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My Logan 820 Lathe Journey
- Thread starter wachuko
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Your machine is looking great!
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Thank you!
As you can see, still lots to clean... In the last two photos you can see that I cleaned the pulleys, for the leather belt, with acetone. Then used fine sandpaper to clean them further, then acetone again... I envy those rebuilds that I have seen where the pulley surface looks nicely polished, but no way I can get them like that... at this point I just want them clean, free of any oil, so the leather belt grips nicely...
I now need to clean the gears in there as well...
Trying to do all this with minimal disassembly... The lathe was running tight, I do not want to mess with any alignment issues by taking something apart...
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I ordered a new plate... The before photo is deceiving... you can't see anything under normal light... reason why I ordered a new one...
I went ahead and took the time to lightly sand, with 2000 sandpaper, the original one... Much better. I can definitely see it now clearly. So I can reuse if needed...
I went ahead and took the time to lightly sand, with 2000 sandpaper, the original one... Much better. I can definitely see it now clearly. So I can reuse if needed...
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Looks like I will use the original one. I did not notice that the one I ordered is not an exact match.
I did not read the description...
"Nameplate for Quick Change Gearbox
Brass Nameplate, etched and paint filled, drilled for attaching to Gearbox
Used on 10", 11" and 2900 Series 12" Lathes after S/N 67839
Stud Gears are 36T and 72T"
Oh well... it will make for a beautiful wall decoration...
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Old lamp arrived... could not resist installing right away. Installed one of those rubber LED light bulbs that look old school but are shock resistant...
I will remove to paint to match... but man! I like it!!
Paint on the motor housing/mount is not even dry and I am installing stuff on it... I feel like a frigging little kid...
Mounted using existing threaded holes in the motor mount/housing
I will remove to paint to match... but man! I like it!!
Paint on the motor housing/mount is not even dry and I am installing stuff on it
... I feel like a frigging little kid... Mounted using existing threaded holes in the motor mount/housing