Alan F.
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I thought this was fun:
You could make a solid tool post riser to suit, and remove the top/ compound slide.This lathe is a 10” swing. So a small OXA would suck.
That stud is removable and I could easily turn a new one to replace it that would be flush with the compound slide.
Now that I’m thinking about it though, how often do I really use a compound slide? Pretty darn rare.
The crossslide on this thing is essentially a small mill bed (since it’s also a mill)
Maybe I’ll just machine a riser block to sit on the mill bed. It would be more rigid without the compound slide anyways, and I can make the height and overhang anything I want. Then I can use an AXA. Or even a BXA QCTP and set the centreline height at whatever I want.
And the rare time I actually need the compound slide I can just put it on and use the old tool post for whatever I need it for.
You could make a solid tool post riser to suit, and remove the top/ compound slide.
I did this on my Chinese lathe and it stiffend things up quite a bit.
No worries, there are some YouTube videos that are helpful, one in particular I can't remember the name of, he is Canadian from memory.Thanks for this! Very helpful! That’s sorta what I was leaning towards. But the pics help a lot.
So you got Greg's lathe I see.Speaking of lathes- heres one I have in mothballs looking to sell it. Not a great choice as a general purpose machine but quite useful for production work ie cranking out parts on a production basis; perfect for motorcycle-sized bushings, screws etc. I don't do much production so it doesn't get used enough. The last run I did on it was a series of aluminum button caps for a 70's stereo.
So you got Greg's lathe I see.
That was a good buy!
That's interesting. I wouldn't have thought electronics would be an issue on that machine. I assumed it would be purely mechanical after switching the motor on.I used to own this 1945 Monarch 10EE. Bought as a project. But kinda realized I was in way over my head w/ the electronics. An elec engr friend helped me get it running. But w/ the wear and electricals, it just wasn't a good fit for me and I sold it about 10 years back.
Well no shit! I should have known it was you w/ the ATW lathe, LOL. I just had no idea you rode motorcycles. So didn't make the connection. Ha Ha, small world!lol, I am he :) I did sell off the lathe though (at my usual breathtaking $ loss) - another Wade 7 turret guy actually using his to make money- mine was lots less worn than his, so it was a good upgrade for him.
That's interesting. I wouldn't have thought electronics would be an issue on that machine. I assumed it would be purely mechanical after switching the motor on.
Well no shit! I should have known it was you w/ the ATW lathe, LOL. I just had no idea you rode motorcycles. So didn't make the connection. Ha Ha, small world!
Doesn't ring a bell? I've never owned anything that takes BS#7 collets? You must be thinking of somebody else. My Bridgeport came out of a garage in Bethesda.I remember hauling a couple BS#7 collets down from Philly and giving them to my wife to hand off to you; IIRC you bought a mill out of the same garage I got my 14" ATW from?
Well-met here :)
Nice lathe the 10L, i had great ideas for a 10l some years ago, i got a bed and headstock for one in a deal for a load of other tools and some ford kent crossflow engines, At the time i really strugled to find any of the many missing parts it was pre fleabay and indeed the internet and it was just a case of dealers and word of mouth watching auction catalogues etc and i just never seemed to conect with anything for that south bend.My current lathe is a 36 ctr-ctr South bend 10L. Its in pretty nice shape, and I've got just about every accessory for it. Even have metric transposing gears. I'll have to put up a decent photo of it. I'd like to get another lathe to accompany it. Something larger in the 12-14 inch or so range.