03-12-2008 16:51

IKE

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Wow. What a beauty. I have a 1920's Logan lathe in my garage (same size). Dad has a 12" Southbend with a 6' bed that appears to be the same vintage. I am a huge fan of antique machinery.

My Logan has a built in cover/tensioner over the belt and back gears. It may be a good idea from a safety perspective to cover the belt and back-gears as there is a reason that modern lathes have these gaurds. Oh, used cookie sheets make excellent chip-pans.

03-12-2008 17:09

Lowfategg

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Originally Posted by IKE Wow. What a beauty. I have a 1920's Logan lathe in my garage (same size). Dad has a 12" Southbend with a 6' bed that appears to be the same vintage. I am a huge fan of antique machinery. My Logan has a built in cover/tensioner over the belt and back gears. It may be a good idea from a safety perspective to cover the belt and back-gears as there is a reason that modern lathes have these gaurds. Oh, used cookie sheets make excellent chip-pans.

03-12-2008 18:39

IKE

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Awesome. I didn't notice the cookie sheet before, but see it once you pointed it out.

These old lathes can be wonderful machines. I made 6" internal bearing lands for a sports racer a friend and I built. I also cu through 4" of steel for the spool drive. With practise and a good Machinist Handbook (if you don't have one buy one), you will be able to do amazing things.

I did update my Logan with a quick release tool changer. This is a significant time saver as the Southbend/Logan 1/2 moon adjuster must be re-aligned every time you change operations. I found a set somewhere for about $250 that had the head unit and 4 tool holders (1 parting tool, 2 turning/facing, and 1 knurler). I kept the old unit, but have not used it since.
Here is the Harbor Freight link. I don't think I bought the Harbor Freight unit, but something very similar.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34816

03-12-2008 18:46

Lowfategg

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Originally Posted by IKE Awesome. I didn't notice the cookie sheet before, but see it once you pointed it out. These old lathes can be wonderful machines. I made 6" internal bearing lands for a sports racer a friend and I built. I also cu through 4" of steel for the spool drive. With practise and a good Machinist Handbook (if you don't have one buy one), you will be able to do amazing things. I did update my Logan with a quick release tool changer. This is a significant time saver as the Southbend/Logan 1/2 moon adjuster must be re-aligned every time you change operations. I found a set somewhere for about $250 that had the head unit and 4 tool holders (1 parting tool, 2 turning/facing, and 1 knurler). I kept the old unit, but have not used it since. Here is the Harbor Freight link. I don't think I bought the Harbor Freight unit, but something very similar. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34816

03-12-2008 19:13

Akash Rastogi

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Originally Posted by Lowfategg Ya, I was thinking of buying one of the quick change ones but I am going to see how the lamp tool post does first (it does look neater). I already put that 3 jaw chuck on it because the 4 jaw that was on it was a pain to use. As for machinery hand book, yes I am getting one, but for now I have the good old How to Run a Lathe by South Bend (sadly the 1920s copy was trashed so I have a 1950s copy).

Well, not me. Ha.

03-12-2008 19:54

Smaug

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hahahahaha i just finished reading that book. it is really good and i recommend it to anyone who is learning how to use a lathe.

03-12-2008 20:19

Lowfategg

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Wish they made one for the mill.

03-12-2008 21:40

colin340

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nice i have one but mine a bit older mine ped-metal lathe so you had to pedal it as you worked

i can't see how people could do it it hard to stay balanced as your work

03-12-2008 22:21

vivek16

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Originally Posted by colin340 nice i have one but mine a bit older mine ped-metal lathe so you had to pedal it as you worked i can't see how people could do it it hard to stay balanced as your work

03-12-2008 22:22

Lowfategg

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Originally Posted by colin340 nice i have one but mine a bit older mine ped-metal lathe so you had to pedal it as you worked i can't see how people could do it it hard to stay balanced as your work

04-12-2008 09:22

Not2B

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Lucky you! That is a fine looking machine.

I see you are from NJ - too bad Henry Ford moved a chunk of Menlo Park and brought it here to Detroit (Dearborn). Because you can see a lot of the early machine tools there. So fun to look at, and not much has changed from the early days of machining.

(OK, CNC is a nice add....)

04-12-2008 14:53

George

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Hi All,
this looks like memory lane to me.....it' the same as the machine I learned on years ago.

Try Enco or CDCO for your quick change tool holder set (about $90)

CDCO has the best deal on economy chucks

Books: web search for "American machine tool" they have a nice Free downloadable packit on both lathe and the mill operation

also the Home shop machinest is a good starter book,

Great project, Have Fun!
Geo.

04-12-2008 16:42

Lowfategg

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Originally Posted by George Hi All, this looks like memory lane to me.....it' the same as the machine I learned on years ago. Try Enco or CDCO for your quick change tool holder set (about $90) CDCO has the best deal on economy chucks Books: web search for "American machine tool" they have a nice Free downloadable packit on both lathe and the mill operation also the Home shop machinest is a good starter book, Great project, Have Fun! Geo.

05-12-2008 10:53

George

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Hi low,
When you say "Lantern style" are you talking about a rocker tool post?
(sometimes there is an east coast / left coast gap in terminology)
the advantage to quick change is that you can set up multiple turning or form tools and switch out with out resetting center hight
or when coupled with a DRO using tool offsets and maintain a true position
(Shooting Star makes an affordable DRO, but the best is Newall)

Geo.

05-12-2008 13:24

Lowfategg

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Originally Posted by George Hi low, When you say "Lantern style" are you talking about a rocker tool post? (sometimes there is an east coast / left coast gap in terminology) the advantage to quick change is that you can set up multiple turning or form tools and switch out with out resetting center hight or when coupled with a DRO using tool offsets and maintain a true position (Shooting Star makes an affordable DRO, but the best is Newall) Geo.