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Wait! ..... that's NOT 14 inch swing by 6 inch bed........6 foot bed?
So 14" x 72" ???
-brino
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Another Hendey Refurbish
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Wait! ..... that's NOT 14 inch swing by 6 inch bed........6 foot bed?
So 14" x 72" ???
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Correct... 6 foot bed. It will actually hold about 30 inches between centers.
They used to classify lathes by the full length of the bed casting... even though the headstock covered part of the bed, leaving that part 'unuseable'...
Hendey changed the way they classify bed length sometime in the 1930s I think. Other companies continued for many more years... my South Bend is a 14-1/2x6... it was made in the mid- '50s.
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I have been waiting to hear if it sold... if it doesn't sell, I may try to 'acquire' it... lol!
I won't be able to get up there until mid-August at the earliest, though.
So... did it sell today?
-Bear
No, didn't sell. Great deal though. Here is a link to a description on another forum. This lathe came from the estate of one of my friends from Tuckahoe who passed away recently. Another friend from the shop, Paolo has it listed on the PM forum. If someone is interested in it please let me know.
Hendey 14x6 Tie-bar (1918) for sale near Baltimore
This is a restoration project, but it is complete, with the very desirable cabinet legs, chip pan, and back mounted countershaft with chain drive and shipper rod (i.e. rod parallel to the bed that shifts the belt between fast and loose pulley between motor and countershaft-no need to...
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It's been a while since I posted an update... I have been rearranging my basement... it may be more accurate to say I've scrambled everything up into a jumble.
I've finished stripping out the old car that was in there and sent it on to the great scrapyard in the sky... that opened up some working space.
The challenge that I faced was not just finding room for the lathe, but also clearing out a big enough area to be able to maneuver my 3 ton engine hoist around while assembling the lathe. The 8 foot bed on this lathe is much heavier than the one on my other Hendey, so I'll need to be able to use the hoist.
I had originally planned to locate the lathe along the wall where the back of the old car was... but discovered the lathe is too long to fit there. So... plan B was to move an 8 foot steel workbench and my surface grinder and set the lathe up where they were.
After a few days of shuffling everything, I finally got the legs and chip pan in place this morning...
I'll hopefully get started cleaning the lathe bed up later this week and get it ready for paint.
We've been getting a lot of rain this year, and it has been damp in my workshop, so I decided while I was moving stuff around this morning I would go ahead and move my old camelback drill press out of the shop and into the basement where it is much dryer. This is the Buffalo Forge 21" DP that I bought along with the Hendey...
I think tomorrow morning I may put the motor back on the DP, wire it up, and see how well it runs...
-Bear
I've finished stripping out the old car that was in there and sent it on to the great scrapyard in the sky... that opened up some working space.
The challenge that I faced was not just finding room for the lathe, but also clearing out a big enough area to be able to maneuver my 3 ton engine hoist around while assembling the lathe. The 8 foot bed on this lathe is much heavier than the one on my other Hendey, so I'll need to be able to use the hoist.
I had originally planned to locate the lathe along the wall where the back of the old car was... but discovered the lathe is too long to fit there. So... plan B was to move an 8 foot steel workbench and my surface grinder and set the lathe up where they were.
After a few days of shuffling everything, I finally got the legs and chip pan in place this morning...
I'll hopefully get started cleaning the lathe bed up later this week and get it ready for paint.
We've been getting a lot of rain this year, and it has been damp in my workshop, so I decided while I was moving stuff around this morning I would go ahead and move my old camelback drill press out of the shop and into the basement where it is much dryer. This is the Buffalo Forge 21" DP that I bought along with the Hendey...
I think tomorrow morning I may put the motor back on the DP, wire it up, and see how well it runs...
-Bear
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Well... since I sort of hi-jacked my own thread talking about the drill press, I'll give an update on it... yesterday I installed the motor (1-½ hp 230v 3 ph)... then realized I am missing a somewhat necessary piece of equipment...
I didn't get a start/stop switch with it...
I have a contactor that I could wire up and use a 120v switch to turn it on and off, or I could order a reversing drum switch... I'm leaning toward the drum switch... thoughts?
Now on to the lathe... this morning I sprayed the bed down with degreaser and pressure washed it. I'm letting it dry, then I'll see how clean it is... I will probably have to spray some areas again and scrub buildup, then pressure wash again to get it clean. I'm hoping to have it painted and back on the legs by this time next week... I'm hoping...
-Bear
I didn't get a start/stop switch with it...
I have a contactor that I could wire up and use a 120v switch to turn it on and off, or I could order a reversing drum switch... I'm leaning toward the drum switch... thoughts?
Now on to the lathe... this morning I sprayed the bed down with degreaser and pressure washed it. I'm letting it dry, then I'll see how clean it is... I will probably have to spray some areas again and scrub buildup, then pressure wash again to get it clean. I'm hoping to have it painted and back on the legs by this time next week... I'm hoping...
-Bear