Karl, I found a good lathe for your future condo

Ignoramus3837

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Feb 8, 2010, 12:21:00 AM2/8/10

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I am not sure if it is big enough for you, though.

http://ef.algebra.com/e/160402344516

How can I get it into my basement?

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Karl Townsend

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Feb 8, 2010, 5:11:02 AM2/8/10

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>I am not sure if it is big enough for you, though.
>
> http://ef.algebra.com/e/160402344516
>
> How can I get it into my basement?

Just the thing for light home hobby use. No problem putting it in the
basement, Just drag it on the first floor, Should fall right through.

Now is the seller NUTS on the price? Its worth whatever the steel recycler
will pay.

Karl

Mark Rand

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Feb 8, 2010, 6:19:47 AM2/8/10

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It'd be quite an expensive rebuilding project... Might need several gallons of
grey paint:-)

Mark Rand
RTFM

john

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Feb 8, 2010, 12:54:57 PM2/8/10

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I'd buy it but I just bought this one. Its got me beat by three feet.

http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/lathe7.jpg

John

Ignoramus30280

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Feb 8, 2010, 12:57:13 PM2/8/10

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Looks like a fun machine, got any more pictures? Any story behind
this? Is it at your location already?

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John

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Feb 8, 2010, 9:14:28 PM2/8/10

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Iggy,

A local company that I did business with closed up shop. I bought a
bunch of machines from them including this one. They wanted to move them
as soon as possible and the price was very right. The Bertrem lathe is
about 30 feet between centers. The first picture was at the old
location. The other pictures are where it is running now in my shop.
Moving it was comparably easy as at the original site there were a
couple of 30 ton bridge crane available and at my shop I just slid it
off the flatbed with a forklift on the tail end and a 15 ton crane
picking up the head stock. Once inside I put a set of rollers under it
and pulled it into position with the forklift.

http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/024.JPG
http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/025.JPG
http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/026.JPG
http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/027.JPG
http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/012.jpg

These pictures were taken just after we put power to the lathe. The
sucker was set up for 560 vac 3phase since it was originally out of
Canada. It seems to run fine on our 480 volt feed which usually runs
about 500 to 512 volts. In those pictures I was in the process of
installing a DRO on the Z axis using a rack gear, spur gear with a
rotary encoder.

The last picture is of another vertical lathe I bought that needed some
transmission work. The thing would not shift between high medium and
low gear. It was stuck in the middle range because of some damage that
happened when a long time ago the side head got run into the table and
jammed something in the transmission. I am now waiting for new bearings
to be delivered as well as making a new internal splined sleeve that got
split when the gear sheared the key and rotated 90 degrees. I have to
take pictures of that. Tomorrow I have to make the new part, the
bearings will be here on Wednesday. I have a pile of large turning work
to do and it would be nice to have all three verticals running.

John

Ignoramus30280

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Feb 8, 2010, 9:38:34 PM2/8/10

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Looks very exciting to me. I am now practicing on a small lathe...

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Karl Townsend

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Feb 9, 2010, 7:03:13 AM2/9/10

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>> take pictures of that. Tomorrow I have to make the new part, the
>> bearings will be here on Wednesday. I have a pile of large turning work
>> to do and it would be nice to have all three verticals running.
>
> Looks very exciting to me. I am now practicing on a small lathe...
>
> i

See, Iggy, its all light home hobby use. Some is just smaller than others.

Now, I do wish I had a VTL. I'm still kicking myself over a Bullard VTL I
let go cheap a few years back. Just the thing for light home hobby use.

Karl

Wes

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Feb 9, 2010, 6:34:39 PM2/9/10

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John <amd...@intergrafix.net> wrote:

>Iggy,
>
>A local company that I did business with closed up shop. I bought a
>bunch of machines from them including this one. They wanted to move them
>as soon as possible and the price was very right. The Bertrem lathe is
>about 30 feet between centers. The first picture was at the old
>location. The other pictures are where it is running now in my shop.
>Moving it was comparably easy as at the original site there were a
>couple of 30 ton bridge crane available and at my shop I just slid it
>off the flatbed with a forklift on the tail end and a 15 ton crane
>picking up the head stock. Once inside I put a set of rollers under it
>and pulled it into position with the forklift.
>
>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/024.JPG
>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/025.JPG
>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/026.JPG
>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/027.JPG
> http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/012.jpg
>

John,

I get nervous when I only have 30 dollars worth of stock at risk to my machinining and
math skills.

I'd be in heart attack mode machining anything that uses a significant fraction of those
machines work envelope.

Wes

Ignoramus11495

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Feb 9, 2010, 8:47:14 PM2/9/10

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On 2010-02-09, Wes <clu...@lycos.com> wrote:
> John <amd...@intergrafix.net> wrote:
>
>>Iggy,
>>
>>A local company that I did business with closed up shop. I bought a
>>bunch of machines from them including this one. They wanted to move them
>>as soon as possible and the price was very right.

What was the price, by the way?

>> The Bertrem lathe is
>>about 30 feet between centers. The first picture was at the old
>>location. The other pictures are where it is running now in my shop.
>>Moving it was comparably easy as at the original site there were a
>>couple of 30 ton bridge crane available and at my shop I just slid it
>>off the flatbed with a forklift on the tail end and a 15 ton crane
>>picking up the head stock. Once inside I put a set of rollers under it
>>and pulled it into position with the forklift.
>>
>>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/024.JPG
>>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/025.JPG
>>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/026.JPG
>>http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/027.JPG
>> http://userweb.intergrafix.net/amdinc/012.jpg
>>
>
> John,
>
> I get nervous when I only have 30 dollars worth of stock at risk to my machinining and
> math skills.
>
> I'd be in heart attack mode machining anything that uses a significant fraction of those
> machines work envelope.

Especially if something goes *really wrong*.

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John

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Feb 9, 2010, 10:14:53 PM2/9/10

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I usually screw up some easy part like a bushing or pin. The expensive
parts I take my time on and try to avoid mistakes.

I have a couple of good machinists working with me and they don't make
many mistakes. I don't machine anything important during the week
because with all the interruptions I would surely screw up a part.

I did rough out the new sleeve for the VTL today. I have the bearings
coming in this week and if I can remember where all the parts go, I will
have it back together this weekend. I have to make up a bunch of
special keyways that got beat up over the years.

John