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Some of you guys might have already seen me post this question under the General Discussion section.
I picked up a free Logan 200-1 lathe from an elderly couple who were having an open house to sell their SF home last weekend, and they were desperate to empty their garage, which included this lathe:
Turns out that a machinist acquaintance /seller I know has been fiending for my 5" Wilton Bullet vise. I am not offering my baby vise though.
He is offering a Logan taper attachment and quite a few mint screw gears in exchange for my vise. How would I know that this taper attachment and gears would fit my Logan, other than to just take his word for it?
The gears included are: 64, 56, 52, 48, 40, 36, 32, 32
I guess I just want feedback on how to determine if it is compatible, and if trading for a 5" Bullet vise sounds fair.
Btw, the only reason I would consider trading the vise is because I am supposed to be picking up this restored 5-1/2" Bullet this weekend. I am bartering with this teenager who collects vintage items and sells them at antique fairs and craigslist. I gave him a rusty Miller Falls hand crank drill press, an old Niagara bead roller, and a Reed vise as well as a bead blast cabinet. The Reed vise and blast cabinet were free off craigslist, but I'm not telling him that ;-) . He plans on making videos of him restoring the drill press and bead roller.
Here is the 5-1/2" vise I will be getting this weekend. I took a pic of the vise, but later accidently deleted it, so here is a link the video this 17 year old made restoring the vise. I wouldn't recommend watching the video if you are short on time. There is no talking, just him restoring the vise in super fast forward speed.
So, this is the only reason why I would consider getting rid of my current 5" vise for the Logan taper attachment and gears. When I went on Ebay, I noticed they had zero Logan taper attachments. So, that's another reason why I turned to this guy.
Are taper attachments universal to lathe size or are they made to fit specific models?
Thanks guys for reading my long posting.
Susan
I picked up a free Logan 200-1 lathe from an elderly couple who were having an open house to sell their SF home last weekend, and they were desperate to empty their garage, which included this lathe:
Turns out that a machinist acquaintance /seller I know has been fiending for my 5" Wilton Bullet vise. I am not offering my baby vise though.
He is offering a Logan taper attachment and quite a few mint screw gears in exchange for my vise. How would I know that this taper attachment and gears would fit my Logan, other than to just take his word for it?
The gears included are: 64, 56, 52, 48, 40, 36, 32, 32
I guess I just want feedback on how to determine if it is compatible, and if trading for a 5" Bullet vise sounds fair.
Btw, the only reason I would consider trading the vise is because I am supposed to be picking up this restored 5-1/2" Bullet this weekend. I am bartering with this teenager who collects vintage items and sells them at antique fairs and craigslist. I gave him a rusty Miller Falls hand crank drill press, an old Niagara bead roller, and a Reed vise as well as a bead blast cabinet. The Reed vise and blast cabinet were free off craigslist, but I'm not telling him that ;-) . He plans on making videos of him restoring the drill press and bead roller.
Here is the 5-1/2" vise I will be getting this weekend. I took a pic of the vise, but later accidently deleted it, so here is a link the video this 17 year old made restoring the vise. I wouldn't recommend watching the video if you are short on time. There is no talking, just him restoring the vise in super fast forward speed.
So, this is the only reason why I would consider getting rid of my current 5" vise for the Logan taper attachment and gears. When I went on Ebay, I noticed they had zero Logan taper attachments. So, that's another reason why I turned to this guy.
Are taper attachments universal to lathe size or are they made to fit specific models?
Thanks guys for reading my long posting.
Susan