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- May 8, 2013
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- 33
I was working in Miami and noticed on CL that there was a lathe for sale close to where I was staying. I was looking for a shorter and heavier lathe than my 13" x 48" 1940's vintage Sheldon. Since the title of the CL ad said "Torno de Metal" $1500, I figured that I would have to wing it on communicating with the seller. Luckily for me he spoke some broken Emnglish and we struck a deal. I had to leave it in his shop for a month and during that time, he moved to a different shop, taking my lathe with him. He set me up with a mover and I finally got the lathe home.
It is a 1960's vintage Colchester Triumph. 15" x 30". the motor was wired incorrectly for 220V 3 phase. Much of the electrical interlocks were not hooked up and it was missing the half nut. All in all, not bad for $1500 (plus $300 delivery).
I had a friend wire the motor correctly and my son and I got all the other electrical components wired, including the addition of a safety shut off switch.
My next project was to locate a half nut, which was 1 1/4" 4TPI acme thread. Finding a used one was not happening and a new one was half again the price I paid for the lathe. I purchased a bronze acme sleeve nut and made my own. I also purchased some other associated parts from a fellow in Canada. The lathe is now working great!
Below is my new lathe and also a picture of the halfnut that I made (still on the bench).
It is a 1960's vintage Colchester Triumph. 15" x 30". the motor was wired incorrectly for 220V 3 phase. Much of the electrical interlocks were not hooked up and it was missing the half nut. All in all, not bad for $1500 (plus $300 delivery).
I had a friend wire the motor correctly and my son and I got all the other electrical components wired, including the addition of a safety shut off switch.
My next project was to locate a half nut, which was 1 1/4" 4TPI acme thread. Finding a used one was not happening and a new one was half again the price I paid for the lathe. I purchased a bronze acme sleeve nut and made my own. I also purchased some other associated parts from a fellow in Canada. The lathe is now working great!
Below is my new lathe and also a picture of the halfnut that I made (still on the bench).