Eisen 1440EV has Shipped!

7milesup said:
All he needs is 12mm of movement. I believe just loosening up the bearing block might be enough to get the saddle off.
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Let’s hope so! I’ll be giving it a go in a couple of hours.
 
I believe it would be well worth the time it takes to disconnect the leadscrew, feedrod and switch shaft from the headstock. All 3 are connected at that end with a taper pin or a set screw. If you put the carriage at mid travel point you can remove the right end bearing block, slide all 3 shafts to the right once they are disconnected then lower the apron. It will only take about 1/2 hour and the danger of bending a shaft is much less. Removing the apron is really a 2 person job not matter which way you decide to do it.
 
Sometimes, 1 minute of video is worth thousands of words.

Bummer they installed the hold-down bolts upside down. For all the similarities in these modern production lathes, one difference is I've only worked with saddle hold down bolts that install through the top, just like the carriage lock does on yours.

The bearing block should be located with taper pins. You might as well tear into it, it'll give you a chance to inspect everything. Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel yet?
 
Eddyde said:
you could slide the whole assembly off the end?
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The two smooth rods can be slid through, but the lead screw couldn't on the 2 smaller lathes (even with the half nut completely open)
johnnyc14 said:
All 3 are connected at that end with a taper pin or a set screw
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I was assuming the QCGB was staying on, and the rods were to be removed by disconnecting them.
pontiac428 said:
Bummer they installed the hold-down bolts upside down
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On 2 of my lathes they were installed the way they are on @jareese lathe. My LeBlond, the heads are on the top of the saddle, and thus easily accessible. They had better be on the LeBlond. The saddle is 160 lbs and the Apron is another 110lbs.
 
Awesome! How did you go about getting it off?
Does it look like it is just that front part of that casting that is broken? Is there any other damage that you can see?
 
Just that front part. I don’t see anything else other than a plastic handle end.
I can’t believe how lucky I got with this. The bench took the brunt of the damage, plus held up the headstock from smashing into the concrete.
 
Charles scozzari said:
Just want to put this out there, It's possible that the bed is generic to other branded name machines of that size which in turn would mean the carriage from another lathe will fit IF Eisen can't help you which for the life of me I can't understand that is even possible. My 1440s bed is 7 5/16" wide and your carriage looks the same as mine I only mention this because it seems the vast majority of these lathes come from the same plant. If it were mine I would try to avoid welding if only as a last resort. Just saying............It will take some time, but you will get it done.View attachment 441491
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@Charles scozzari - is the mirror so your wife doesn't sneak up on you? ;)
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