You got a great laugh haha Got my old Enco 9x20 for $50 but i had to drive 3 hours to get it and needs a rebuild. This video is inspiring me to get off my arse and restore it and actually use it for its purpose.
Correct. That is how you get fired in a machine shop. I have been guilty of it though. Any machinist that says he or she has never let a key in the chuck is telling a tall tale for the apprentices.
hey buddy so i was watching your video here cus im interested in getting a jet benchtop lathe as well and you had mentioned you got yours for super cheap from a guy who gets them damaged and then gets them fixed a sells them can you possibly put me in the direction so i could maybe buy one the same way you did. thanks alot
Hi Derek. Absolutely. I got my Jet from Equipment Sales & Surplus in Auburn, WA (local for me, but he ships as well). I have bought 56 machines from him over the years and 2 have been either floor model sales or refurbished. The quality is the same as the new ones I bought from them. I do business there when ever I can and he has taken care of two friends with their wood lathe and sheet metal break purchases. www.equipmentsalesandsurplus.com
Sorry. I should have explained the whole process better, but there was some cussing and frustration when mounting the Quick Change Tool Post or trying to the first time. Here is the short version: The QCTP comes with a bolt that had a different thread than the one on the bottom of my compound slide. I had to take the compount off the cross slide, take it all apart, turn down metric nut, and pin it in place with a roll pin on the bottom of the compound (anti rotation) in order to allow me to mount the QCTP. Why not use the bolt already on the compound? It was both too short and was larger in diameter than the hole in the QCTP. The lathe is a Jet and the QCTP is from Little Machine Shop and everything was supposed to be a direct mount - hence the cussing and extra work when it was not. In hindsight, I could have also turned a new double threaded bolt, but I would have had to source the right thread die.
Just found your channel and Subscribed. Very nice lathe
You got a great laugh haha
Got my old Enco 9x20 for $50 but i had to drive 3 hours to get it and needs a rebuild. This video is inspiring me to get off my arse and restore it and actually use it for its purpose.
Nice score. Those are solid little lathes.
First you never leave a Chuck key in the Chuck….ever.Day 1 of any metal shop class in high school.
Correct. That is how you get fired in a machine shop. I have been guilty of it though. Any machinist that says he or she has never let a key in the chuck is telling a tall tale for the apprentices.
Great lathe and great setup ideas.
i just picked one of these up last night off marketplace, got it pretty cheap, i thought it was a good deal
hey buddy so i was watching your video here cus im interested in getting a jet benchtop lathe as well and you had mentioned you got yours for super cheap from a guy who gets them damaged and then gets them fixed a sells them can you possibly put me in the direction so i could maybe buy one the same way you did. thanks alot
Hi Derek. Absolutely. I got my Jet from Equipment Sales & Surplus in Auburn, WA (local for me, but he ships as well). I have bought 56 machines from him over the years and 2 have been either floor model sales or refurbished. The quality is the same as the new ones I bought from them. I do business there when ever I can and he has taken care of two friends with their wood lathe and sheet metal break purchases.
www.equipmentsalesandsurplus.com
@@MattofManyTrades awesome thanks so much for your quick response i will be looking into it at the link you provided. thanks again
i got mine for 1/8 retail
just kidding
While the vid is somewhat helpful, the description is misleading. IT is NOT a "Setting up one". It's already set up.
You wont be so happy when you have to replace that stupidly thin Gates drive belt.
I have three of them for a reason…
If your going to do video upgrade your audio.
slide your audio button to the right.
Your explanation of why you turned down a nut because you want to install a quick change post makes no sense
Sorry. I should have explained the whole process better, but there was some cussing and frustration when mounting the Quick Change Tool Post or trying to the first time. Here is the short version: The QCTP comes with a bolt that had a different thread than the one on the bottom of my compound slide. I had to take the compount off the cross slide, take it all apart, turn down metric nut, and pin it in place with a roll pin on the bottom of the compound (anti rotation) in order to allow me to mount the QCTP. Why not use the bolt already on the compound? It was both too short and was larger in diameter than the hole in the QCTP. The lathe is a Jet and the QCTP is from Little Machine Shop and everything was supposed to be a direct mount - hence the cussing and extra work when it was not. In hindsight, I could have also turned a new double threaded bolt, but I would have had to source the right thread die.
Oh ok thank for clearing that up. I might get a 9 x 20 soon that’s why
@@TomSGao This is my second one. REALLY handy size. I would advise staying away from anything with plastic gears!