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Bought a standard modern 11" series 2000

bigjim said:
Can newbies post pics? Thanks! bigjim
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Yes. But you need to make a few posts before you can do that.

I edited your post above for you. You have to put an "@" in front of a member's user name to let them know you have asked them a question. When you do that they will get a notification. If you don't do that, they will probably never know.
 
bigjim said:
Can I resurrect this thread @farmer888?
I too, am a farmer, on Coastal BC. Jst bought my first metal lathe- a SM 2000, 11 inch ( Or should I say, 27.94 cm- Go Canada!).
It’s nicely used, came with 2-3 jaw chucks a faceplate, a taper jig, chuck and small bits. It also came with 2 large rings- one tapered , the other not tapered. Polished steel, that nest nicely in each other. One is 5.5 and the other is 6 inch diam. Any idea what they are for? Can newbies post pics? Thanks! bigjim
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Welcome from Vancouver Island! Where on the BC coast are you located? We have members all over the place.
 
bigjim said:
Saltspring! Thanks!
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Nice spot! I'm up in Campbell River, and we have members all up and down the Island.

You have a nice machine, and should be loads of fun to learn on. As long as things that are supposed to turn don't crash into things that aren't supposed to turn, you can't really do too much harm. Lots of Youtube videos. Some good, some not so much. Blondiehacks is a good channel by a Canadian gal.
 
@Tomc938, Thanks, Its .dirty, but things slide and move smoothly.
I am checking out lots of vids., and enjoying the new hobby. I have been a mig welder for years, and have built conservatories, scads of trailers and lately excavator buckets and such. Always wanted to do more precision stuff, and need a lathe for that!
 
trevj said:
Watching the sales, at Busy Bee, KMS Tools, Thomas Skinner and Sons, and the like.

I have also used far smaller bits than some folks think are required, based upon my trying to actually break the tools I made using far smaller bit blanks than most think are 'the right size'.
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Replying to my own post, to add, that the really cheap Chinese HSS bits, are usually a LOT more capable than the guys using them are, which is to say, that if you learn to grind a tool at a price point that does not make you wince when it breaks or goes wrong, you are far more like to carry on trying, in this hobby. I like 1/4 by 3/8 inch blanks for my favorite 'semi-universal' (useful as a turning, facing, and boring tool, and with slight changes to the grind, a decent internal threading bit) tool grind, but use a lot of 1/4, as well as 3/16 inch HSS blanks, when they are appropriate. Big HSS blanks are easier to see the shape of, but the smaller ones are much less time and effort to grind!

When I was working in the Forces, I made it a point, both for my own edification, and to show the apprentices I was training, just HOW hard you had to push a given size HSS bit to actually break it. Normally, that segued quite nicely in to a session on how to pick up a thread, when you duffed the tool, and such-like... :) Important life skills! LOL!

Oh yeah. Sorta farmer here too. Lillooet. 1500, more or less acres... Family owned. Couple types of hay, run a few head of steers to keep cow poo on the range land, and have a flock of meat sheep. And Timber sales...
 
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bigjim said:
@Tomc938, Thanks, Its .dirty, but things slide and move smoothly.
I am checking out lots of vids., and enjoying the new hobby. I have been a mig welder for years, and have built conservatories, scads of trailers and lately excavator buckets and such. Always wanted to do more precision stuff, and need a lathe for that!
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Fair warning! You will know you have the disease, when you start buying tools like gantry cranes, hydraulic Pallet dollies, and lusting after a decent forklift, because then you can move the machine tool that you REALLY need, where it needs to be! LOL!
 
I bought a standard modern 1230 utilathe as my first lathe. I had it for a bit over a year, just sold it and upgraded my lathe to something more suited to what I do.

They are very capable little general purpose machines. For a farm, etc they would be perfect.

All the parts are available from the manufacturer, however, you will need to be really rich to afford.

I started completely green at machining as well, but I had experience fabbing, welding etc, and I’m an electrician.

You will likely enjoy this journey greatly!
 
bigjim said:
@BaitMaster, Thanks! I am looking forward to it. Now, just need a source of local chunks of surplus steel!
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Scrap vehicles and farm equipment are great sources. Same thing with oilfield scraps.

If a bar is hardened, it can be annealed in a fire and left to cool to make it machinable again.

Things are very very strong when made out of old truck axle shafts!!

Logging equipment and old saw mills are a great source….. scrap hydraulic rods are great as well but have to be annealed….
 
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