Hi,
The 10' lathe in the guys cellar Alan D will settle the foundations nicely. I used to have a big Colchester Triumph and an 8' long Dominion in my garage and these two lathes were lovely toys but just too big especially with the other machines which I was forever trying to work around.
Thanks for adding the pictures of your Myford Peter; it looks well used. Your drill press looks robust? I totally agree with you regarding using a VFD (inverter) because these units have now come way down in price and allow 3 phase machines to be run from single phase; my Huanyang VFD was a real pain to set up unaided by a poor instruction booklet and no online back-up. It took ages to sort this VFD out but now it does a wonderful job of powering my Graduate lathe.
I've been working flat out over the last couple of days installing my Lorch lathe into the garage. I spent a lot of time yesterday clearing a bench; this bench had my Clarke lathe on it together with lots of steel bar stock; the Clarke was easy to move but the bar stock took quite a while.
I had made a bogie to wheel the lathe into the garage which worked perfectly but this threw up a big problem of how to get the lathe off the bogie without damaging the lathe or crushing myself because I was working on my own and lowering a lathe 6" from a wheeled bogie has to be tried to be believed when only a trolley jack and levers are available. I was taught how to move heavy machinery as an apprentice but it was slow going; one mistake could have had the lathe falling over?
With the lathe on the garage floor it was then easy to slide into the gap using a wooden lever but it sure warmed me up. What a perfect fit with half an inch to spare; I've now got my two big lathes down one wall. The garage is now untidy but the hard work is over.
When this Lorch lathe was delivered as arranged yesterday afternoon I couldn't believe the rain stopped just long enough for the journey to our bungalow and the off-loading so the lathe remained dry throughout; this morning it was very dismal when I went into the garage just after 8:30 but it turned out into a beautiful summers day so no moaning at all for a change; more of this weather please. Bron told me she thought the lathe looked like a load of rusty junk as the truck pulled up?
As soon as the truck disappeared I was keen to see what the metal to metal rubbing noise was so I switched on and then gave the lathe a good drink of lubricating oil to all its moving parts because it was thirsty after years of storage; the noise was there to start with but the oil appears to have cured it; there is still some noise but this time appears to be coming from the counter-shaft area in the base of the lathe which isn't worrying me in the least; if it needs a new shaft and bearings I can sort this out without trouble quite cheaply. I can't detect any play in the moving parts which is brilliant news in fact for what I paid for it including delivery I'm over the moon with it. I like to paint my restored machinery Cream White RAL9001 but because this lathe has a total loss oil lubrication system I've been looking for a suitable colour in which to finish it; the cream white would prove a nightmare to keep clean. I've been browsing YouTube and like the look of the colour of the Lorch in the following video but I'm colour blind; I thought the colour to be green but it could also be many other colours to me including brown or buff? I asked Bron to check and yes its green and also Tony kindly confirmed it to be green. What luck; 22 change gears are supplied with the lathe plus the ones already installed and there appears to be only one tooth missing out of the lot.
This afternoon I've emailed Paragon Paints sending them the YouTube link asking them to please supply a colour code for this green so that I can order the paint when I'm ready?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y1bvyFG3hWM
I'm very much looking forward to restoring this Lorch lathe but first jobs first; I need to finish restoring the Wilmac bandsaw. I felt tired after all the exercise in the garage making space and installing this lathe so this afternoon I washed the car and have been on light duties; next week I'll get stuck into the bandsaw.
I would love a blasting booth Gary but unfortunately will be doing the blasting on our driveway but this time I'll be using soda as a blasting medium which is totally safe to use on machined surfaces and even around bearings as it isn't at all abrasive.
Kind regards, Col.
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The 10' lathe in the guys cellar Alan D will settle the foundations nicely. I used to have a big Colchester Triumph and an 8' long Dominion in my garage and these two lathes were lovely toys but just too big especially with the other machines which I was forever trying to work around.
Thanks for adding the pictures of your Myford Peter; it looks well used. Your drill press looks robust? I totally agree with you regarding using a VFD (inverter) because these units have now come way down in price and allow 3 phase machines to be run from single phase; my Huanyang VFD was a real pain to set up unaided by a poor instruction booklet and no online back-up. It took ages to sort this VFD out but now it does a wonderful job of powering my Graduate lathe.
I've been working flat out over the last couple of days installing my Lorch lathe into the garage. I spent a lot of time yesterday clearing a bench; this bench had my Clarke lathe on it together with lots of steel bar stock; the Clarke was easy to move but the bar stock took quite a while.
I had made a bogie to wheel the lathe into the garage which worked perfectly but this threw up a big problem of how to get the lathe off the bogie without damaging the lathe or crushing myself because I was working on my own and lowering a lathe 6" from a wheeled bogie has to be tried to be believed when only a trolley jack and levers are available. I was taught how to move heavy machinery as an apprentice but it was slow going; one mistake could have had the lathe falling over?
With the lathe on the garage floor it was then easy to slide into the gap using a wooden lever but it sure warmed me up. What a perfect fit with half an inch to spare; I've now got my two big lathes down one wall. The garage is now untidy but the hard work is over.
When this Lorch lathe was delivered as arranged yesterday afternoon I couldn't believe the rain stopped just long enough for the journey to our bungalow and the off-loading so the lathe remained dry throughout; this morning it was very dismal when I went into the garage just after 8:30 but it turned out into a beautiful summers day so no moaning at all for a change; more of this weather please. Bron told me she thought the lathe looked like a load of rusty junk as the truck pulled up?
As soon as the truck disappeared I was keen to see what the metal to metal rubbing noise was so I switched on and then gave the lathe a good drink of lubricating oil to all its moving parts because it was thirsty after years of storage; the noise was there to start with but the oil appears to have cured it; there is still some noise but this time appears to be coming from the counter-shaft area in the base of the lathe which isn't worrying me in the least; if it needs a new shaft and bearings I can sort this out without trouble quite cheaply. I can't detect any play in the moving parts which is brilliant news in fact for what I paid for it including delivery I'm over the moon with it. I like to paint my restored machinery Cream White RAL9001 but because this lathe has a total loss oil lubrication system I've been looking for a suitable colour in which to finish it; the cream white would prove a nightmare to keep clean. I've been browsing YouTube and like the look of the colour of the Lorch in the following video but I'm colour blind; I thought the colour to be green but it could also be many other colours to me including brown or buff? I asked Bron to check and yes its green and also Tony kindly confirmed it to be green. What luck; 22 change gears are supplied with the lathe plus the ones already installed and there appears to be only one tooth missing out of the lot.
This afternoon I've emailed Paragon Paints sending them the YouTube link asking them to please supply a colour code for this green so that I can order the paint when I'm ready?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y1bvyFG3hWM
I'm very much looking forward to restoring this Lorch lathe but first jobs first; I need to finish restoring the Wilmac bandsaw. I felt tired after all the exercise in the garage making space and installing this lathe so this afternoon I washed the car and have been on light duties; next week I'll get stuck into the bandsaw.
I would love a blasting booth Gary but unfortunately will be doing the blasting on our driveway but this time I'll be using soda as a blasting medium which is totally safe to use on machined surfaces and even around bearings as it isn't at all abrasive.
Kind regards, Col.
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