Howdy,
I'm a long time lurker, but a recent problem pushed me to register to get some advice. I recently bought a Enco Maximat V10 lathe off of Craigslist, and arranged to have a moving company get it to my garage. Long story short, the moving company subcontracted the job and the typical two strong guys showed up and promptly dropped my lathe while moving it up the ramp into the truck. I wasn't there (I was waiting for delivery and making space in my garage), but the previous owner said the lathe rolled over onto it's back.
The visible damage includes: most handwheels are broken off the shafts, the lead screw bracket is smashed, and the gear lever is snapped off. I feel most of this is fixable (in theory). So the question I have is the alignment of the ways likely to be Fubar? Do you think it's worth the effort to make/source parts, or is the accuracy and integrity of the machine likely to be beyond repair? I really want a running lathe and don't need a long term project, so should I just look for another deal on Craigslist?
For the record, the movers have insurance, but bad insurance. I'll likely get a token payment.
Thanks in advance,
David
I'm a long time lurker, but a recent problem pushed me to register to get some advice. I recently bought a Enco Maximat V10 lathe off of Craigslist, and arranged to have a moving company get it to my garage. Long story short, the moving company subcontracted the job and the typical two strong guys showed up and promptly dropped my lathe while moving it up the ramp into the truck. I wasn't there (I was waiting for delivery and making space in my garage), but the previous owner said the lathe rolled over onto it's back.
The visible damage includes: most handwheels are broken off the shafts, the lead screw bracket is smashed, and the gear lever is snapped off. I feel most of this is fixable (in theory). So the question I have is the alignment of the ways likely to be Fubar? Do you think it's worth the effort to make/source parts, or is the accuracy and integrity of the machine likely to be beyond repair? I really want a running lathe and don't need a long term project, so should I just look for another deal on Craigslist?
For the record, the movers have insurance, but bad insurance. I'll likely get a token payment.
Thanks in advance,
David