"Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls" (internerdstuff)
02/02/2016 at 03:20 • Filed to: None
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"Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls" (internerdstuff)
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This is the first time anyone in our family has bought a lathe,and he gets this giant?As always he’s not doing things by halves.
Approximate specs: 1400mm bed,660mm swing(diameter not radius), biggish motor.We had a quick look over.It’s all there except for the chuck.
Everything moves -kinda.Needless to say it will require a lot of TLC.The main gearbox looks near perfect inside so it’s likely the others could be too.
Not bad for several hundred dollars :-)
atfsgeoff
> Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls
02/02/2016 at 04:35 |
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That thing looks like it weighs about 3 tons.
Algimantas
> Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls
02/02/2016 at 05:26 |
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How the hell do you move the thing itself?
BigBlock440
> Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls
02/02/2016 at 08:05 |
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You can machine small parts on a big lathe but you can’t make big parts on a small one.
ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
> Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls
02/02/2016 at 09:08 |
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Thats awesome! I need one in my life... though I would do more damage with a vertical mill. I would scoop one up in a second.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Ron Calls on his years of experience....and freezes at the controls
02/02/2016 at 09:24 |
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I take it you’ve got sufficient juice in your machine shop to take it? My dad got one a similar size some time back, but we have yet to dig up a three-phase box to run it with and it’s missing the tailstock.