Thanks Max, most hobbyists can’t afford new equipment and your videos really help those of us that want to buy a used piece of machinery learn a skill.
That machine is just 2 years younger than I am. I wish I could clean up that well. That machine will serve you well once it's sorted and cleaned properly. You're the man to do it. Thanks for another excellent video. Have a good week.
This certainly is a heavy duty lathe. And a few jobs will make it worth the effort. This lathe was abused. Shame on the people that abused it! And you're going to give it some new life. You are certainly the right man for the job Max. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Ed.
Thanks Ed . Always wonders me how they can end up so bad & yet there are older ones still in great condition . I guess some could not give a rats ass how they treat the gear . 👍
Great video mate. The equipment and new workshop are coming along nicely. Thanks for the continuing education and know how in your videos. Have a good one 👍🇦🇺
G'day Max. The Herron K24 might be classed as scrap, but even the small amount of restoring that you are doing, brings back into an operational working lathe. Watch your back with the weight of those part. Well done, looking forward to you firing it up & making the parts required. 👏 🎉
I always enjoy this type of repair, yes a full restoration is always nicer to see, but this will be a working lathe, and what you've started will make it fit for making a few bits and pieces without incurring additional damage... That bigger shakedown you mentioned can be completed when you have a few extra machines in working order.
This lathe was probably a shop lathe used by everyone and cared for by none! I've done this job so many times in the past where it got down to me doing the hard work, or it was never going to get done. There is a lot to be said for each machine being cared for by one man, who had the task of oiling everything each time it gets used, and removing all the little bits of metal that get in under and do damage.
Haha, how many times have I said the same thing. "Im just gonna clean it up enough to use it..." Famous last words right before tearing the whole apart... 🤣
Max there's some air company products that needs to send you a big set of air tools for you to test a impact would come into good use you have a wealth of knowledge on them machines good video
Gday Max, it was surprising that the cross slide was worn like the bed ways, should be interesting to see how it machines once it’s up and running, cheers
Hello Max. It's like opening a wall up in an old house to do a small repair, where does it end. It's hard when you're already 90% of the way there not to fix something. Especially when the fix is often just removing grime and oiling to get it running smooth again. My Broadbent Schofield lathe is a 24" by 120" as well and it also has the assymetrical front way. However, the ways are soft and the wear is beyong the thousands stage and into fractional inches. Your lathe was built the year my parents got married. Ken
Cheers Ken . Later , this machine will be my first attempt at a bed grind . I need to get a bit of experience under my belt before i tackle the HBM . The bed on that has .035 thou wear . 👍
That is some machine! You should try to build a grinder and figure out the best way to manually push it up and down the bed. That would also make a great TH-cam video! How worn is the tail stock ways? I’m commenting at the beginning of the video so I’m not sure if you run an indicator somehow
Hi Max from Australia the land down under Well I must say for a large lathe from 1965 and for “people” running it for 58 years it has just about the right amount of ware, giving that “people” always forget to oil everything that moves or rolls or turns. What a beautiful machine it would have been a pity if this shivering mass of Iron and Steel would have been made into razor blades for me to shave with in the morning. And it is long as well, you might keep your eyes open for about three steady rests, and one fallow rest, how about a taper attachment to. See what the CNC revolution has made available to the world, if we can just keep them from making razor blades out of the behemoths. I think I heard the HBM say it's ok, I'm doing fine now that you put me at center stage, they have started intravenous feeding, so I am still alive, and waiting for your magic fingers to touch my ways, I think I heard it say, you have a “way” with me. So I am impressed with the big lathe, I would even say lets repair this monster from the 1960’s first, you might need it when it come to the open heart surgery and transplant, on the HBM, I really like the looks of your new lathe, I am looking forward to seeing it run. PS how do you think the screw got bent, perhaps in moving it at some point, you know those “people” they have no idea how to move a heavy piece of equipment, “people” they say Yeah, I can move that with a fork lift,--- just get out of my way, disaster time. Thanks for showing us how to do it the right way, there is really only one way to do anything and that is the right way, or figure out the right way to do it instead of being like a bull in a china shop. Sorry I am running off at the mouth……………..
Just a quick little cleanup. Well... let's do this thing too. And while we're here, we can attac over here as well. And... It totally feels like home :)
Wow, there's some wear in that old girl Max. I think you will be surprised though, due to its mass and footprints, I think it will still do a reasonable job over short parts. Cheers, Jon
G'day Max, That old girl sure been around the horn a few times and abused along the way.. After the Max TLC treatment I'm sure she'll still have some good life left. A full restore would be great project if its worthy... ATB....Cheers....
