Got an old lathe today!

[Crusty Nut]

check it out here
http://singleyspeedshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/hey-metal-look-out.html?spref=fb

 

[A_Pmech]

Cool!

Have fun...

 

[larry_g]

Now that is cute. AS I've heard before in the machining circles "Remember, that is only your first lathe." I think I'm on numbers 7&8.

lg
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[rsanter]

I currently have 5 lathes
I need to sell one and get down to a more reasonable 4
I think total I have had 8 or 9 over the years
it is an addicition

bob

 

[copterdoctor]

any of you fellas have a suggestion for a good forum/website for someone who is VERY new to using a lathe? ie, somewhere that isn't gonna bash you for not knowing all the technical terms used....

 

[ptschram]

LOL-I have four.

That's not old, my South Bends are at least ten or 20 years older than that. One of them has "Depression Buster" on the invoice.

 

[Crusty Nut]

any of you fellas have a suggestion for a good forum/website for someone who is VERY new to using a lathe? ie, somewhere that isn't gonna bash you for not knowing all the technical terms used....

I could use that too. It's been a while since I've done any machining.

LOL-I have four.

That's not old, my South Bends are at least ten or 20 years older than that. One of them has "Depression Buster" on the invoice.

I'm still looking for the serial number on this one. I could be off by 20 years in either direction. I've been finding These C-J lathes didn't change too much over the years.

Now that is cute.
lg
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Not an adjective I was expecting.

 

[ptschram]

any of you fellas have a suggestion for a good forum/website for someone who is VERY new to using a lathe? ie, somewhere that isn't gonna bash you for not knowing all the technical terms used....

Buy a copy of "How to run a lathe" published by South Bend lathe.

 

[justanengineer]

Visit the library, download off the net, hit Amazon etc etc. Machining is best learned by reading then doing. If youre like me and enjoy nostalgia, yard sales and flea markets are a great source of WW2 era textbooks that are full of pictures of setups showing how to conduct complex operations accurately before CNC.

As for sites...practicalmachinist.com is full of experts with more wisdom than anywhere else, but calling the owner and some of his cronies a **** would be being polite and its mainly intended as a professional resource, so keep the beginner questions to a limit there. The antique forum on PM would be a good place to start for info on your lathe, though it is a bit new for many on there. Beginner operations questions would probably best be tolerated on the homeshopmachinist.net forum, but you have to be a bit leery of some advice there. There are some good professionals on there, but many dont have a clue and regularly abuse/harm/destroy their tools, and even the mags they sell reflect that. There are a few others, but those are two of the more popular.

 

[omr]

any of you fellas have a suggestion for a good forum/website for someone who is VERY new to using a lathe? ie, somewhere that isn't gonna bash you for not knowing all the technical terms used....

not a forum but it has sections for basic machine work that should get you rolling ..

http://tpub.com/

 

[stout1]

Try this forum:
http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/

 

[isaac338]

any of you fellas have a suggestion for a good forum/website for someone who is VERY new to using a lathe? ie, somewhere that isn't gonna bash you for not knowing all the technical terms used....

To add to the list, there's http://www.chaski.org, and http://www.hobby-machinist.com.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Check out This mrpete222's videos.
He was a shop teacher for years.

Here is his one on Lathe nomenclature. He also gets into excruating detail on tons of lathe and metal shop stuff.

Chris

 

[JackOfAllTradesRuss]

I like the homemade chip pan. Looks like a nice old heavy duty engine lathe, good luck and have some fun making something and/or repairs. Russ

 

[Regnar]

Here is some videos to get you started on learning the lathe too. These are from MIT and I want to say they have the course printouts somewhere I just cant find the bookmark.

http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/ehs-videos/videos

Lathes start at the Video 8

 

[Catalyze]

Grats on the very respectable (notice I am not saying cute) bit of machinery. The metal won't know what hit it when you get turning!
Craig

 

[larry_g]

Of course its cute, look at the legs on that ole girl and the curves of the headstock. Youse just don't know beauty when you see it. Beauty is a Monarch, ugly is a square head import.


Crusty you may want to know this guy, http://www.leatherdrivebelts.com/ . John is a past employee of the Sheldon Lathe company and now retired does belting for the older flat belt machines. You also will find that some use a modern serpentine belt to replace the leather.

lg
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[omr]

Of course its cute, look at the legs on that ole girl and the curves of the headstock. Youse just don't know beauty when you see it. Beauty is a Monarch, ugly is a square head import.


Crusty you may want to know this guy, http://www.leatherdrivebelts.com/ . John is a past employee of the Sheldon Lathe company and now retired does belting for the older flat belt machines. You also will find that some use a modern serpentine belt to replace the leather.

lg
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alot of bowling centers have belts and stitching equipment to make custom size flat belts , most are a little wider than what you need but they can just be cut down to size ..