I've got six more years until retirement. I've been building up my shop and storing away metal and wood so I can have as much fun as you are having! Enjoy your new toy!
I've been wanting one but can't make the jump lol. I missed out on a King version recently. I somewhat knew the guy, it was a good price, he was just upsizing but I was a few minutes too late seeing it lol. Congrats.
There are guidelines for tool speed through the material, depending on the type of tool and the type of metal. Tables and math equations let you calculate/determine the correct rotational speed.
Very nice. One thing I hate is when tooling cones in those cases. I don’t know what these companies expect us to do with them. They waste so much space that the first thing I do with the case is take the tools out and put them in a draw where they belong and put the case, never to be seen again, somewhere on a shelf. When you look at the low price of those Chinese (or Taiwanese) tools that come in the case, you realize that the case is a good third of the price. I wish they wouldn’t include them. A lathe is the opposite of a mill. x is, as you say, the cross feed. But the longitudinal feel, along the bed, is usually Y. Z would be the tailstock spindle, and that’s how I built my DRO system to function.
Good luck with your lathe. The shipper dropped mine and it has several issues resulting from that. PM has been pretty good about responding but I've had to fix all the resulting issues. Be sure to check for any hidden damage
Wow that's not good. I hope they make it good for you. They are top heavy, and I was very careful not to spill it. Not only could I not see around the crate while moving it, the forks on the skid steer were very loose, so I was keeping it like an inch off the ground. The crate had a tip over indicator on it that would reveal if the crate was mishandled.
That's a very nice lathe Frank. I have an old south bend and a precision Mathews milling machine. You will have many days of fun with that nice lathe. What was the deciding factor in up grading. I do admire not taking free tools to do reviews it seems most you tubers fall for the free stuff allot. Enjoy and we will be waiting for the first chips.
My thoughts about the upgrade to the Taiwan machine was twofold. If something turns out inaccurate, I won't be able to blame the lathe, it will be on me, forcing me to do my best. No excuses in other words. Secondly, I see so many UA-camrs with the Chinese lathes constantly trying to fix them. Didn't want to deal with so much of that.
I have the 1998 version of that lathe. Looks like they are still using some of the same parts. I’m surprised they sent a BXA tool post. Usually a 14” would take CXA. Nice lathe, I’m sure you’ll love it.
No, 14” is very definitely a BXA. CXA just barely fits properly on a 14”. It can be difficult to lower bigger tools to center height on a CXA on a 14”.
@@melgross true, it can be hard to get the tool down far enough. Size tables say cxa starts 14”, but they probably need a little revision. I had to mill the bottom of some of my tool holders to get 3/4” tools on center.
One experience that I had in the Semiconductor industry was when A Japanese company (not mine) used a USA made Mini-computer and had it dropped shipped to them in Japan and the manuals went in Japanese. They translated the manuals into English and shipped them. (double translation) the company that made the computer had no idea who other than the Japanese company. My customer, 3 divisions, one got it and could not get the computer to function. We had 5 of them in a division next to them. 3 in sealed boxes. One in a rack in the computer room and one upstairs in product. I talked to my computer guy working for the customer. Suggested he take on of the spare boxes and give it to the other division. He said he would in a couple of weeks, make them sweat and scratch their heads. Fine machine.
Concerned that with the lathe up on spacer blocks the foot brake will be hard to use or not usable at all. Can you put the spacer blocks between the base caninet and the lathe body?
I thought about that, and was planning to build a bracket to bring the foot brake down, closer to the floor. Decided to use it a bit and see how I felt about the higher position before I do that.
Yeah, hated to have to rent that skid steer--it cost $400 a day. But at 1800 lbs, that lathe exceeded the Cub Forklift's capacity by 800 lbs. So I had no choice.
I've got six more years until retirement. I've been building up my shop and storing away metal and wood so I can have as much fun as you are having! Enjoy your new toy!
That skid steer is designed to run at full throttle. All the hydraulic pumps are designed for that. You can hear the pumps moaning from low rpms
Congratulations on the new lathe.
Very nice machine frank ..
Very very nice. I would sacrifice size for accuracy in my shop.
Very nice lathe. Matt is a great guy to deal with.
I've been wanting one but can't make the jump lol. I missed out on a King version recently. I somewhat knew the guy, it was a good price, he was just upsizing but I was a few minutes too late seeing it lol. Congrats.
Awesome, great tool, thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍
Looks like a great lathe. I’ve been looking for one on the used market at a decent price with no luck. Can’t wait to see yours making shavings.
Very nice!
