Hello Noah! What a beauty! That was a huge undertaking and it came out great... Lots of jobs require roughing out and hard work first that's why many machine shops have a primary lathe to get the part close and a second lathe to get the part to tolerance. Roughing out heavy stock on a precision lathe just adds wear and tear. What a great machine! 😃👍
Thanks John! Yes exactly in regards to roughing. Unfortunately I don't do quite enough work yet to justify needing a whole second machine with about the same power and swing just for roughing. There is a few things it could be tighter on just for roughing as well. But I'll keep using it. Thanks for stopping by.
I have never gotten into the lathe work. Dad does all that. I guess we don't do much with ours. Dad does seem to enjoy using it when he can. I watch him work it but like I said we don't use it much.
A lathe has got to be my favorite tool ever. It's so satisfying to me to be able to make very intricate, precise and useful parts with such a simple tool. The amount of setups and what you can do with one is really only limited by one's imagination. They truly are the grandfather of all machine tools.
Nice video My biggest complaint on older lathes is the size of the spindle holes. I get somewhat frustrated with the lathe I have but it is better than no lathe.
Thanks! Yes, that is one of the worst things about older lathes. This thing has a piddly ass 1 9/16" bore, which was standard across basically all machines in it's class +/- 1/8". That Lagun has a 2 1/6" which is fairly hearty for a 14" lathe. Doubly so for being built in '82. I was laughing with some fellas on a forum the other day as I had found a 9" mini-lathe weighing all of about 150lbs with a 1.5" spindle bore. A whopping 1/16" smaller than this 5000 lb lathe. Pretty humorous if you ask me.
I do love that lathe. I have followed all your fix ups on HSM. Very good work and great learning machining experience. No shame in having a "roughing" lathe. I like the single-dog clutch threading. My Hendey T&G has that, like my Hardinge. Keep up the good work. ----Doozer
Thanks for stopping by Doozer! Gotta love a Hendey T&G. All of Hendey's lathes actually. I've come to really appreciate some of the later gear head ones, I wouldn't mind trying one out some day. The leadscrew reverse is pretty sweet, but it would be really sweet for a lathe set up to cut metric. Wouldn't slow you down in the least, and no stress on stopping in time. I hope 2021 treats you alright. Take care. -MB
Hello Noah! What a beauty! That was a huge undertaking and it came out great... Lots of jobs require roughing out and hard work first that's why many machine shops have a primary lathe to get the part close and a second lathe to get the part to tolerance. Roughing out heavy stock on a precision lathe just adds wear and tear. What a great machine! 😃👍
Thanks John! Yes exactly in regards to roughing. Unfortunately I don't do quite enough work yet to justify needing a whole second machine with about the same power and swing just for roughing. There is a few things it could be tighter on just for roughing as well. But I'll keep using it. Thanks for stopping by.
I have never gotten into the lathe work. Dad does all that. I guess we don't do much with ours. Dad does seem to enjoy using it when he can. I watch him work it but like I said we don't use it much.
A lathe has got to be my favorite tool ever. It's so satisfying to me to be able to make very intricate, precise and useful parts with such a simple tool. The amount of setups and what you can do with one is really only limited by one's imagination. They truly are the grandfather of all machine tools.
Nice video My biggest complaint on older lathes is the size of the spindle holes. I get somewhat frustrated with the lathe I have but it is better than no lathe.
Thanks!
Yes, that is one of the worst things about older lathes. This thing has a piddly ass 1 9/16" bore, which was standard across basically all machines in it's class +/- 1/8". That Lagun has a 2 1/6" which is fairly hearty for a 14" lathe. Doubly so for being built in '82. I was laughing with some fellas on a forum the other day as I had found a 9" mini-lathe weighing all of about 150lbs with a 1.5" spindle bore. A whopping 1/16" smaller than this 5000 lb lathe. Pretty humorous if you ask me.
I do love that lathe. I have followed all your fix ups on HSM. Very good work and great learning machining experience. No shame in having a "roughing" lathe. I like the single-dog clutch threading. My Hendey T&G has that, like my Hardinge. Keep up the good work. ----Doozer
Thanks for stopping by Doozer! Gotta love a Hendey T&G. All of Hendey's lathes actually. I've come to really appreciate some of the later gear head ones, I wouldn't mind trying one out some day. The leadscrew reverse is pretty sweet, but it would be really sweet for a lathe set up to cut metric. Wouldn't slow you down in the least, and no stress on stopping in time. I hope 2021 treats you alright. Take care. -MB
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In some ways it reminds me of my hendey...wear and all. But mine is a bit lighter
I'll have to check it out. I do like me a Hendey. Very quality machines.
Great video. Love your videos
Thank you!!