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On Saturday, Wade returned with furniture dollies, an engine hoist, lifting straps and a plan...
First we got the lathe on to furniture dollies so we could move it easily.
Then my better half, Jen, swept up the mess we had made...
Jen sweeping and Wade supervising.
That's me on the left, and Wade on the right, preparing to lift the lathe.
The lathe, strapped up and suspended.
Wade on the left, and me on the right, with the lathe practicing it version of a flying carpet
Jen caulked up the areas where the coolant could leak from the chip pan onto the floor...
Wade and Jen doing the alignment of bolt holes between the lathe and the stand...
Me, cleaning up all the hand prints and starting to remove the cosmoline...
Putting the splash guard back in place...
The wiring for the coolant pump...
Final position and almost ready to go..
Ty
First we got the lathe on to furniture dollies so we could move it easily.
Then my better half, Jen, swept up the mess we had made...
Jen sweeping and Wade supervising.
That's me on the left, and Wade on the right, preparing to lift the lathe.
The lathe, strapped up and suspended.
Wade on the left, and me on the right, with the lathe practicing it version of a flying carpet
Jen caulked up the areas where the coolant could leak from the chip pan onto the floor...
Wade and Jen doing the alignment of bolt holes between the lathe and the stand...
Me, cleaning up all the hand prints and starting to remove the cosmoline...
Putting the splash guard back in place...
The wiring for the coolant pump...
Final position and almost ready to go..
Ty
My better half is better than me... She puts up with my crap being all over the place... She has allowed my shop to basically take over the first floor of her town house...
To be truthful, I sometimes wonder why she puts up with me, but I am always glad she does
Heck... Her idea of fun is to wander through yard sales looking for tools, or through hardware stores looking at stuff... She is pretty good with hand tools, and onws better ones than I do... She buys Dewalt, and I buy Harbor Freight
Ty
To be truthful, I sometimes wonder why she puts up with me, but I am always glad she does
Heck... Her idea of fun is to wander through yard sales looking for tools, or through hardware stores looking at stuff... She is pretty good with hand tools, and onws better ones than I do... She buys Dewalt, and I buy Harbor Freight
Ty
The good news... it's alive!
I ran power to the lathe, checked the fluids, and got it working. The DRO works though I haven't tested the accuracy. I have an issue with the brake, but that is an installation error on my part. When we seated the lathe on the stand, we forgot to tighten up the brake pedal to the actuation assembly. Another project for another day.
The good news is the power tap I created will also feed the cnc mill's cheap Chinese spindle. Now all I have to do is repair the wiring which was damaged in the move.
Pictures tomorrow.
Ty
I ran power to the lathe, checked the fluids, and got it working. The DRO works though I haven't tested the accuracy. I have an issue with the brake, but that is an installation error on my part. When we seated the lathe on the stand, we forgot to tighten up the brake pedal to the actuation assembly.
Another project for another day.The good news is the power tap I created will also feed the cnc mill's cheap Chinese spindle. Now all I have to do is repair the wiring which was damaged in the move.
Pictures tomorrow.
Ty
I ordered the internal threading tool yesterday. It should be here by beginning of August.
I am hoping the person who is sourcing the carbon fiber tube has some luck getting the folks in China to communicate. They have been unresponsive for quite a while, and I am beginning to worry.
Ty
I am hoping the person who is sourcing the carbon fiber tube has some luck getting the folks in China to communicate. They have been unresponsive for quite a while, and I am beginning to worry.
Ty