New to me Lathe questions

mjs408

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I purchased a nishimori kogyo lathe last summer, and have not run it yet as I operate off of a ramen type budget currently. I have saved enough for some tooling and a VFD which for the time has to be shared by my mill (another project thread shortly )and lathe.

With that said I have this 60s vintage Japanese lathe that has a 5/8 tool (stud)post, but no T slot, is this normal for machines of this vintage? What type of tool post do I need to look for?

It has an A1-5 short taper style mounting flange, does anyone make a camlock adapter for these types of mounting flanges?

One interesting feature of this lathe is that instead of having a dial on the handle it has a build in long and short travel indicator. The dial lenses are a bit foggy so I have to figure out what to do there.


As I have found these lathes are a bit of an orphan so if you have any information on the please share.

Also, I should add I have taken classes to become a machinist/tool maker long ago(15 years), but I was a B student in an A+ world. So most machining terms and operations are not completely greek to me.

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Welcome to probably the best, most user friendly Hobby machinist board around.

You can use the compound as it is, but you will need either a four tool post or a Quick Change Tool Post, universally called here QCTP.

The screw that is there now can be removed and replaced by removing the compound, probably tricky for you, but not uncommon at all. There probably are some screws in the side of the compound, holding a gib, to adjust snugness. Back these off, so they are loose, and unscrew the lead screw, back the compound toward you until the screw is no longer moving the compound. pul gently and it should come off. Further disassembly will allow you to remove and replace the post screw if needed. Pay attention to what falls off as you are pulling the compound off, and where it came from, it will have to go back on. While its apart, do some fairly serious cleaning. You will be doing a lot of that, though. just keep it in mind.
 
I definitely understand the whole lotta cleaning to do part. Both the mill and lathe are filthy. So the stud will drop out after I pull the compound and I can replace it with a Shars or whomever's quick change post for my correct swing dia.


Next order if business is to find a decent 3 jaw chuck for it. All it came with is big 4 jaws.
 
A BXA qctp uses a 5/8 stud. I wouldn't make a change there.

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Thanks for the info Will, I have been browsing toolposts but saw mainly metric options. Now I know what to look for.
 
Bump, anybody have info on the manufacturer of my lathe?
 
I've read that thread, I also found a thread with a rumor of a reprint owners manual for sale but haven't been able to find it.
 
Those trav-a-dials were a big hit in the 70's before digital readouts were everywhere. Only had a couple that did work fine. Some the grease/oil go to and they would skip.
Jim
 
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