My Logan 820 Lathe Journey

[wachuko]

Just making a list of what I want to eventually get for this lathe:

1. Follow rest - it was missing.
2. PWT Multifix A System tool post... I just have the hots for this... no logical reason... an Aloris clone would be just fine and much, much cheaper... - Ordered!
3. Long point MT2 tapered live center. Just want a new one for when the lathe is done. - Ordered an inexpensive one for now... Installed!
4. MT2 tapered drill chuck. Just want a new one for when the lathe is done.
5. A good 6" chuck... my desire is a combination 4-jaw Bison... my wallet says "heck no!!"... so maybe will look for an used Bison...
6. An old, period correct for this lathe, industrial lamp/light... - Ordered and installed!
7. Taper attachment
8. 3AT or 5C collect setup... unsure which one to go with... there is a Bison with integrated 1-1/2"x8tpi... but that goes for almost US$900.00!!
9. There is a cool ER32 collect chuck on eBay... compact and fairly inexpensive... and I can use the ER32 collects that I already have...
10. I need to fight the urge to change the compound rest top... it has a nick on both front corners... not a big deal... but guess what I see every time I look at the compound rest... I just want to take advantage that the company is still in business and selling all these parts... - Fixed the original one...

 

[Shiseiji]

Threading metric with a Imperial machine, that does not work, half nuts need to stay engaged during the entire threading process.

At work, they leave the half nut engaged to prevent missing the mark.

Yep. That's how most people do it.

 

[Shiseiji]

Oh man, you touched on several points... I do appreciate your feedback, thank you.

Funny that you mentioned the tangential tool holders... I ordered the diamond tool holder yesterday... from Gary at Eccentric Engineering. I was not aware of the Crobalt cutters... I just sent him an email to see if he can drop a few of those in the recent order, to try them out. It is close to 11pm in Australia, I do hope he sees it in time before shipping the other order. This way, I can least save a few $ in shipping costs... I ordered it in 1/2"... maybe I should have order it in 3/8" size... oh, well, if it is too big for this lathe, I can always use it in the bigger lathe and order a smaller one for the 820.

Keep in mind, these tools are for just hobby use... I am not going to be making any money with them... I do have milling machines (mill 1, mill 2) and two other lathes (thing 1, thing 2)... Had I found this lathe before the others... maybe, just maybe, this would had been my only lathe... well, can't lie, that big G0709 is so nice to use... and the HF 9x20 was very inexpensive to acquire... as you can tell, I have attachment issues

I have a surface plate and building my toolbox as I learned from the folks here...

I do want a nice chuck for this lathe... but I have to say... the factory chuck, I like how thin it is. Does not stick out that much. Something that will happen with almost everything that I find... all the ones I have seen so far, require a backplate. Making the stick out so much more than the stock unit...

On the toolpost. I have the Aloris clones on the other two lathes. I just find the design of the Multifix too cool to pass up... I would like to give it a try. I will have to make a T-nut like what Abom79 made... so it is all one flat surface... I think that it would look great on the 820... I know, I know... some of you guys might be going like "Dude! it is not about looks!"...

Anyway... that was a long reply...lol...

'nuff said. Gary is a good guy, I did the same thing on one of my orders and he caught it and adjusted the order. I'm pretty sure I have the 3/8" on the AXA clone. IMHO the tangential tool holders are brilliant. One day I'll get my State College cross slide finished and be able to use the back side cut off tool. Comment on the thin chuck. My friend Winky (Mark) did some cut off experimenting he posted to YouTube on cut off and chatter that makes the thinner chuck interesting. That said I've read other articles that give a different technique I haven't been able to try. Babble babble . . .

 

[Shiseiji]

Just making a list of what I want to eventually get for this lathe:

1. Follow rest - it was missing.
2. PWT Multifix A System tool post... I just have the hots for this... no logical reason... an Aloris clone would be just fine and much, much cheaper...
3. Long point MT2 tapered live center. Just want a new one for when the lathe is done.
4. MT2 tapered drill chuck. Just one a new one for when the lathe is done.
5. A good 6" chuck... my desire is a combination 4-jaw Bison... my wallet says "heck no!!"... so maybe look for an used Bison...
6. An old, period correct for this lathe, industrial lamp/light...
7. Taper attachment
8. I need to fight the urge to change the compound rest top... it has a nick on both front corners... not a big deal... but guess what I see every time I look at the compound rest... I just want to take advantage that the company is still in business and selling all these parts...

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Forgot, the compounds are pretty common on eBay, Anthill farm ( IIRC) manages to come up with a lot of Logan parts and everything I've purchased from him was in good shape as advertised. eBay follower rest prices, IMHO, are high enough I decided to just get a new one from Scott.

R

 

[wachuko]

Forgot, the compounds are pretty common on eBay, Anthill farm ( IIRC) manages to come up with a lot of Logan parts and everything I've purchased from him was in good shape as advertised. eBay follower rest prices, IMHO, are high enough I decided to just get a new one from Scott.

R

I will keep an eye on EBay…so far, the two I have seen there, are in worse shape than mine.

 

[wachuko]

'nuff said. Gary is a good guy, I did the same thing on one of my orders and he caught it and adjusted the order. I'm pretty sure I have the 3/8" on the AXA clone. IMHO the tangential tool holders are brilliant. One day I'll get my State College cross slide finished and be able to use the back side cut off tool. Comment on the thin chuck. My friend Winky (Mark) did some cut off experimenting he posted to YouTube on cut off and chatter that makes the thinner chuck interesting. That said I've read other articles that give a different technique I haven't been able to try. Babble babble . . .

Great video and article

 

[Shiseiji]

Great video and article

Mark's another one of the really good ones. He often posts on the Groups.io board Scott moderates. After a discussion on finishes he emailed me and offered some inserts he likes. I had some extra Acme screw I thought he might like to make an extended cross slide screw for his larger dials and wouldn't accept it even as a "maybe some day." High on my "I'm a gunna." list is fitting a set of Hardinge dials I got a great deal on.

 

[wachuko]

A few things came in today…

Original clutch assembly…



Felt, rubber bushings, rubber feet…spare oilers



Could not resist… fingers with bearings…




And I stripped the paint off the knob and polished it… will be painting the cover next…



Oh… and measuring the stock chuck…

 

[Shiseiji]

Where is the spindle registration with the chuck removed? Looks like it's 2" out from the bearings. Mine is almost flush with the bearing cap. Interesting.

 

[wachuko]

Where is the spindle registration with the chuck removed? Looks like it's 2" out from the bearings. Mine is almost flush with the bearing cap. Interesting.

Yeah… I do wonder if the chuck on Mark’s lathe is 5” or 6”. I was looking on EBay for one and the 5” chucks where closer to the spindle…