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Re: PICTURES -- Lathe transport, cleanup etc (it runs) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking Posted by: Jon Elson 2008-07-13 03:24:02
Ignoramus24584 wrote: > Pictures of how I moved it (was not a big deal): > > http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-Colchester-13-36-Master-Lathe/06-Transporting/ > > Pictures of initial cleanup and reassembly: > > http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clausing-Colchester-13-36-Master-Lathe/07-Cleanup-And-Reassembly/ > > I just started working on it. The good news is that it seems to run > and switch speeds, power feeds etc. > > The bad news is that it has considerable wear, as far as I could > tell. Also what I thought was a on/off/brake lever, does not seem to > switch anything so the lathe is on when the speed selector is on. The > speed selector has five positions, REV2, REV1, OFF, FWD1, FWD2. I will > post a separate question about it. >
Quite impressive! You need to quantify the wear, to see if it can still do easy jobs, or if it must be rebuilt pretty much immediately. I can give lots of advice in how to turn it into a 2-year project, if you are looking for such self-abuse, as I did that on my 15" Sheldon lathe.
Jon
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