Mike Cruz
09-05-2010, 7:49 AM
I got this lathe in April. :o Knew right away that I wanted to tinker with it. When I got it, both the shelves were made of 2x pine. The drawers looked like they were made by a bunch of High School students. Actually, this lathe was a Jr. High School lathe at some point (evident by the inscription on the side), so more likely, it was made by 8th or 9th graders.
At some point, I will remake the drawers, but for now, it is open. Yes, I want them yesterday, but I have a million and two other things to do, and I don't need the drawers for the lathe to be operational. So, it'll have to wait.
This is what it looked like when I got it.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=148574&d=1271703377
I made new upper and lower shelves out of oak that was taken out of our barn during its rehab. So, it has cool nail holes and stuff in it. I also added a 1 hp motor and linkbelt. A good cleaning helped, too. I decided not to refinish all the cast iron. I don't mind that it shows its age.
The motor mount took some thinking and planning. This is the best I could come up with. Works great...in theory. We'll see how well in action...
The fist pic shows it up against the wall, the way I thought I was going to have it in the shop. But, due to advice I got in another thread, I decided to place it perpendicular to the wall so I can get to the other side if need be. No, it isn't bolted down yet. I'll see how I like it here first.
Never mind the junk to the left of the lathe...it'll get moved when I find a "place" for it all. :o Also, never mind the dust collection pipe on the wall. It has already been removed. I had run some 4" pipe over there last year, and am in the process of now running 6" over there. Oh, and the trash can, while in a great place to catch chips, is now not there either. There is a mobile clamp rack there now. One of my next projects is to hang a curtain behind the lathe to try to somewhat contain the chips and not cover my compressor.
Oh, yeah, just remembered. YES, the power cord is too short and needs to be lengthened and the cord from the motor to the switch needs to be shortened...
At some point, I will remake the drawers, but for now, it is open. Yes, I want them yesterday, but I have a million and two other things to do, and I don't need the drawers for the lathe to be operational. So, it'll have to wait.
This is what it looked like when I got it.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=148574&d=1271703377
I made new upper and lower shelves out of oak that was taken out of our barn during its rehab. So, it has cool nail holes and stuff in it. I also added a 1 hp motor and linkbelt. A good cleaning helped, too. I decided not to refinish all the cast iron. I don't mind that it shows its age.
The motor mount took some thinking and planning. This is the best I could come up with. Works great...in theory. We'll see how well in action...
The fist pic shows it up against the wall, the way I thought I was going to have it in the shop. But, due to advice I got in another thread, I decided to place it perpendicular to the wall so I can get to the other side if need be. No, it isn't bolted down yet. I'll see how I like it here first.
Never mind the junk to the left of the lathe...it'll get moved when I find a "place" for it all. :o Also, never mind the dust collection pipe on the wall. It has already been removed. I had run some 4" pipe over there last year, and am in the process of now running 6" over there. Oh, and the trash can, while in a great place to catch chips, is now not there either. There is a mobile clamp rack there now. One of my next projects is to hang a curtain behind the lathe to try to somewhat contain the chips and not cover my compressor.
Oh, yeah, just remembered. YES, the power cord is too short and needs to be lengthened and the cord from the motor to the switch needs to be shortened...