I purchased a nishimori kogyo lathe last summer, and have not run it yet as I operate off of a ramen type budget currently. I have saved enough for some tooling and a VFD which for the time has to be shared by my mill (another project thread shortly )and lathe.
With that said I have this 60s vintage Japanese lathe that has a 5/8 tool (stud)post, but no T slot, is this normal for machines of this vintage? What type of tool post do I need to look for?
It has an A1-5 short taper style mounting flange, does anyone make a camlock adapter for these types of mounting flanges?
One interesting feature of this lathe is that instead of having a dial on the handle it has a build in long and short travel indicator. The dial lenses are a bit foggy so I have to figure out what to do there.
As I have found these lathes are a bit of an orphan so if you have any information on the please share.
Also, I should add I have taken classes to become a machinist/tool maker long ago(15 years), but I was a B student in an A+ world. So most machining terms and operations are not completely greek to me.
With that said I have this 60s vintage Japanese lathe that has a 5/8 tool (stud)post, but no T slot, is this normal for machines of this vintage? What type of tool post do I need to look for?
It has an A1-5 short taper style mounting flange, does anyone make a camlock adapter for these types of mounting flanges?
One interesting feature of this lathe is that instead of having a dial on the handle it has a build in long and short travel indicator. The dial lenses are a bit foggy so I have to figure out what to do there.
As I have found these lathes are a bit of an orphan so if you have any information on the please share.
Also, I should add I have taken classes to become a machinist/tool maker long ago(15 years), but I was a B student in an A+ world. So most machining terms and operations are not completely greek to me.
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