08-18-2013, 03:02 PM
Stevec asked what kind of lathe it is and was it worth spending money for an Aloris AXA and a good question, one I am sure my wife will be asking lolol. In addition to that was the request for pics well I forgot my camera at the lake GRRRRRRRRRR. But ...... Wait! This morning I entered the 21st century and picked up an Iphone 4s with an 8 mpixel camera built in so all I have to learn is how to get pics off the phone and onto my pc and learn how to upload them here.
First to Stevec question about the lathe. it was extremely dirty and in need of a good cleaning. When I bought it I ran a Starrett last word indicator on the spindle and there was zero runout and it ran very smooth. I got it from a machine shop in the country and it was the guy's Grandfathers and was almost never used by him. I paid $ 500.00 for it and it came with a pile of stock Logan accessories which I will list in my next post.
Since setting it up in my basement I have started cleaning all the gunk off of it. This gunk is kinda new to me as I am used to sawdust gunk not this stuff! I have started stripping some of the paint and that's where I am at in the now.
First to Stevec question about the lathe. it was extremely dirty and in need of a good cleaning. When I bought it I ran a Starrett last word indicator on the spindle and there was zero runout and it ran very smooth. I got it from a machine shop in the country and it was the guy's Grandfathers and was almost never used by him. I paid $ 500.00 for it and it came with a pile of stock Logan accessories which I will list in my next post.
Since setting it up in my basement I have started cleaning all the gunk off of it. This gunk is kinda new to me as I am used to sawdust gunk not this stuff! I have started stripping some of the paint and that's where I am at in the now.
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