It looks like from a few of the boxes that it's some kind of Victor lathe. It should serve you well for years to come!
Nice machine,thanks for sharing.
Always wondered how you know what your speed should be.
There are guidelines for tool speed through the material, depending on the type of tool and the type of metal. Tables and math equations let you calculate/determine the correct rotational speed.
Very nice. One thing I hate is when tooling cones in those cases. I don’t know what these companies expect us to do with them. They waste so much space that the first thing I do with the case is take the tools out and put them in a draw where they belong and put the case, never to be seen again, somewhere on a shelf. When you look at the low price of those Chinese (or Taiwanese) tools that come in the case, you realize that the case is a good third of the price. I wish they wouldn’t include them. A lathe is the opposite of a mill. x is, as you say, the cross feed. But the longitudinal feel, along the bed, is usually Y. Z would be the tailstock spindle, and that’s how I built my DRO system to function.
Good luck with your lathe. The shipper dropped mine and it has several issues resulting from that. PM has been pretty good about responding but I've had to fix all the resulting issues. Be sure to check for any hidden damage
Wow that's not good. I hope they make it good for you. They are top heavy, and I was very careful not to spill it. Not only could I not see around the crate while moving it, the forks on the skid steer were very loose, so I was keeping it like an inch off the ground. The crate had a tip over indicator on it that would reveal if the crate was mishandled.
WOW !!! Nice lathe congrats 👍👍👍
That's a very nice lathe Frank. I have an old south bend and a precision Mathews milling machine. You will have many days of fun with that nice lathe. What was the deciding factor in up grading. I do admire not taking free tools to do reviews it seems most you tubers fall for the free stuff allot. Enjoy and we will be waiting for the first chips.
My thoughts about the upgrade to the Taiwan machine was twofold. If something turns out inaccurate, I won't be able to blame the lathe, it will be on me, forcing me to do my best. No excuses in other words. Secondly, I see so many UA-camrs with the Chinese lathes constantly trying to fix them. Didn't want to deal with so much of that.
I have the 1998 version of that lathe. Looks like they are still using some of the same parts. I’m surprised they sent a BXA tool post. Usually a 14” would take CXA. Nice lathe, I’m sure you’ll love it.
No, 14” is very definitely a BXA. CXA just barely fits properly on a 14”. It can be difficult to lower bigger tools to center height on a CXA on a 14”.
@@melgross true, it can be hard to get the tool down far enough. Size tables say cxa starts 14”, but they probably need a little revision. I had to mill the bottom of some of my tool holders to get 3/4” tools on center.
One experience that I had in the Semiconductor industry was when A Japanese company (not mine) used a USA made Mini-computer and had it dropped shipped to them in Japan and the manuals went in Japanese. They translated the manuals into English and shipped them. (double translation) the company that made the computer had no idea who other than the Japanese company. My customer, 3 divisions, one got it and could not get the computer to function. We had 5 of them in a division next to them. 3 in sealed boxes. One in a rack in the computer room and one upstairs in product. I talked to my computer guy working for the customer. Suggested he take on of the spare boxes and give it to the other division. He said he would in a couple of weeks, make them sweat and scratch their heads. Fine machine.
Nice addition to the shop Frank. Did the old lathe go to a good home?
Yep. A local mechanic who restores old Willys jeeps.
Christmas morning for adult kid 😂. Looking forward to seeing what you turn out with it.
I didn't know you owned a Takehuchi skid steer. Or did you rent it? They make a very good skidder.
It's a rental.
Concerned that with the lathe up on spacer blocks the foot brake will be hard to use or not usable at all.
Can you put the spacer blocks between the base caninet and the lathe body?
I thought about that, and was planning to build a bracket to bring the foot brake down, closer to the floor. Decided to use it a bit and see how I felt about the higher position before I do that.
@@woodandmetalshoptime8048 OK Enjoy the new lathe.'That is a beauty!
Looks a lot like a Jet lathe
Jet an PM (and nearly everyone else) all use the same castings, so they all essentially look the same
The Cub forklift turned into a skid steer!
Yeah, hated to have to rent that skid steer--it cost $400 a day. But at 1800 lbs, that lathe exceeded the Cub Forklift's capacity by 800 lbs. So I had no choice.
Wow
You must stay up at night thinking of tools to buy. Nice lathe.
No, I just watch other UA-cam channels. LOL.
... yes so nice -toy- tool ...
I hope you don't have to cut back on the doggie treats to pay for the new lathe!
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You made the right decision to buy the Taiwan machine instead of the Chinese machine. You are going to enjoy the Lathe for years