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So I lucked out and inherited this lathe right when I was about to buy a Precision Matthews PM-1030v. Literally the same day.
My uncle passed away about 18 months ago quite suddenly and now my aunt is finally sorting through his crazy collections of stuff. 6 cars, full machine shop, pipe organ, etc... Turns out no one else in the family wants the lathe and mill and decades worth of tooling and accessories he got for them building and restoring steam cars and turn of the century gas cars (Model T, Curved Dash Olds, etc). While I'd rather have my uncle around, keeping his memory alive by keeping his tools in the family is still nice.
So this lathe look pretty decent, well used, but well kept in a basement shop with enough accessories that will take me a few days to sort through (at least 4 chucks, 2 faceplates, etc) and that project won't even start for another month or two as I need to wire and prep the space where it will go so for now they're still in his shop.
What's odd to me is that I can't find anything on this model number. The 110-2035 doesn't seem to exist online. The 2031, 2033, 2075 all pop up, but all look a touch different. The main difference being that the headstock does not have the gear shift levers of the 2075 in place of that the motor and spindle have a multi position pulley system with a chart for different spindle speeds (see pics).
Does anyone have any info this model number?
Best I can tell is that it's an early base model of what is essentially the Grizzly 4003 and equivalent 12x36 lathes, is that correct?
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Since my budget didn't get used for the machines and tooling, the first things I'd like to do are looking at a new motor and variable speed and a new stand.
Because of the lack of gearing in the headstock other than the reversing lever (if that's what it is), would it be possible to swap motors with a 3 phase motor and a VFD to turn this into a variable speed lathe?
I'd love to keep the garage arrangement a bit more fluid, any thoughts on mounting the lathe to a mobile workbench like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-60...h-Textured-Black-Matte-HOLC6010BB1M/206842305
It has a claimed load rating of 2,200 lbs, so I'd hope that would work. It wouldn't be easy to move, but doable with two guys if needed. plus I need more room for tools.
Pics of this and the mill I'm getting are attached. I'll start a new thread on the mill as well...
My uncle passed away about 18 months ago quite suddenly and now my aunt is finally sorting through his crazy collections of stuff. 6 cars, full machine shop, pipe organ, etc... Turns out no one else in the family wants the lathe and mill and decades worth of tooling and accessories he got for them building and restoring steam cars and turn of the century gas cars (Model T, Curved Dash Olds, etc). While I'd rather have my uncle around, keeping his memory alive by keeping his tools in the family is still nice.
So this lathe look pretty decent, well used, but well kept in a basement shop with enough accessories that will take me a few days to sort through (at least 4 chucks, 2 faceplates, etc) and that project won't even start for another month or two as I need to wire and prep the space where it will go so for now they're still in his shop.
What's odd to me is that I can't find anything on this model number. The 110-2035 doesn't seem to exist online. The 2031, 2033, 2075 all pop up, but all look a touch different. The main difference being that the headstock does not have the gear shift levers of the 2075 in place of that the motor and spindle have a multi position pulley system with a chart for different spindle speeds (see pics).
Does anyone have any info this model number?
Best I can tell is that it's an early base model of what is essentially the Grizzly 4003 and equivalent 12x36 lathes, is that correct?
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Since my budget didn't get used for the machines and tooling, the first things I'd like to do are looking at a new motor and variable speed and a new stand.
Because of the lack of gearing in the headstock other than the reversing lever (if that's what it is), would it be possible to swap motors with a 3 phase motor and a VFD to turn this into a variable speed lathe?
I'd love to keep the garage arrangement a bit more fluid, any thoughts on mounting the lathe to a mobile workbench like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-60...h-Textured-Black-Matte-HOLC6010BB1M/206842305
It has a claimed load rating of 2,200 lbs, so I'd hope that would work. It wouldn't be easy to move, but doable with two guys if needed. plus I need more room for tools.
Pics of this and the mill I'm getting are attached. I'll start a new thread on the mill as well...