2015 POTD Thread Archive

mark_f said:
It looks kind of rough right now, but we are going to polish it up to make it prettier. I am going to try silver soldering some blades. I have read and heard that silver soldering is as good as the welding. I don't know but will soon find out.
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I got it all polished and added some nice hardware. Now this is more my caliber of work :D
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From the end you can see the springs and nylon spacers

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The photo doesn't do it proper justice. T%his thing is really shiny ( and I like shiny :D)

Tomorrow I will be making the blade beveling fixture. It is really simple.
 
joshua43214 said:
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I drove to Pittsburg in the The Peoples Republic of Pennsylvania today and pick up my new PM1340GT...

Matt had a 3ph one with a nice big ding in the top, and a stand with a nice rip in the sheet metal. As Garp said "we'll take it, it has been pre-disastered." I actually prefer stuff to not be perfect, other wise I waste time cleaning it more than needed. I also like discounts :)
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Looks good in the picture, congratulations. I think I'll start saving up my spare change for one of these. I talked to Matt last week and he is currently out of stock so I have time until a new shipment arrives. The last straw was running my current Enco 12x36 lathe and taking note of the crappy controls and poor fit and finish.
 
Beautiful job,
I am guessing that is a mine transit? Did you get the tripod as well?
 
As long as the machine itself isn't dinged up, pretty much at all, I don't want a machine for any discount that some idiot fork lift driver dropped..... best of luck with your new machine
I think we'd all like to see the damage...
 
finally got round to fixing a C-clamp where the end had busted off because it was a pile of crap. Found a random piece of steel (turned beautifully) and shamelessly copied someone's idea on this thread. Works a treat and it'll come in useful for working on the car brakes.IMG_4302.JPG IMG_4303.JPG
 
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mattthemuppet said:
finally got round to fixing a C-clamp where the end had busted off because it was a pile of crap. Found a random piece of steel (turned beautifully) and shamefully copied someone's idea on this thread. Works a treat and it'll come in useful for working on the car brakes.View attachment 114940 View attachment 114941
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I posted photos of that idea a while back. Mine has been in use almost daily and still works great.
Jack
 
If you look closely at the picture of the lathe, you can see the ding on the top of the gear cover, and a wide scratch in the paint running along the top of the head stock. The ding in the cover is almost more of a gouge, the metal is really thick, the scrape over the head stock is heavy but not through the primer. It could be easily made to look brand new.
I will post full pics of it when I update my moving a half ton mill thread to include moving a half ton lathe.
 
there you go Jack, I knew it was someone on this thread, I just didn't have time to re-read all 257 pages of it to find out who :D Thanks for the idea! I can't believe how much smoother the pad rotates - no binding or "walking".
 
joshua43214 said:
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I drove to Pittsburg in the The Peoples Republic of Pennsylvania today and pick up my new PM1340GT...

Matt had a 3ph one with a nice big ding in the top, and a stand with a nice rip in the sheet metal. As Garp said "we'll take it, it has been pre-disastered." I actually prefer stuff to not be perfect, other wise I waste time cleaning it more than needed. I also like discounts :)
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Nice choice on lathe. Like already mentioned as long as the machine itself isn't damaged you should be fine.

I guess maybe I am just too anal but I would want it non-damaged. My mill showed up tipped/leaned over in the box van and only had a broken handle. Had it had any more damage or anything significant, I don't think I would have accepted any discount, I would have simply insisted on another.

Make sure to post up pics of when you get it operational. I think overall you will be happy with that lathe. I sure love running mine.

Mike.
 
mark_f said:
I got it all polished and added some nice hardware. Now this is more my caliber of work :D
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From the end you can see the springs and nylon spacers

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The photo doesn't do it proper justice. T%his thing is really shiny ( and I like shiny :D)

Tomorrow I will be making the blade beveling fixture. It is really simple.
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Mark, great job. I liked the first pictures you posted of it, but now that you have added the final touches to it I REALLY like it.:eagerness:

Mike.
 
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