should be 220v but haven't recieved mill yet. should be this week. i plan on adding a bigger lathe this year but not sure what it will be yet. what do you mean by a slave motor? iv'e not heard of that phrase before.
skimmerhead :confused:
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thanks skim. i was up till 2AM cutting a proto of the first project to test procedure and try out tooling. used an old sewer pipe enfield barrel as stock and ended up with excellent profile and runouts. learning how to see the difference between 3 and 10 thou and how to get the finish i want.
with the lead screw ratio as set up i am getting 150RMS, so i will be messing with the gear ratios for target of 63. this lathe came with all 6 spare thread cutting gears, so anything is possible. working at slow speed of about 50 RPM on a 3/4 average diameter with sulfur based oil and high speed tooling.
not a professional machinist, just a machining QA inspector. will be at an auction sunday that promises to have small diameter (2-5") milling heads and various machining tools, so will try to pick up parts for conversion to milling function. also looking for a grinder that can be mounted on the cross slide.
Too much pain reliever that night.
Not slave. Idler motor.
Do a little reading here if you get a chance.
http://homemetalshopclub.org/project...nv/phconv.html
jim
on e-bay i found in the atlas lathe section a chart from little locos that gives you the turning and type of metal, diameter speeds. its color coded and laminated. 10.00 bucks, its worth every penny. no having to figure spindle speeds or dia.'s , just look on the chart, pick type of material, look at color code and you have it.
skimmerhead :cbpour:
Here's an interesting idea:
http://redding.craigslist.org/tls/2302229875.html
Supersize your Logan. Mines already 28", so it wouldn't be worth the few inches for me on this lathe. Well maybe it would, but not worth the time for me. Someday- I'll get a bigger lathe to replace it. I would like a Southwest Industries Trak- combination manual and CNC. Only $20,000 plus but who's counting? ...:mrgreen:
If I could get Danny to fly back here and install it, well then it would be worth it.
http://www.southwesternindustries.co...d_lathes.shtml
1440EX -That's my baby.
1.56 spindle through hole. The headstock doesn't look that wide neither. Could be a great gunsmith lathe.
With 8" of X axis travel, I could do production work with it, no problem.