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Newer member here, but just wanted to share my experiences with my first large late- a 1979 LeBlond Regal Servo Shift 15"x54". Information on these machines online has been a little bit scarce and troubleshooting has been frustrating, especially because most issues with these lates are...

Was trying to align the tailstock spindle. Had an MT3 dead center, so I inserted an MT5/MT3 adapter in the headstock spindle, but it wouldn't seat onto the spindle taper. I found that the adapter was bearing on a ledge further in, limiting how far in the adapter could move. I was able to...

Like my title says, did Logan put shims under their headstocks? I took my lathe apart to rebuild it and noticed that there was a 0.005" shim under one corner of the headstock on the flat sides. I'm trying to figure out if someone who owned the machine before did this or if it was from factory.

Hi All, I've recently picked up a Headstock from a student used SM 13" Series 2000 Lathe. The purpose it to disassemble it completely so I have spare parts for my functional lathe. It's about 50% disassembled, but have some stubborn parts that won't come out. So, some questions: 1. What's...

I've got a new to me Atlas Craftsman 12x36 from the 30s. I was partially taking apart the headstock to do some cleaning and also to inspect the babbitt bearings. Can anyone with more experience tell me if these bearings are still good to continue using or if I need to pour new ones? Thanks in...

Hi there, This is my SM 2000 series up and running with a noisy headstock right now. I am doing a cut test and the result is bad. It is leveled as good as possible with an ordinary level, I don't have any better now. I got a taper of 4 mils in 5 inch. The headstock is bolted dead-on on v ways...

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I have been reading a lot of interesting material on this site. I'm 66 yo and have been learning to machine metal for the past 16 years, I've had my successes but I'm still at the early stages. I have had a grizzly g1007 mill drill(round column) for 15 years...

Looking for a Logan 11" take up nut, old part number LA-1019, new part number LA-1409. Maybe you have one in the back of the shop gathering dust. Thanks and God bless. Jon In Tucson

Hi Everyone. I will be grateful for any advice about removing the spring base from the headstock of this milling machine. The spring base houses the return spring for the vertical spindle. It apparently is retained in the headstock by three small screws, described in the manual as setscrew...