Gav's 101.

Last of the parts cleaned and painted. Have a handful of bolts and washers to buy then I can do final assembly. A little bit each night helps in keeping things moving along. 👍

Oh, and here’s a pic of the first bit of heavy iron. It’s a monster and a lot bigger than what I need, but it will fit where I need it to in the garage and the last thing I would have wanted was to get a smaller unit then find it was just a bit too small.

Everything works on it it’s got some very nice features like rapids in both the main carriage and cross slide. Can cut just about every thread known to man including diametrical and modular (never likely to use those, but it’s got em). Had the lid off it, all gears in good condition, bed has wear as you’d expect but not aweful and I don’t need to do any close tolerance work with it.

Comes with 2 x 3 jaw chucks, a large 4 jaw, steady and travelling steady, face plate and a few spare chuck jaws. Got all the bits ordered to put 3 phase on at home so have the garage to clean out and some wiring to do before it comes home.

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Got all the bits painted last night so tonight they were dry. Final fit of steering column, bevel box and steering box done. Everything works as it should and I’m happy.

Picked up all the loose bits from the lathe today, was more there than I thought - including tailstock centres, boring bars, some basic tooling etc. the 4 jaw chuck is unused or almost unused and still has a coating on it. Jaws are tight and straight. The small 3 jaw chuck is ok, but has some wear and the big 3 jaw is quite worn and obviously the main chick used on it. Also came with a 5C collet chuck too, so pretty comprehensive.

It comes home tomorrow week, so I have to get a wriggle on cleaning a space for it. 😁

First job it will have once wired in will be to help make a small crane that I can mount next to it to change chucks or put larger pieces in the lathe with, so yet another project to get sorted as there’s no way I could lift the 4 jaw or the face plate myself. Face plate looks brand new too and hasn’t seen much use. Doubt I will use it either so might make a rotary welding table up out of that at some point, will see.

Just to top the night off, I had to get my last Cat put down. Poor bugger was very old and it was time, but never easy...☹️

All bolts, locktited, marked and checked. Floor back in. Need to find a nut and washer for the power steering box as it didn’t come with either, so off to the wreckers at some stage and I won’t be far off steering it again. 😊

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Holy **** Batman, thats a proper Man's lathe . Makes mine look like a Sherline .

Yep, I think a bit of ‘Tim the Toolman Taylor’ came out in me when I was looking at it - But last thing I wanted was to buy something a bit too small. If I find a job too big for this puppy, I’m up to no good... 😁

How would it go doing Crump and Cornish break backing plates...? [emoji6]

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How would it go doing Crump and Cornish break backing plates...? [emoji6]

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Easy as - with room to spare. 👍

One of the first jobs off the rank then! [emoji3]

Might be a few more weeks before the 3 phase is connected, but I know a guy that can get a suitable genset to run it in the meantime.... 👍

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