Precision Mathews PM1440E LB lathe

Big lathe!!......far to big for me but beautiful. Congratulation. Nice job on handling it.
 
Nice lathe and thanks for taking the time to document all the action.
 
Nice job on the setup. Looks great. Personally, I like the numbering on your thread dial a bit better than mine but yours is what I am more used to is all.
 
I note with satisfaction that the lathe will cut 19 threads per inch,which is unusual,and hard to find. A friend of mine is always working on large frame Remington Rolling Block rifles. They have 19 TPI screws in them.
 
Quick update. When I was setting up the lathe I noticed that the spindle ran opposite direction from expected. i.e when the spindle lever is shifted down the spindle ran in reverse. Within 15 minutes from emailing Matt he had me the answer. I had to switch 2 wires in the control panel. Marked yellow in the pic. My wires are labeled 7 and 9. Pretty easy.
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I checked the runout of the included 3 jaw chuck today too. I ordered a precision ground hardened shaft from mcmaster #6061K446 for setup. I read .003 variation on the chucked up bar. The outside of the chuck between the jaws and the pinion measured <.001"

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Hi
Very nice :thumbsup2:

I am thinking my lathe is to small 10x24,

This site is going to cost me big. :help: LOL
 
Hi
Very nice :thumbsup2:

I am thinking my lathe is to small 10x24,

This site is going to cost me big. :help: LOL

Hate to tell you this but, Matt's given me dibbs on an overstock of 1440 ELBs -with DRO installed no less...


Ray
 
Here's a low cost upgrade. At someone's suggestion I tried a couple link belts vs Made in USA Napa belts. You can get the link belts at Harbor Freight, they are manufactured in the European Union. I found the link belts were worth the investment.

Vibration with 2 made in USA Napa belts

[video=youtube;vfoeUNkfVFA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfoeUNkfVFA[/video]

Vibration with 2 link belts installed

[video=youtube;zBCN1uwQiKU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBCN1uwQiKU[/video]

The two link belts in action

[video=youtube;rcdhb2DKIh4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcdhb2DKIh4[/video]
 
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