New To Me 11" Logan 920

[Charlieman22]

New to machining in general - so lots of blind spots.
Was trying to get a small part machined for my Vespa
Next thing I knew - I had acquired a 4000lb mill in need of rehab (https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/beauty-in-the-beast-webb-5bvk-barn-find-conversion.92961/)
Which lead to an alarming amount of deliveries to my door of various tooling.
Which metastasized into an 11" Logan 920 mill purchased this morning as I was innocently drinking a cup of coffee.
Side note: If my wife asks, all of this is about $250 worth of stuff.

Lathe seems in pretty good shape.
Plugs into 110 outlet, runs forward and reverse, no apparent major clicking/clacking.
Was owned for past 40 years by 91yr old gentleman recently deceased.
Son in-law says it has had very light use during that time - and my general impression matches.

Plan is to disassemble to move this Saturday.
This will allow me to load into truck, but also clean and examine all the working bits on reassembly.
Will also give me a sense of how things operate.
It comes with some tooling - 1/2 of which I have no idea what it is.
The other half - I have no idea how to use...
Yet.

It's possible that some components are elsewhere in this gentleman's very full garage.
Am posting in hopes that anything I should be looking for/aware of - might get flagged.
Also welcome any insights on disassembly.
Found the Tubalcain video (

) which is very helpful - but it lacks the one bit I have the most questions on: motor drive unit removal.
It rests on a post - and appears like it might just be sitting on it via gravity?

All feedback/advice/critiquing welcome.
Question at the end of the pictures on one particular item.
Thanks in advance!
-CM



This last photo, I am told, is for a collet closer. I believe it belongs to this machine - and I see there is a collet holding tool included. Not sure how exactly it fits on - or if its all there.

 

[Norseman C.B.]

The first lathe I owned was a 920 good solid machine, the collet closer is a big plus, and the included tooling is gravy !!
Good deal and good luck with it...............

 

[Alcap]

Very nice ! When you go pick it up take some extra $$$ And see if there’s anything else you might need down the road . Stock cabinets, maybe tooling for your mill . Years of machining you never know what goodies yo might come across. Good Luck

 

[mmcmdl]

It comes with some tooling - 1/2 of which I have no idea what it is.
The other half - I have no idea how to use...

Welcome to the site and congrats on the machines ! Let the fun begin .

 

[Charlieman22]

Thanks Gents.
Will definitely show up with a bit of cash in hand - and do some rummaging.
Was suggested to me that there might be a whack of 5C collets hiding somewhere in there - given the holder and closer - so I will certainly hunt for that.

Wondering if the crowd might be able to identify some of the components in the pictures.
I've labeled them with letters to help.
Much appreciated.
-CM

 

[tmenyc]

Let the fun begin is right! It looks great, nicer than my 820 when I got it, similar story. And you got a collet closer...bet there's a rack of collets still there waiting for you.

 

[Charlieman22]

bet there's a rack of collets still there waiting for you.

Great minds...
Will definitely hunt for them!
Would be a nice beni.

 

[Steve-F]

A is a knurl tool, C and H appear to be from a lantern tool post, G are more knurl wheels You have well so far Grasshopper!

 

[Charlieman22]

Oh man.
Though I can't exactly explain why myself - I have always wanted the ability to knurl an item!
Tks!

 

[Charlieman22]

Ok - so Steve identified A, C, H, & G.
Thanks Steve!
Could still use some help with B, D, E, F, and I if anyone else wants to take a stab?!
Feels like I am hosting the '70's game show "Liars Club"!

Looking back at the pictures, of the lathe tooling that is, I think I see a collet - and it seams to have some sort of tail on it.
That's a mystery to me.
I assumed these would be 5C collets.
Perhaps it is - and that is a tool holder of some kind screwed on to it.

If so, my question is - what is that tail and how does it interact with the lathe?