Thread: New lathe

Looks like it will clean up nice, I have machine tools too, seems to be a lot of it for sale around here now, just got a tiny indexer for my small lathe.

Have fun Rusen.

Well mashining is contagious , just like Jnats
I will buy a good small drilling press and a old milling mashine and 3 - rd compresor for my blasting set up , When i have money , offcoarse .
Now i needed second lathe and i avoid new craps from China that cost so much
I whanted a old mashine , heavy but the size of my first one so i got it
I howp that i will manage to make the countershaft as i will weld a base and put 2 old bearing holders on it an i will make an spindle or axis for the aluminium step puley that came with the mashine
I need to calculate and make another 2 puley for the motor and the axe to motor
it need a new quick change toolpost
After all it will became a beauty - its shure

Originally Posted by Geezer

A nice find! You have the correct attitude for renewing it. Complete tear-down...with photographs along the way of each assembly..and connector. Ooh, don't make my mistake of assembling the spindle into the headstock without first putting the drive-belt in place I have helped a few guys to rework such machines over the years. look bad but will be working long into the future. New you would be looking at USD$1800 for a similar new machine.

Good items are the link drive belts of this type available most all over the world, in that case you need not have the drive belt in place till you add the motor and then assemble the belt with lathe and motor in place.:
vibration-free-link-belt
~Richard

Yep. I remember my lathe has a leather belt that has little metal loops in each end & you put the belt on & the loops go in between each other like fingers & a pin goes through the loops & holds the belt together. I have been trying to get it over here. I sent a text message to my buddy but he may have not gotten it because he told me he would help me out. One of these days, hopefully soon..........................

Originally Posted by engine46

Yep. I remember my lathe has a leather belt that has little metal loops in each end & you put the belt on & the loops go in between each other like fingers & a pin goes through the loops & holds the belt together. I have been trying to get it over here. I sent a text message to my buddy but he may have not gotten it because he told me he would help me out. One of these days, hopefully soon..........................

Darn, the only new flat belt maker around the area here closed up about 6 years back. He made the belts to size and I had him skive some leather for me. My first strop!!
The companies still manufacture belts for the popular machines:

flat+drive+belts+suppliers
Cheap too!
Have fun!
~Richard

Now with a flat belt is easy - get a piece of natural taned cowhide and cut a rellacement for the old belt The fittings are not nrccesary to be iron You can cut the leather or specific material diagonaly choosing the right direction Glue it with a gum glue for old inside tires or a leather glue Squeese it for better adhesion
After make 2 rows of holes and 1 row throu the glued ribon with a 1.2 - 1.8 mm drill bit
Next go to the fishing store and ask for 2 mters of theyre thickest or strongest fishing line that is like Dyynema - multy fiber line
Get a needle and saw it , throw the holes ,as you make the knot on the outside at the end
Cover the string or the line with litle beeswax This will be strong I repair old watter pump that way and it still works I saw a buffing weels from old cotton tisues After you drill it it is sawed very easy
Now those small lathes dont need so powerfull conections as the biggest lathes that are drived by the central shaft system on the roof or the rooms and the string conestion is much quiet comparing to the methal that will make 500 or 1000 click click - s on minute
Or maybe ding ding hah ah ah a
Now if you put the leather on a flat surface and if you are skilled get a skiner knife a chisel or kiridashi an thin the leather for abbout 6 - 6 sm or 2 - 3 inshes conicaly
Glue the conection on a big wide ribbon and if it i made well you dont need to saw it
We make chipings in a range of 0.1 to 0.6 0.8 mm thick with our small lathes or a cast iron or aluminium or brass
Now instrumental steels are stromger but i do not believe to have problems
You can also make new pulleys from everything - delrin wood aluminium brass cast iron
Or get mashine the flat one with a V groove in the midle and put a V belt for better power

Here is a method of stitching a flat belt. That works well. I sold off my 12" South Bend so i do not need a flat belt anymore.
~Richard
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Originally Posted by RusenBG

Now with a flat belt is easy - get a piece of natural taned cowhide and cut a rellacement for the old belt The fittings are not nrccesary to be iron You can cut the leather or specific material diagonaly choosing the right direction Glue it with a gum glue for old inside tires or a leather glue Squeese it for better adhesion
After make 2 rows of holes and 1 row throu the glued ribon with a 1.2 - 1.8 mm drill bit
Next go to the fishing store and ask for 2 mters of theyre thickest or strongest fishing line that is like Dyynema - multy fiber line
Get a needle and saw it , throw the holes ,as you make the knot on the outside at the end
Cover the string or the line with litle beeswax This will be strong I repair old watter pump that way and it still works I saw a buffing weels from old cotton tisues After you drill it it is sawed very easy
Now those small lathes dont need so powerfull conections as the biggest lathes that are drived by the central shaft system on the roof or the rooms and the string conestion is much quiet comparing to the methal that will make 500 or 1000 click click - s on minute
Or maybe ding ding hah ah ah a
Now if you put the leather on a flat surface and if you are skilled get a skiner knife a chisel or kiridashi an thin the leather for abbout 6 - 6 sm or 2 - 3 inshes conicaly
Glue the conection on a big wide ribbon and if it i made well you dont need to saw it
We make chipings in a range of 0.1 to 0.6 0.8 mm thick with our small lathes or a cast iron or aluminium or brass
Now instrumental steels are stromger but i do not believe to have problems
You can also make new pulleys from everything - delrin wood aluminium brass cast iron
Or get mashine the flat one with a V groove in the midle and put a V belt for better power

Originally Posted by Geezer

Here is a method of stitching a flat belt. That works well. I sold off my 12" South Bend so i do not need a flat belt anymore.
~Richard
[/stitching-a-flat-belt-for-machinery/

Richard, I know someone still makes those belts. I think I saw someone on eBay awhile back that made them but the link you sent, I like very much & if I ever need a new belt, I'll just make one. Thanks!

Those belt makers may be a good source for Strop leather eh? At least if they cut to length and width needed you won't end up with a Short strop. 300 Kronar for a strop, give me a break as that is just stupid.

Flat leather belts were Great in their day, I had an Bridgeport end mill in alaska that came from the navy base on Kodiak was flat belt run, converted it to V belt, saved lots of time and trouble. 3 phase motor and phase converter and she ran pretty true on lubrication and cleanup. When done she looked New.

Richard what is the purpose of the bullgear that is driven by the spindle gears
ive read that serves for better use in the lowest speeds or when working on a big diameter details
anywayi dont need it for my job as im making pipes and small details isnt it

Originally Posted by RusenBG

Richard what is the purpose of the bullgear that is driven by the spindle gears
ive read that serves for better use in the lowest speeds or when working on a big diameter details
anywayi dont need it for my job as im making pipes and small details isnt it

It is a method of increasing torque while reducing rotational speed in a controlled way which makes it possible to do threading on the lathe or to turn a large diameter of stock. Lots of info on these threads:
search?q=back+gear+lathe
Keep on keepin' on!
~Richard