My Logan 12x24 lathe project

[Rennkafer]

I picked up a Logan 12 x 24 lathe in January just before I left for a 3 month work assignment in Japan. Had just enough time to clean the main machine ways and go over it to see what it needed before I left and ordered parts while I as gone. Found it on Craigslist, they guy had bought it intending to teach himself machine work, replaced the 440 3 phase motor with a 220 single phase (2hp), then never hooked it up. Sat for 8 years in his wood shop that way.

This is where I found it...





A bit of cleaning got it to here, which is where I left it while I was gone...



The last couple days I disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled the taper attachment...

Before:







After:







Tonight I started on the saddle/crosslide...









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Oh, and the day I got back from Japan I picked this up... because I need more projects :rofl:





This will be another thread though...

 

[110octane]

Nice find. Very light tailstock for a 12". Looks almost like a second operation lathe (or they had turret in mind). Logan is a good lathe. The headstocks are well designed.
Enjoy! Geoff

 

[Rennkafer]

They did offer a couple other tailstocks for that particular machine Geoff, including a turret. This one is a little light duty but I mostly turn aluminum so it won't get worked very hard most of the time.

 

[Rennkafer]

Finished cleaning up the saddle and cross slide today and got them installed back on the ways with new wipers and the taper attachment.







Next up... the compound. Pretty grungy like the rest of this thing, but in basically decent shape.

 

[110octane]

They did offer a couple other tailstocks for that particular machine Geoff, including a turret. This one is a little light duty but I mostly turn aluminum so it won't get worked very hard most of the time.

A very nice machine! Geoff

 

[robert1352]

I wish we could see some more of this restoration,I would like to know how it turned out.

 

[Rennkafer]

It's currently in progress, Robert and the pics are up to date with what I've finished... I'll keep posting pics as I get more accomplished.

 

[Old Iron]

Nice job your doing on the lathe, The bridgeport looks like a real project.

Paul

 

[Rennkafer]

Thanks Paul, the lathe is coming along nicely. The mill... the column/knee are in decent shape as is the top of the head. The quill assembly needs a complete rebuild though, as some hack had a go at it before I got it. They weren't bright enough to pull the set screw on the bottom of the quill and took most of the threads off of the end cap (quill is fine, fortunately) and they'd replaced the bearings with regular ball bearings, not the correct angular contact bearings. I'll be making a large parts order on that machine, but I'll have a completely rebuilt head.

 

[Rennkafer]

More progress... compound disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and installed. Tool post cleaned and installed. Apron disassembled, and cleaning started.