Lathe Moving Dolly

[brian Rupnow]

Everything was going back together perfectly, until I discovered I had lost my nuts!! Maybe a note of explanation is required--the lathe is held to the...

[brian Rupnow]

So--Here's the "rest of the story". One picture is of the gear cover that sets on the end of my lathe to protect my fingers from the gears....

[brian Rupnow]

The lathe is repaired and today I fetched it home (more later). This picture shows the lathe freshly unloaded from my truck and bolted to the dolly. It...

[brian Rupnow]

754--My machine shop is 7 foot x 8 foot. I have a lathe, a mill, a belt sander, a shop vac and a drill sharpener in it. By the time I get in there too,...

[brian Rupnow]

And now you know how I spent my day. Everything was material which I had on hand. I haven't heard back from the lathe repair people yet, but whenever...

[brian Rupnow]

Steve---Read post #4.

[brian Rupnow]

So--As I said, I will build a lathe transporting dolly with materials I have on hand. Small casters are from a moving crane I built about 25 years ago,...

[brian Rupnow]

I don't do electrics. If a machine quits, I can #1-Check that the circuit breaker hasn't tripped and that I still have 110v at the outlet. #2 check the...

[brian Rupnow]

A few years ago I cut my first two gears with a home made single tooth cutter that I had made. The two gears meshed just great and I was so proud of them...

[brian Rupnow]

I don't know any other adult men that aren't older than I am. and the lathe has to go thru two doorways and over their transoms.

[brian Rupnow]

There is a back story to this. Five or six years ago when I bought this lathe new, I brought it home from the store in my truck, off-loaded it, tried...

[brian Rupnow]

This is going to be a new, short term project. Thursday my lathe broke down--something electrical. It is a heavy lathe, weighing about 400 pounds. I managed...

[brian Rupnow]

Thank you all for the information. I am at loose ends today without my lathe which died Thursday night and went to the repair shop on Friday. ---Bria...

[brian Rupnow]

I just priced 4 jaw scroll chucks. They seem to start at about $700 and range from there up to $1700.--bit to rich for my blood. I couldn't find a 5"...

[brian Rupnow]

My lathe is 1.5" inside spindle diameter. It comes with a 5/3 reducing sleeve to allow use of a MT 3 center in the end of the spindle.

[brian Rupnow]

What is the scoop on collets for my lathe? I have never used them, and don't know an awful lot about them. I believe that the chuck must be removed and...

[brian Rupnow]

Funny story about horse rasps.--When I was a kid Uncle Charlie Martin lived with us for a couple of years and had a fine team of horses. One of our neighbours...

[brian Rupnow]

It's amazing what one old guy can do when he has some plywood, some metal rollers, and a cherry-picker engine hoist. The lathe came out of my shop, thru...

[brian Rupnow]

Things are going to stop for a while now. My lathe quit working last night about 6:00 o'clock. I was half way thru a cut, turning at 400 rpm with a 0.015"...

[brian Rupnow]

BlackForest--Glad that you stopped by to have a look. One of the reasons that I bought my tig welder is to make very small, hidden welds with.---Bria...