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Time For A New Lathe
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04/12/17 06:55 PM
04/12/17 06:55 PM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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I was finishing my last cut on my pulley so I could fit the tone wheel in and the lathe starts to squeal and stops.. I started pulling it apart to find that the cross feed shaft locked up.. this is a old lathe so I will see whats out there USED.. I dont do enough now days to buy a new one.. I got the job done but had to crank it by hand which doesnt leave the greatest finish.. but its fine and its on the back so its not seen.. just one thing after another...DAMN 
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/12/17 07:02 PM
04/12/17 07:02 PM
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pennsylvania
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With all the shops updating to CNC, you should be spoiled for choice. They are all over craigslist around here.
It may be ugly, but it sure is slow.
Girls comb their hair in rear view mirrors and the boys try to look so hard....
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: lockjaw-express]
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04/12/17 08:01 PM
04/12/17 08:01 PM
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As of now I have the coils on it and the ECU wired.. just waiting for the crank triggger mount to show up tomorrow.. then its just a little more wiring and changing the software.. so I should have it fired next week
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/12/17 08:10 PM
04/12/17 08:10 PM
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Central Missouri Fort Leonard...
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Hey mike would love to see how you mounted your coils
3520 pound race ready 1973 Street/Strip Dodge Dart - Stock stroke 440/727
10.49 @ 125.0 on 93 pump gas & ET Street Radials. More to come...
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/12/17 09:16 PM
04/12/17 09:16 PM
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Hey mike would love to see how you mounted your coils I thought I posted a pic.. I'll do it again The spark plug wires clear under the fuel lines but it doesnt look like it.. the drivers side VC is loose right now for the TDC to line up everything
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: Twostick]
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04/12/17 09:21 PM
04/12/17 09:21 PM
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What kind of lathe is it?
If it didn't destroy anything critical like a bearing bore maybe some new or used parts could resuscitate it.
Kevin Its some China thing.. I bought it at a auction at a high school some years back.. I got my mill at the same time but its nice... when I opened up the lathe today there was a number of worn parts on it... some parts were pretty rough
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: justinp61]
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04/13/17 12:33 AM
04/13/17 12:33 AM
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My lathe is an old South Bend made on a WW2 government contract, needless to say it needs some tuning. Same thing I have. They are about indestructible.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/13/17 12:46 AM
04/13/17 12:46 AM
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Central Missouri Fort Leonard...
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Thanks for the pics Mike. Engine looks great
3520 pound race ready 1973 Street/Strip Dodge Dart - Stock stroke 440/727
10.49 @ 125.0 on 93 pump gas & ET Street Radials. More to come...
( SGT Miller) Proudly served 12 years in the US ARMY RESERVES
support our troops
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: rpagan]
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04/13/17 11:18 AM
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I dont do a lot of big stuff anymore so I might look at a larger Shop Smith but I dont need the mill part.. still looking
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/13/17 12:34 PM
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I dont do a lot of big stuff anymore so I might look at a larger Shop Smith but I dont need the mill part.. still looking I think they have stand alone lathes...if you are talking Smithy and that type of machine. One of my tools is an old Smithy. I bought it late in 2008 and I use it more than I probably should. As long as you don't crowd the tooling, and use dial indicators rather than the hand wheels, you can make very accurate parts very fast on a Smithy. Mine is old enough that it doesn't have half nuts...but I had to thread a small metric part and my SB doesn't cut metric. So I went to the Smithy, set it up and actually cut threads without half nuts. The Smithy does have some issues with size, making a backstop etc but a very useable machine.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: madscientist]
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04/13/17 04:41 PM
04/13/17 04:41 PM
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I dont do a lot of big stuff anymore so I might look at a larger Shop Smith but I dont need the mill part.. still looking I think they have stand alone lathes...if you are talking Smithy and that type of machine. One of my tools is an old Smithy. I bought it late in 2008 and I use it more than I probably should. As long as you don't crowd the tooling, and use dial indicators rather than the hand wheels, you can make very accurate parts very fast on a Smithy. Mine is old enough that it doesn't have half nuts...but I had to thread a small metric part and my SB doesn't cut metric. So I went to the Smithy, set it up and actually cut threads without half nuts. The Smithy does have some issues with size, making a backstop etc but a very useable machine. The wife will start watching the auctions she goes to.. she said she sees them on a fairly regular basis... I told her what model I'm looking at.. or if she sees just a lathe.. she does damn good at hunting down things I'm looking for.. we will see
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: madscientist]
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04/13/17 06:22 PM
04/13/17 06:22 PM
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My lathe is an old South Bend made on a WW2 government contract, needless to say it needs some tuning. Same thing I have. They are about indestructible. I have a 1969 16" x 6' Southbend. My company bought it new. I was going to replace it with a new one but one thing led to another and I am in the process of fully rebuilding it. All the critical parts are done. Can't wait to finish it. My Dad has a 9" Southbend bench lathe that he rebuilt in the 70's. Very nice shape. Its from around 1930. My brother in law will get it - Dad doesn't really use it anymore - he is 101 so its understandable.......
67 Coronet 500 9.610 @ 139.20 mph
67 Coronet 500 (street car) 14.82 @ 94 mph
69 GTX (clone) - build in progress......
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Re: Time For A New Lathe
[Re: rpagan]
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04/13/17 07:24 PM
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Mr.P, You do realize she sounds like a keeper don't you? Lol. Good ones are hard to find these days. Oh I know.. we get along great.. plus I'm glad we do.. she was state champ with a bow and pistol.. I taught her well..LOL
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