Okuma LS Adventures Part 3: Apron
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- In this series I share my adventures with this beautiful Okuma LS Lathe.
Part 1 Cleaning and inspection: • Okuma LS Adventures Pa...
Part 2 Cross Slide: • New Lathe Adventure -...
Part 3 Apron and Saddle
Future planning:
Compount and toolpost
Headstock
Tailstock
DRO
Ever the machinist putting an indicator on the tiny shaft you’re trying to bend back straight! Well done. 👍
Very nice! Your videos are my guide. 🙂
Gradual Improvement. Nice to watch you make your Lathe better and better. You will enjoy using it much more in the fine condition that you are repairing it to.
Thanks Bart for sharing, beautiful lathe.
Looks great! Coming along nicely. Some tender loving care being applied. Good luck as you get further into it!
This is always nice to do, cleaning and partially dis-assembling your lathe. nice way to get to know the ins and outs of it that way. Plus a shiny lathe is a happy lathe ;)
Thanks, Yes shiny is good ;-). And nice to get to know the machine. I dont need things like the paint to be perfect but I do want to have the moving parts clean and functioning the way they should.
Gday Bart, always enjoy seeing a new video from you, you never disappoint, the finish you have on the apron is better then new, thanks for sharing the progress, great job mate, take care, Matty
It's very enjoyable watching your perfectionism at work. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! And I was a little challenge but I managed to 'not open up the apron' and sleep well at night ;-)
@@bartharkemametalworks2299 He he, very receptive of you :)
@@thunderstruck1078 Sure, I just didn't had the time to react on you last commend but I thought it was fun and remember it. Greetings, Bart
Can’t wait to see it finished!! Good luck!!
Thanks! I think the hardest part will be deciding when I can call it finished
Ottimo lavoro, specie per un tornio così preciso, molto bravo, niente da dire, mi fa piacere seguirti
pain in my a-- never use a schaublin to polish ;( don't doe that again ; ) nice to watch u working. thnx great machine!!!!
I did say dont worry Ben ;-). Yes I do need to get a polishing machine. But you know my work. I always make sure my machines are clean after use. Im not worried about that. And as soon as the Okuma is ready I can use that machine to polish the Schaublin again :-)
@@bartharkemametalworks2299 hahaaa thats better ; )
hele mooie constructie van die nonius reductie op het handwiel.
en nu de binnenkant van de schort nog....
Dank je. Het Schort zelf lijkt nu goed genoeg te functioneren (behalve olie pomp) en laat ik eerst zitten. Misschien haal ik hem in de toekomst er nog een keer af maar op dit moment kan ik hier geen lang restauratie project van maken.
Ziet er goed uit Bart
Dank je Toni!
Interesting technical info
I have just watched your interesting video. Thanks, Bart. My comment is a bit late, I know.
You could generate a lot more pressure to clear the oil way using a grease gun. Or maybe you have a hydraulic front brake lever unit from a motorcycle. Of course, you would have to contrive an adaptor for it.
Cheers, Bill
Hi Bill, thanks for the suggestions. The hand pump and crank pump should give some pressure but the problem is that it's an open system. The end of the line goes into an overflow that lubricates the drive shafts. Before that there is a T connection that is probably blocked. But I can't hold any pressure. Maybe possible from the cross slide back to the pump line but that is hard to connect. I will open up the apron in the future but this temporary system works also very good.
@@bartharkemametalworks2299 Thanks for the reply, Bart. I’ll look forward to that video in due course.
Wat een vette draaibank Bart !! Zwaar jaloers hier...
Dank je!
Zo, dat loopt weer gesmeerd.
That is a beautifully engineered lathe.
I had a chance to buy one but turned it down, I didn’t know anything about the brand.
Should have bought it.
Yes its a great machine. But there are more good brands out there.
I ended up with a Clausing Colchester 15X50 (Triumph 2000 Colchester is the same lathe)
I’m very happy with it.
Mooi Bart!
Dank je!
Nice job as usual although I was surprised you did not look into the cause of the bent pump lever a bit more to see if the half nut lever could be changed to a position so that didn't hit the pump handle. It does seem a bit strange that it was like that from the factory ie a design flaw rather than a previous owner maybe mounting it incorectly.
Hi Derek, I did check it but its not in the video. There was no quick fix and I think if I want to change it I need to open up the apron. That will be a future project so I left it the way it is and be a little more carefull with the lever.
Hallo Bart, met het uit elkaar halen van een gedeelte van een machine leer je hoe het een en ander werkt, goed werk zie er naar uit naar part 4, 5,6,...👍👍😉
Dank je, ik denk dat wel deel 8 wel kunnen halen ;-).
Hi Bart,
I have the same machine here in Australia that I’m currently restoring. Mine is missing the cross slide and compound slide lock levers. I see you play with it quickly in your video but I’m unsure of how they’re meant to function. If you can help me describe them and the function or pull one out and send me some photos please reach out!
Sure, send me a mail to bartharkema at g mail dot com. Or Instagram private message.
Great job! I have the same machine as you. The oil in feedgearbox sightglass is just dripping, do uou know if this is right? The upper one is pouring but not the feedgearbox one
This is correct. Top one flows and gearbox drip. Manual says:
"The oil window or flow in- dicator ( LH-7 ) at the front of the headstock gives a check for the working of the system during operation. A continuous flow of the oil must be observed while the mechanical pump is runn-
ing.
The oil partly split into the feed gearbox and can be che- cked through the oil window ( LH-8 ) at the front of this unit where dripping of the oil can be seen during normal operation".
@@bartharkemametalworks2299 Thanks a lot! do you have manual in english?
@@-Mats yes. ITS Dong Yang but same machine. Send me a mail to bartharkema at g mail dot com
Hi Bart what is the name of teh cleaning psste you used on teh front apron ? Commander....? I have the same job to do on my Okuma LK. Pete
Hi Pete. It is called Commandant here in the Netherlands. It's an abrasive polishing past. Works also very good on Aluminum. I only use number 4. But there are different numbers for different a abrasive size. Link : www.harjonpolyester.nl/product/commandant-cleaner-nr-4/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzsz-BRCCARIsANotFgPJiHo7cM3Eo8NePymULnYqbjk_Lfb56a-RYsxbVU3SguoKrthHfVEaAu38EALw_wcB