New to the forum and new to machining.

my grandfather got a ww1 deferment because he was building milling machines, in pittsburgh, for the war effort. would be real curious to see one of those.
 
Mr.Galt said:
I didn't repaint it in its usual colors but did it justice with a "Crown Dark Gray" with gloss black accents.
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That looks fantastic!
The only problem is that it needs some chips on it.

Welcome to the Hobby Machinist.

-brino
 
Thanks for all of the comments! I can't wait to make some chips!

By the way, does anyone know where I could get a drawing with measurements for the spindle collet adapter? I will search the forum and see what I find.
 
Wow! It's beautiful! As UglyDog would say, she's beautiful!.............It's likely in excellent shape with a history
of only brass chips............curvy, ya know.......:encourage:
 
Thank you and the lathe is in good shape. The ways did show some wear but not that much. Everything else was in really good shape. To keep withe its history of nonferrous metal turning, my first project was the Eagle 66 clone from this forum. I wanted to make it out of brass but couldn't find any the right dimensions. I made the outlet tube from steel brake line, the tip of the tube and the trigger button is brass, the rest is copper. I have never turned copper before and it had some challenges. Chucking the material was challenging also as it is very soft. Please excuse the few apprentice marks :- ). Also, I still have to drill and tap a hole in the copper valve body to take a .250" bolt to hold the cap on. Then its off to the buffing wheel.

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If I had a lathe that nice I would not want to get chips on it! Even gold coloured ones!
I'd feel better if you got another lathe to turn with. :)
 
If you are worried about chips, it's the fine stuff that can get under the ways and cause problems, stuff like abrasives or cast iron dust.
Big chips, usually not much of a problem. I don't worry much when I'm taking a heavy cut...
 
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