New Pm1236 Lathe

And to confound me... The USPS seems to have misplaced my package containing the BXA tool holders to someplace in limbo... The tracking/delivery confirmation says it has departed Capitol Heights MD, and hasn't shown up anywhere for 5 days. :( So much for Priority 2 day shipping :( Heck, the hour meter from China beat the BXA tool holders here, and they were only coming from California.

Ty
 
I received my tracking number today from Nicole... the lathe will arrive on Wednesday. I am feeling great, save the sun burn from working outside all weekend.

Ty
 
The "missing" BXA tool holders arrived last night, in a nearly destroyed box, held together with lots of clear packing tape. Apparently the USPS is playing package soccer again ;)

The lathe is in Baltimore MD as of 7:35 am today. The shop folks just finished repairing the automatic dock plate, with a bit of assistance from me, and we are waiting for Pitt Ohio to deliver the machine.

Ty
 
Pitt Ohio arrived are 12:30. The crate looked great.
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With help from the warehouse manager, we got the crate open.
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Final pictures for tonight... I removed all of the boxes, easy to remove parts and the stand. With that being said, I started to assemble the stand...
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This brings me to my first issue... did the folks who packed the machine hide the brackets and screws for the kick plate, which is above the brake pedal, some place interesting or am I just blind?

Ty
 
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I have a very faint (& highly suspect) memory that mine were in the tool box.

When you get around to putting the machine on the stand, please let me know if you are able to get the bolt which is nearest to where the feed rod & lead screw comes out of the head stock into the correct position--I never did get mine in.

Jerry in Delaware
 
The bolts to hold the machine to the base were in the tool box, along with all of the tools and the live and dead centers.

I was hoping i had missed the brackets and screws some place obvious, but that seems unlikely.

If I can get the bolt in, I will post.

Ty
 
I spoke with QMT this morning, and while doing so, I found the brackets, but not the screws/bolts. They are looking into the issue right now, and will be calling me back shortly. I am hoping they can ship the parts out immediately, so I can continue with the assembly on Friday.

A couple of pictures... because everyone likes eye candy. ;)

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Ty

PS Greg just called me back, and the missing hardware is on the way. Talk about fast and responsive customer service!
 
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And the package is en route... By UPS , even! Impressively fast turn around!

Ty
 
At 1:15 pm UPS delivered the replacement parts :) I am hoping this bodes well for the move.installation later today. Pictures later tonight or tomorrow, depending on how I feel.

Ty
 
Using the forklift as work to load the lathe into my Saturn Vue.
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The lathe in the Vue
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And then a montage of getting it out of the car and into the house.
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Matt being a one man pushing crew.
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Safely out of the car and on the front walk... now there are two steps to climb.
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Half way into the house.
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Matt and Wade, without whom this entire project could not have happened. Thanks guys!
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All the way in the house.
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Wade will be by later today to lend his rigging expertise and his engine hoist to help finish placing the machine on its stand.

Ty
 
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