Hi Max, the Italian Stallion will still perform, after all they make Ferrari's. We had a nice Italian lathe on the offshore facility, someone had used a wad punch to make gaskets on the end of the bed, left behind the evidence. What screw pitch, tpi do you need to machine? Imagine pretty large looking at the pitch of the lead screw.
You mention getting an electrician in to connect up the lathe Max; are there restrictions on who can do this sort of work in Oz? You seem like someone who could quite happily and safetly put in a temporary supply.
You have to be a licenced electrician for any electrical work . Easy enough to do some your self , but not worth the risk if things turned pear shaped . 415 volts can be a tad painful ! 👍
@@swanvalleymachineshop Ahh, licencing of a job. One of those things that gets right up my nose. I accept there are some jobs that need a licence, doctors being one. But plumbers, electricians and a good number of others, erhm, no! I would agree that there need to be standards that need to be worked too, but I know a lot of people who I would consider to be competent to work to those standards, without being qualified. Some of the electrical work I have seen done by "qualified" sparkies has quite simply been shocking.
Kinda hoping that the electrician got in to do that wiring you referred to ... No matter what the old girl seems to need a bit of moisturizing with lubrication before you get to working her ... They need that attention the older they get you know... Take off the rust and cobwebs...
Max- with your skills, I am surprised that you would “ call in an electrician “ for a drop cord. Is there a legal reason, or are you not versed in sparks 😂? Second- is it viable to regrind the bed and associated parts to regain original orientation, or is that cost prohibitive? I would assume that Australia is large enough for those services, but ignorant. Just out of high school worked for a guy who had a clapt out lathe, and did a fair share of acceptable work with it, but close enough was the standard.
You have to have a licenced electrician for any electrical work here . I can do little bits , but it's something i do not take any chances with . 3 phase 415 volts can hurt ! Later on i will attempt to re grind the bed myself , we just can't send them out to get done here . It would be cheaper to buy a new machine . 👍
@@Paul-FrancisB Not trying to steal your thunder, I was originally from the UK and my parents had a FB, but it didn't get down to me. Cheers, John 🇨🇦 (🇬🇧)
@@joerogi8401 small world isn't it, I have a '56 Plover, that's a bit older than me, nothing better than the smell of two stroke oil 😬, and it's old enough to be emissions control exempt in the UK
Thanks Max, most hobbyists can’t afford new equipment and your videos really help those of us that want to buy a used piece of machinery learn a skill.
Lol , i can't afford new machines either ! Make it happen with what you have . 👍
That machine is just 2 years younger than I am. I wish I could clean up that well. That machine will serve you well once it's sorted and cleaned properly. You're the man to do it. Thanks for another excellent video. Have a good week.
Cheers 👍
This certainly is a heavy duty lathe.
And a few jobs will make it worth the effort.
This lathe was abused. Shame on the people that abused it!
And you're going to give it some new life.
You are certainly the right man for the job Max.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Ed.
Thanks Ed . Always wonders me how they can end up so bad & yet there are older ones still in great condition . I guess some could not give a rats ass how they treat the gear . 👍
Interesting bag of worms Max. Hope it performs better than expected when you reassemble it. Cheers Tony
Time will tell on that one Tony ! 👍
Great video mate. The equipment and new workshop are coming along nicely. Thanks for the continuing education and know how in your videos. Have a good one 👍🇦🇺
No worries 👍
You certainly got a lot of videos coming by the looks of that gem of a machine. I’m looking forward to all of them. Thanks for sharing.
No worries 👍
G'day Max. The Herron K24 might be classed as scrap, but even the small amount of restoring that you are doing, brings back into an operational working lathe. Watch your back with the weight of those part.
Well done, looking forward to you firing it up & making the parts required. 👏 🎉
Cheers Ted . 👍
I always enjoy this type of repair, yes a full restoration is always nicer to see, but this will be a working lathe, and what you've started will make it fit for making a few bits and pieces without incurring additional damage... That bigger shakedown you mentioned can be completed when you have a few extra machines in working order.
Thanks . 👍
Hello Max, good of you to limber up the old thing. Looks like it was made of gravity! 👍
Thanks 👍
This lathe was probably a shop lathe used by everyone and cared for by none! I've done this job so many times in the past where it got down to me doing the hard work, or it was never going to get done. There is a lot to be said for each machine being cared for by one man, who had the task of oiling everything each time it gets used, and removing all the little bits of metal that get in under and do damage.
Yes . In the real world outside of You tube land , things are different ! 👍
Always a pleasure. I have no doubt you will have this old one back and operating.
