Enco 405GX1500 Manual ???

Silverbullet said:
Nice lathe it has the feed kick off on it too. Great feature even for threading.
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Nice! What else do you know about this lathe? There does not seem to be very much information about it. Do you know if it has a one shot Case Lube system for the ways? I'm looking forward to picking line up next week and checking it out.

Jeff

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smoky4712 said:
Yes looks very familiar. How long has it been sitting? mine was for many years. I am glad that I disassembled the carriage and apron, most of the oil galleys were clogged with what used to be oil.... I think. Besides , as my friend said "No better way to get to know your machine"
I'm no machinist, and I guarantee the people that ran mine weren't either. some of the things I found wrong with mine were inexcusable.
Good luck and keep us posted, I am looking forward to seeing your progress. BTW Now I'm motivated to get mine running before you do.
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I'm going to shoot you a p.m. with my number. I grew up in Oregon and I'm flying my daughter up there Friday so that she can go on a camping trip with my dad. I will be spending Saturday and Sunday in Portland before flying back home. If you're not busy maybe I can swing by and check out your lathe?

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Pressurized lube system in combination with splash. So it appears to hold around 3 to 4 gallons of oil. As it pumps up to the head it overflows down to the lower gear box for the lead screw/power feed. Then drains back down to the lower sump. Screened pick up for the lubrication pump.
The apron is splash, and a few ball oilers.
 
smoky4712 said:
Pressurized lube system in combination with splash. So it appears to hold around 3 to 4 gallons of oil. As it pumps up to the head it overflows down to the lower gear box for the lead screw/power feed. Then drains back down to the lower sump. Screened pick up for the lubrication pump.
The apron is splash, and a few ball oilers.
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Oh, i like that it does the quick change gearbox! I have a takisawa lathe that has a one shot for the ways which is nice bummer this doesn't have that. Is yours a 5hp motor? 7.5hp? My taki the kick out is just for powefeed. Is this the same or does it do the half nuts as well?

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zamboni2354 said:
Nice! What else do you know about this lathe? There does not seem to be very much information about it. Do you know if it has a one shot Case Lube system for the ways? I'm looking forward to picking line up next week and checking it out.

Jeff

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I dont have first hand experience with the lathe but have seen many copies with the options it has. Really im jealous of one for myself. I too would take things apart and ck oil ways and any damage to bearings n surface's. I would guess theres pressure lube system on it. Good luck with her too.
 
Impressive machine i really like the feeds directions . Sounds good to me. Your right the limit switch is late.
 
Mike,

Chips!!


It's cleaned up and cutting, but our enco Brotherhood will be short lived as I picked up a Whacheon 17x40 that was bought new in 1982 and never used.

Jeff
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Smoky, I was wondering where you were able to find the manual for your lathe. I just got myself the same lathe, a 1985 Enco 405Gx1500. I got mine from a machine shop down the street who was using it daily, but it has been sitting unused since they upgraded to something newer and bigger a couple years ago. It's really a mess. Whatever fluids they used have become all sticky and nasty after sitting. It really needs to be torn apart and gone through. Just looking for some help, and a manual would help a lot. I'm a very novice lathe user, but a good mechanic in general and should be able to handle it. More information always makes something like this easier though.
 
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