Picked up two lathes in central Florida.

[Weldingrod1]

I don't think the half nut should touch at all if it's open.

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[Doc Hoy]

WR1,

I agree. None of the other lathes I have owned had that situation. This lathe has been rode hard and put up wet. Important things (wearing surfaces) are in good shape but a broken half nut and two bent screws is a bit much. My prediction is that I will have more in this lathe than it is worth, but I can't say I care about that. It is a cute little lathe. Small footprint. I will use it mostly for model making recognizing its limitations. Found a tail stock for about 140.00 delivered. I will wait on that until I have proven that the rest of the lathe is good. BTW, the tapered bearings are like new.

 

[Doc Hoy]

Did some more straightening on the feed screw. It now works pretty smoothly. Thanks to "Lance" on this forum, I now have a tail stock. Made it available for a reasonable price, did not try to gouge on the shipping. Fast shipment well packed. Thanks Lance.

I stripped and painted the tail stock. Made a locking plate. Smoothed up the operation and the part works very well. You might see that it is from the newer version of the lathe, but it fits perfectly.

Finished painting and reassembly.

I bought three nylon gears for the banjo. Only one of the banjo screw assemblies was included so I am making another one (just like the other one... ;o) ).

I am making the parts on the latest addition to the shop, which is a Grizzly G4003.

 

[Doc Hoy]

As I said, I bought some nylon gears from the internet. It looks as though they are going to work. I got the gears on and replaced the gear cover. The lathe is all but finished. I need the spring that goes into the lever for the half nut. I will see if I can scare one up in a few minutes. The pulley on the motor is non-standard so that will take some figuring.

 

[apramer]

Hey Everyone, I chose this forum link because it was South Bend and recent so maybe everyone is looking and active. This is Andy Pramer, I am a recent new member and very new to the site (but extremely happy to have found all of you and all the information). I have a South Bend 10L Heavy Ten with 6" diameter chucks, and wanted to ask everyone a question about my Armstrong quick release tool post I found in one of the drawers. It is an Armstrong QC4 and it has just one holder that has the number NO.4A-00 stamped on it. Old Armstrong holders seem very hard to come by but I will keep looking on eBay etc for some. Does anyone have a suggestion where to look for old Armstrong holders like these? Otherwise I was going to get several Aloris holders but I really don't know much about these quick release holders in general. Which Aloris would fit the Armstrong QC4? The Aloris holder AXA or BXA ? Thank you all very much for any input you have to offer, it will be much appreciated.

 

[Doc Hoy]

My reaction to the Aloris style holder is that under some circumstances the holder flexes with the tool moving downward. This is because the force exerted against the tool is off-center on two axes. It is both above the strongest part of the cross-slide and off center to the left of the strongest part. It means that (IMHO) heavier cuts can be made with posts that better apply the force to the cross-slide. I used a lantern style post on an old ten inch lathe some years ago, and I found it more forgiving. I moved back to the Aloris style holder because of the convenience. I cut light and I keep the tool close to the tool holder as possible. That means some additional planning when grinding the tools. Now...Let me extend this comment by telling you that I have no metalwork training whatsoever. Everything I know is because I read this forum and I try to learn something every time I make scrap.

 

[apramer]

My reaction to the Aloris style holder is that under some circumstances the holder flexes with the tool moving downward. This is because the force exerted against the tool is off-center on two axes. It is both above the strongest part of the cross-slide and off center to the left of the strongest part. It means that (IMHO) heavier cuts can be made with posts that better apply the force to the cross-slide. I used a lantern style post on an old ten inch lathe some years ago, and I found it more forgiving. Now...Let me extend this comment by telling you that I have no metalwork training whatsoever. Everything I know is because I read this forum and I make a lot of scrap.

Hey Doc Hoy:
Thanks for your input. The lathe came with 4 original lantern post and all the tool holders to go with them, so using those is certainly an option, and I don't have to go buy anything.

 

[Aaron_W]

Hey Everyone, I chose this forum link because it was South Bend and recent so maybe everyone is looking and active. This is Andy Pramer, I am a recent new member and very new to the site (but extremely happy to have found all of you and all the information). I have a South Bend 10L Heavy Ten with 6" diameter chucks, and wanted to ask everyone a question about my Armstrong quick release tool post I found in one of the drawers. It is an Armstrong QC4 and it has just one holder that has the number NO.4A-00 stamped on it. Old Armstrong holders seem very hard to come by but I will keep looking on eBay etc for some. Does anyone have a suggestion where to look for old Armstrong holders like these? Otherwise I was going to get several Aloris holders but I really don't know much about these quick release holders in general. Which Aloris would fit the Armstrong QC4? The Aloris holder AXA or BXA ? Thank you all very much for any input you have to offer, it will be much appreciated.

My guess would be AXA size for a Heavy 10, that is what is on my 11" Logan. Now whether Aloris (or clone) tool holders fit will be a case of trial and error.

Little Machine Shop sells Aloris copy style tool posts and holders. You might try emailing them with measurements off your tool post and see what they think might fit. I've had good luck with their tool posts (I have 3, 2 OXA, 1 AXA) and they are pretty responsive to questions.

Little Machine Shop

 

[apramer]

Little Machine Shop thanks for your reply. I did some measuring and the AXA size seems to be correct. I ordered one as a test to see if everything fits and aligns correctly.
As a total aside note: my two reverse twin gears were badly worn and flopping around making a lot of noise when running the rear gears. I replaced them with a new set of roller bearing gears from American Machine Company. They fit perfectly and work really nicely. They were expensive but are real quality items.

 

[Rob_fixit]

Did some more straightening on the feed screw. It now works pretty smoothly. Thanks to "Lance" on this forum, I now have a tail stock. Made it available for a reasonable price, did not try to gouge on the shipping. Fast shipment well packed. Thanks Lance.

I stripped and painted the tail stock. Made a locking plate. Smoothed up the operation and the part works very well. You might see that it is from the newer version of the lathe, but it fits perfectly.

Finished painting and reassembly.

I bought three nylon gears for the banjo. Only one of the banjo screw assemblies was included so I am making another one (just like the other one... ;o) ).

I am making the parts on the latest addition to the shop, which is a Grizzly G4003.

What size link belt are you using here?