New ACRA 1440C lathe with Mark Jacobs VFD

[Aukai]

Me too

 

[Beckerkumm]

I'd be interested in a critique of your lathe. I'm an old machine guy but the Acra stuff looks very nice. Dave

 

[Watchwatch]

Beautiful

I’ll post some hot new machine porn hopefully next week. A new Sharp TMV


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[Tipton1965]

Beautiful

I’ll post some hot new machine porn hopefully next week. A new Sharp TMV


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Nice........What size are you getting?

 

[Watchwatch]

10x50

Teaser pic? It’s in town at my cousins dock.

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[Tipton1965]

10x50

Teaser pic? It’s in town at my cousins dock.

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Looks like it made it in one piece. Kind of scary how they ship these larger mills. My ACRA mill shipped the same way.....on a pallet wrapped with plastic. At least they turned the head upside down on yours.

 

[Aukai]

I got lucky, Tom at ACRA shipped mine like this.

 

[ddickey]

Mine came bolted onto to a pallet also. If I were to tell you the truck it came on had the pallet strapped and nothing else would you believe me?

 

[Janderso]

Got the machine off the pallet and on its own feet. Also ran the spindle break in procedure. I have it raised 4.5". View attachment 381534

Beautiful!
It’s interesting to note, this lathe has head stock controls exactly the same as my 1970‘s Clausing Colchester 15 X 50.

 

[Beckerkumm]

Is the Colchester the one with the Matrix clutch or just a back gear? Dave