Clueless: My electrolysis tank is ready to go!
Hvontres: Stored outside, oceanfront, no doubt!
Middle: I may need a half dozen electrolysis tanks!
Atwaterrkent: I love that 8N! Does everything around here. Well spotted, with regard to the shaper bits.
Matt: I was shocked when I opened the drawers! Not much missing, is there. Which is a good thing, as you don’t see much on eBay. Indeed the backgears are not missing any teeth, nor are the change gears. I will rebuild it. And it was $660. Seller loaded it into my truck. No rigger required.
Ulma: Who did this? Our government. Left outside for years.
Hermetic: Yep, I was the sucker, er, ah, I mean successful bidder.
AJB: Remarkable transformation! Very nice!
Here follows some pictures before and after lots of work knocking the rust off the ways. My intention is to put this critter back together and see how a test bar does. If the results are pathetic, I’ll scrape and flake.
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Meanwhile, here’s the gearbox, headstock, etc…
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Condition of the carriage was remarkably clean inside:
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That feed screw looks rough though!
Headstock bearings:
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Underdrive could be worse:
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Very tidy, no swarf, but a bit of rust, though…!
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The electric motor is dated 1989 (scratched on by hand), so the lathe was in service as late as then…but what year was the lathe made!? Serial number is TXE 17696 T. Anybody know?
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