On 8/3/2014 6:16 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> woodchucker wrote:
>
>> This was a fun project.
>> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
>> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>
> Nice job Jeff! How much time do you have invested in that project? Have
> you turned a piece of stock on it yet?
>
Hi all, thanks.
I spent $250 at a garage sale 1st week in June and first ran it last
night. So it was 2 months. I was un-employed at the time and really
wanted one. I was thinking I could sell it after I used it.
I got a job one week after (for a lot less than I have made in the
past... wages keep declining).. But now I am going to keep it a while.
I love old wood working tools and would like to use this to restore
some. I still love woodworking... I have 3 projects (big) I was working
on that were put on hold... Now that I am done with the major rebuild, I
will concentrate on getting some of them done. Then I will build a new
bench for this piece of iron. I'll build a wood bench..
No I have not cut anything.
There were many things that were wrong with this lathe. The chuck was
mounted on a Dog plate, not a chuck backing plate. The plate was cracked
and also the chuck was not centered. So I don't have a usable chuck. No
tooling came with it. The tailstock is not working yet. It will be my
second job. The first will be to cut a new backing plate (truing it up)
then mounting the chuck. Then I will back cut the jammed screw (landing)
on the tailstock screw to relieve the pressure off the screw/ram. Some
good things, is that there were many good things about this lathe. The
bed (ways) were true (flat).. The spindle was in perfect shape. The
gears are pristine and sharp.
I have been trying to buy on ebay, but it's very expensive. I am trying
to buy original parts.
I'll get tooling shortly and a tool post holder. I want a lathe
milling attachment, which allows you to mill on the lathe. You remove
the top cross slide and put the attachment on the main cross slide and
you have a third axis. Only for small cuts, and small work... but
plenty good for what I need for now. The problem is that the cost of the
attachments can sell for what a decent small old mill can sell for.. But
I don't have room for another metal working machined, my concentration
is wood..
Paint is Sherwin Williams enamel custom mix to match what was hopefully
close to the original color, most was brushed with a 3/8" flat artist
brush to avoid having to mask. Some with a 1.5" brush, and some
sprayed.. wish I could have sprayed it all, it looks way better sprayed
with an hvlp conversion gun, but masking would have been way too much
trouble.
It is very gratifying to bring something like this back to life. But it
was very dirty work. When it came to stripping the paint, I started by
wire wheeling it. Then I decided to boil it in TSP... that was great. I
had forgotten that I had a needle scaler, and when I went through my
drawers, and found it, I used it for areas that the wire wheel and
boiling failed to get, and wow, it was quick and great, no dust too.
I am considering trying wood cutting on it, but a machine like this is
oily. So I am not sure if I want to mix saw dust and oil... I think I
might just get a wood lathe...
BTW if you work on one of these, you will have a new respect for
machines made in the USA back in the 1940s. It is so smartly designed,
so well made..
I am hoping to also use this to enhance my wood working. There are times
I wish I had a custom piece of hardware.
--
Jeff
On 8/2/2014 8:20 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> This was a fun project.
> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>
>
Well done! I have a nice Sheldon about that size or larger.
Dad and I bought it together at the hardware store in Sacramento Ca.
along in '52. Chrome ways, and in great shape. Nice to make tools
with! Even tools for my wood lathe.
Martin
On 8/3/2014 10:36 AM, G. Ross wrote:
> woodchucker wrote:
>> This was a fun project.
>> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
>> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>>
>>
> Are you gonna put a mobile base on it so you can roll it back out of the
> way when you aren't using it?
>
> Just had a woodworm screw made by a friend who has FOUR of these
> suckers. The largest is about 14 feet long. I asked him if these were
> the last four that weren't shipped to China.
>
> Hope you have a lot of fun with it.
>
Not sure if it will have wheels. It ways over 350lbs and I have not
added stuff to it, like a 4 jaw chuck, collets, tooling.
I may use the new flipper type workbench wheels that Rockler
(overpriced) and peachtree sell. ( bought a set from Peachtree for $40
and use them on my dresser workbench.
--
Jeff
On 8/3/2014 2:28 AM, Bill wrote:
> ChairMan wrote:
>> woodchucker <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> This was a fun project.
>>> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
>>> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>> Sweet...Nice job
>> Perfect example of "they don't make em like they use to"
>>
>>
>
> Wow! Looks like it was a very big job!
It was, but it was fun. you see a lot of change quickly and that makes
it addicting.
--
Jeff
On 8/2/2014 10:48 PM, Morgans wrote:
>
>
> "woodchucker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> This was a fun project.
>> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
>> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>
>
> This deserves a hearty "you suck." I have been lamenting my need for
> a lathe, and the lack of budget to get what I need. To get a Bridgeport
> would be, well, "you suck"
>
> Got a milling machine lined up yet?
No, I don't have space for one. Wish I did, but am getting really tight
on space.
--
Jeff
woodchucker wrote:
> This was a fun project.
> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>
>
Are you gonna put a mobile base on it so you can roll it back out of
the way when you aren't using it?
Just had a woodworm screw made by a friend who has FOUR of these
suckers. The largest is about 14 feet long. I asked him if these
were the last four that weren't shipped to China.
Hope you have a lot of fun with it.
--
GW Ross
To get the point, rub a porcupine
backwards.
woodchucker <[email protected]> wrote:
> This was a fun project.
> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
Sweet...Nice job
Perfect example of "they don't make em like they use to"
"woodchucker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This was a fun project.
> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
This deserves a hearty "you suck." I have been lamenting my need for a
lathe, and the lack of budget to get what I need. To get a Bridgeport would
be, well, "you suck"
Got a milling machine lined up yet?
--
Jim in NC
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ChairMan wrote:
> woodchucker <[email protected]> wrote:
>> This was a fun project.
>> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
>> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
> Sweet...Nice job
> Perfect example of "they don't make em like they use to"
>
>
Wow! Looks like it was a very big job!
woodchucker wrote:
> This was a fun project.
> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
Nice job Jeff! How much time do you have invested in that project? Have
you turned a piece of stock on it yet?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
"Bill" <
> wrote in message ChairMan wrote:
>> woodchucker <
> wrote:
>>> This was a fun project.
>>> Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to
>>> life.
>>> http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
>> Sweet...Nice job
>> Perfect example of "they don't make em like
>> they use to"
>>
>>
>
> Wow! Looks like it was a very big job!
Yes, very nice restoration! I have one of these
in my shop and have been using it a lot in the
last 20 years! Mine was made in Sep 1941
and made parts for Continental airplane
engines in WW2. ;>)}
On Sat, 02 Aug 2014 21:20:18 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:
>This was a fun project.
>Enjoyed bringing some heavy metal back to life.
>http://woodchucker.imgur.com/
Holy crap! What are you going to make on that? Pens? ;-)
Very nice. Very nice indeed!