Thanks 👍
Good video Max,,thanks for your time
Cheers 👍
Haha, how many times have I said the same thing. "Im just gonna clean it up enough to use it..." Famous last words right before tearing the whole apart... 🤣
Been there done that ! 👍
Nice bit of kit, Max. I often do not enough clearance on my lath. I'm sure you'll fix it right up.
Cheers Rob . 👍
Great video max, gotta love that old machinery I've got a shop full of it,lol..
Thanks . You'll have to get that video camera out ! 👍
Max there's some air company products that needs to send you a big set of air tools for you to test a impact would come into good use you have a wealth of knowledge on them machines good video
That would be good ! 👍
Gday Max, it was surprising that the cross slide was worn like the bed ways, should be interesting to see how it machines once it’s up and running, cheers
Hey Matty , it will be interesting ! 👍
Far out Max, what an old beauty 👌 I'm sure you'll soon resurrect the old girl
That's the plan .... eventually ! Cheers 👍
We had so many machines come in as scrap and it was difficult to see them get broken apart.
That would be hard . 👍
with these great videos now coming 'freely' - it saves me walking down the road to find out the latest. Onwards to 15K subs ......
Lol 👍
Muito bom trabalho amigo, sempre que possível acompanhando daqui para aprender!!!
Lhe desejo muita saúde e cada vez mais sucesso!!!
Thanks 👍
Hello Max. It's like opening a wall up in an old house to do a small repair, where does it end. It's hard when you're already 90% of the way there not to fix something. Especially when the fix is often just removing grime and oiling to get it running smooth again. My Broadbent Schofield lathe is a 24" by 120" as well and it also has the assymetrical front way. However, the ways are soft and the wear is beyong the thousands stage and into fractional inches. Your lathe was built the year my parents got married. Ken
Cheers Ken . Later , this machine will be my first attempt at a bed grind . I need to get a bit of experience under my belt before i tackle the HBM . The bed on that has .035 thou wear . 👍
That is some machine! You should try to build a grinder and figure out the best way to manually push it up and down the bed. That would also make a great TH-cam video! How worn is the tail stock ways? I’m commenting at the beginning of the video so I’m not sure if you run an indicator somehow
That is the plan . Tailstock ways worn by the looks of them . 👍
thanks for the upload max, always interesting.
cheers ben.
Thanks 👍
Hi Max it is easy to get carried away with cleaning, but to make it usable that is what you have to do. Cheers
Very easy & i am fighting it ! 👍
Hi Max from Australia the land down under
Well I must say for a large lathe from 1965 and for “people” running it for 58 years it has just about the right amount of ware, giving that “people” always forget to oil everything that moves or rolls or turns.
What a beautiful machine it would have been a pity if this shivering mass of Iron and Steel would have been made into razor blades for me to shave with in the morning.
And it is long as well, you might keep your eyes open for about three steady rests, and one fallow rest, how about a taper attachment to. See what the CNC revolution has made available to the world, if we can just keep them from making razor blades out of the behemoths.
I think I heard the HBM say it's ok, I'm doing fine now that you put me at center stage, they have started intravenous feeding, so I am still alive, and waiting for your magic fingers to touch my ways, I think I heard it say, you have a “way” with me.
So I am impressed with the big lathe, I would even say lets repair this monster from the 1960’s first, you might need it when it come to the open heart surgery and transplant, on the HBM, I really like the looks of your new lathe, I am looking forward to seeing it run.
PS how do you think the screw got bent, perhaps in moving it at some point, you know those “people” they have no idea how to move a heavy piece of equipment, “people” they say Yeah, I can move that with a fork lift,--- just get out of my way, disaster time.
Thanks for showing us how to do it the right way, there is really only one way to do anything and that is the right way, or figure out the right way to do it instead of being like a bull in a china shop.
Sorry I am running off at the mouth……………..
Cheers . Who knows how that got bent , some ruff bastard ! Cheers .
Nice size lathe, my big le blonde heavy duty has the same way issue but since it mostly does faceplate work I haven’t looked into addressing it yet
Interesting . This one will be the test subject for bed grinding later on , a good practice run before i do the HBM ! 👍
Not bad for a 78 year old machine.
How many hours or thousand of hours work has it done in those years.
Thanks Max for another awesome video
58 years
Cheers 👍
1965 was a good year !!! 👍
@@garyrhodes7089 yes I miss calculated by 20 years, but still if it could talk I bet it would have some amazing stories to tell.
