Re: found an enco 13"x40" lathe
Thanks for the info chuck!
I have been looking at the carriage, cross slide and compound rest since i got her. The compound and cross slide were a bit stiff, so i was anxious to see what was in there. The manual does not cover disassembly, so i was on my own. It took alittle time to work the carriage off the ways, the bolts i needed to remove were covered in swarf, gunk, grease :whiteflag:
...but in the end everything came apart and clean up well. I put it all back together just to get familiar with the process. Looks like the apron will need a new gear, she is part of the x carriage travel... not sure of the name or the number, the manual is vague here, i need to call enco on this one. They emailed me yesterday on the pastic gear... just have to send them the money
). There are a couple other gears that look a bit worn... not sure what to do with them yet... I know where they are and how to get to them now:rofl:
some pics
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Rich, It looks like you're going all the way with your "cleaning". LOL. It's funny how a thorough cleaning turns into a complete paint job. If it's a keeper, it's well worth it. When you get done with it you'll be familiar with every part in it. The bull gear is inside the headstock. It's the big gear directly behind the chuck on the spindle. I've seen posts about the plastic gear on the back of the machine. I think some people change it to a metal gear. It is going to come into play when you're threading, so you do want something that is in good shape there. The ways on that machine are probably hardened so the wear would show up on the bottom of the carriage. Looking at the general condition of the lathe it seems doubtful that the wear in the carriage is real bad. Keep the pics coming.
Chuck
I think she is a keeper, :whistle: she may not be as perfect as i had hoped, she has some warts for sure, but like you mention, i will know them all and how to fix them, so that is something
). funny how a little cleaning does turn into something much much larger than originally intended:roflmao: in the end the effort and money spentshould be well spent.
rich