlond Regal 19"x 80" Servo Shift. Replaceable ways hard to 60 Rockwell C, metric and standard quick change gearbox, and a 3" spindle bore.
It came well tooled, 12" Kalamazoo 3 jaw chuck, 14" 4 jaw maker TBD, Aloris CA QCTP and a couple holders, steady rest, Accurite DRO, live center, taper attachment, micrometer stop, and a work light.
I had to play advanced shop tetris to maneuver the forklift with this large lathe on the forks, so most of my shop ended up in the parking lot for a few hours while we did the swap.
My electrician buddy Keith didn't waste any time while the Sheldon was being loaded. He's already re-wiring the motor for 480v before its even in the building.
We were all swapped over within 3 hours, so I could make chips first thing this morning! Now to find a whole pile of CA holders...