Thanks for the video Max. Hope you and the family have a very Merry Christmas mate. 👍🇦🇺
Thanks . Have a good one as well ! 🍺🍺🍺
Thanks Max you have a lot of work ahead of you lol
Just a wee bit , all good though ! 👍
Just a quick little cleanup. Well... let's do this thing too. And while we're here, we can attac over here as well. And...
It totally feels like home :)
Lol . It's hard for me to keep it to a minimum with this one ! 👍
No shortage of work in that shop my friend. Looks like a pretty big job but we’ll worth the sweat equity.
Plenty to do here ! 👍
Looking forward to seeing the spaghetti bender making chips!!!
Same here Chuck . It will do an 80 mm pitch thread ! 👍
Wow, there's some wear in that old girl Max. I think you will be surprised though, due to its mass and footprints, I think it will still do a reasonable job over short parts. Cheers, Jon
Yes , should be ok for short stuff , also longer parts further down the bed . I will have a crack at grinding the bed later on . 👍
G'day Max, That old girl sure been around the horn a few times and abused along the way.. After the Max TLC treatment I'm sure she'll still have some good life left.
A full restore would be great project if its worthy...
ATB....Cheers....
Thanks . Eventually , it will be a bed grinding test guinea pig !
Max! You forgot to give us a close-up of the cross-feed nut! :(
I have not cleaned it yet , next video !!! 👍
Thanks for sharing 👍
No problem 👍
Hi Max, the Italian Stallion will still perform, after all they make Ferrari's.
We had a nice Italian lathe on the offshore facility, someone had used a wad punch to make gaskets on the end of the bed, left behind the evidence.
What screw pitch, tpi do you need to machine?
Imagine pretty large looking at the pitch of the lead screw.
Only M30 x 3.5 for a wood lathe spindle , my small lathe will not do it . I am hanging to try it set to 80mm pitch . 👍
You mention getting an electrician in to connect up the lathe Max; are there restrictions on who can do this sort of work in Oz? You seem like someone who could quite happily and safetly put in a temporary supply.
You have to be a licenced electrician for any electrical work . Easy enough to do some your self , but not worth the risk if things turned pear shaped . 415 volts can be a tad painful ! 👍
@@swanvalleymachineshop Ahh, licencing of a job. One of those things that gets right up my nose. I accept there are some jobs that need a licence, doctors being one. But plumbers, electricians and a good number of others, erhm, no! I would agree that there need to be standards that need to be worked too, but I know a lot of people who I would consider to be competent to work to those standards, without being qualified. Some of the electrical work I have seen done by "qualified" sparkies has quite simply been shocking.
carriage could benefit from an extended handle with a much larger wheel Max. get those arms pumping!
Needs a bigger one , on the look out ! 👍
That is a nice made heavy lathe..
Cheers 👍
I've never seen such a large threading dial. Are the numbers in braille?
Lol , like a Pizza ! If you are cutting an 80 mm pitch thread i guess a big dial is a great help ! 👍
Thx for the vid.
No worries 👍
Kinda hoping that the electrician got in to do that wiring you referred to ... No matter what the old girl seems to need a bit of moisturizing with lubrication before you get to working her ... They need that attention the older they get you know... Take off the rust and cobwebs...
Thanks . 👍
Max- with your skills, I am surprised that you would “ call in an electrician “ for a drop cord. Is there a legal reason, or are you not versed in sparks 😂? Second- is it viable to regrind the bed and associated parts to regain original orientation, or is that cost prohibitive? I would assume that Australia is large enough for those services, but ignorant. Just out of high school worked for a guy who had a clapt out lathe, and did a fair share of acceptable work with it, but close enough was the standard.
You have to have a licenced electrician for any electrical work here . I can do little bits , but it's something i do not take any chances with . 3 phase 415 volts can hurt ! Later on i will attempt to re grind the bed myself , we just can't send them out to get done here . It would be cheaper to buy a new machine . 👍
Good stuff !!
Thanks 👍
Nice progress - 👍👍😎👍👍
Thanks 👍
Thanks Max realy interesting ol girl
Cheers . 👍
How many HP (or Kilowatts, I can convert) is that beast Max?
10hp 👍
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Wow, 10.1 subs
Finally !!! 👍
Woo hoo, comment #1
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@@Paul-FrancisB
Not trying to steal your thunder, I was originally from the UK and my parents had a FB, but it didn't get down to me.
Cheers,
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@@joerogi8401 small world isn't it, I have a '56 Plover, that's a bit older than me, nothing better than the smell of two stroke oil 😬, and it's old enough to be emissions control exempt in the UK
Lol , Cheers 👍
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Dude... get a few pics or vid of apron gearing if your pulling it off......
Great vids
No worries . 👍