I've been in woodworking for a while, but haven't done much metal machining. I restore stuff, and build stuff, so I thought a metal lathe would be a useful tool. I'm in no hurry to have a working machine, and a small budget takes priority over not spending countless hours working on something to get it going, and I enjoy the work.
Anyway, I picked up a Bardons & Oliver #2 Geared Electric Turret Lathe for 250 Canuck dollars. Was it a good deal? I don't really know, but it was cheaper than anything else I've seen for sale in my area. I know some folks may say that an old turret isn't the machine to start on, and it doesn't have a threading attachment. Well, yeah, that's true. In reality, it's only really gonna do a bit of making some smaller shafts, pins and bushings.
The good: Everything that's there, works. Came with a bunch of collets for the chuck, and a bunch of tool holders for the turret, just no parts that hold the tool holders.
The bad: PO pressed the rotor off the motor shaft and scrapped it. This was easily THE biggest strike against this machine. Putting another motor on and getting it running isn't a big problem for me, as we have a motor shop at work, and we sell motors and controls. The problem is that whatever I can get my hands on, won't be like the original since they stopped making 225 frame motors decades ago.
Anyone with information on these, other than what is available on B&O's site, would be great. I would like to add a 3 or 4 jaw chuck to it eventually, and I'd like to get some stuff set up in the turret. All this stuff may be a year or three down the road.
Anyway, I picked up a Bardons & Oliver #2 Geared Electric Turret Lathe for 250 Canuck dollars. Was it a good deal? I don't really know, but it was cheaper than anything else I've seen for sale in my area. I know some folks may say that an old turret isn't the machine to start on, and it doesn't have a threading attachment. Well, yeah, that's true. In reality, it's only really gonna do a bit of making some smaller shafts, pins and bushings.
The good: Everything that's there, works. Came with a bunch of collets for the chuck, and a bunch of tool holders for the turret, just no parts that hold the tool holders.
The bad: PO pressed the rotor off the motor shaft and scrapped it. This was easily THE biggest strike against this machine. Putting another motor on and getting it running isn't a big problem for me, as we have a motor shop at work, and we sell motors and controls. The problem is that whatever I can get my hands on, won't be like the original since they stopped making 225 frame motors decades ago.
Anyone with information on these, other than what is available on B&O's site, would be great. I would like to add a 3 or 4 jaw chuck to it eventually, and I'd like to get some stuff set up in the turret. All this stuff may be a year or three down the road.