My second Mondiale lathe.

[orjo]

When I purchased this lathe it came with 4 chucks.
One Selfcentering 3 point chuck From TOS mounted on a backingplate. This one was mounted on the lathe when I bought it.
One selfcentering 4 point chuck (unknow fabricator) mounted on a backing plate.
One selfcentering 3 point chuck with no backing plate.
and one 4 point chuck with no selfcentering.

All chuck had only one set of jaws and are not interchangeble. I could only mount axles with a diamater of 90 mm (3.5")

For the TOS chuck i ordered me a set of jaxs so I can grab about 200 mm( 7.8") outside diameter. They where ordered directly From TOS in Svitavy in the Czech Republic.I payed 83.86 € (about 95.00$) A new chuck would have cost me twice as much and I had to make a new backplate.
Yesterday They arrived, the fit is exelent.

I'm now a very happy man.

 

[orjo]

Today I started making a ball turning toolpost for my lathe.
It will be mounted instead of the compound.
It will be made without a drawing. all I did was take some measurements, see what materials I had laying around and started.
First I cutoff piece of angle iron 200 x 100 x 10 mm 230 mm long.
This was machined down on my mill.
Next I milled a piece off heavy steel of 100 x 80 x 30 mm.
See the pictures below for the result.
The next time I will proceed with drilling and tapping and the other parts.

 

[FOMOGO]

Good progress. I will look forward to your next installment. Mike

 

[thomas s]

great job on the rebuild of that lathe. thomas s