Free 14x40 King Canada Lathe on Vancouver Island
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Touche.
There will be pictures. Here's a couple to whet your appetite. (looks like he has all the hard work done!)
Going to pick up the bits and pieces Monday. The heavy pieces after I get back from a month long trip.
Took a look at a similar lathe's service manual online. Did you know this has like 10 or more gears in the headstock? You guys do realize this will likely be a group project?
(I don't see a tailstock - is there a tailstock).
Going to pick up the bits and pieces Monday. The heavy pieces after I get back from a month long trip.
Took a look at a similar lathe's service manual online. Did you know this has like 10 or more gears in the headstock? You guys do realize this will likely be a group project?
(I don't see a tailstock - is there a tailstock).
Counting on that Tom. And looking forward to it too. We can all share your joy.
Hey Tom, if you and Mickey need a hand loading the heavy bits let me know.There will be pictures. Here's a couple to whet your appetite. (looks like he has all the hard work done!)
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Going to pick up the bits and pieces Monday. The heavy pieces after I get back from a month long trip.
Took a look at a similar lathe's service manual online. Did you know this has like 10 or more gears in the headstock? You guys do realize this will likely be a group project?
(I don't see a tailstock - is there a tailstock).
I sure will! It will be a while, and I'm hoping we can slide the lathe off the dolly and into the trailer. I prefer not to lift anything if I don't have to.
Not sure if this is exactly it. I just wanted an idea on how things went together. @mickeyf told me he has the actual manual. If it is not available online I'll likely upload it to archive.org and post the link here.
Isn't the vacation supposed to be a reward "after" the work is done. lol
If you hosted an Island get together it could be reassembled in no time.
I'm still wondering if it is a "vacation" if you are retired. Or is it just organized doing nothing on a schedule.Isn't the vacation supposed to be a reward "after" the work is done. lol
If you hosted an Island get together it could be reassembled in no time.
An Island get together to put it together sounds like a great idea! I'd just need a bigger shop. (but now you have planted a seed)
Dabbler
ersatz engineer
It is a very good sign that everything is boxed. Possibly the tailstock is in one of the bigger boxes. It is really bad when they are not boxed or sorted. Not conducive to retaining all the parts. Even if you are missing a part or 2, you chances of success are very good!
If I were there, I'd be right there to help you do your heavy lifting!
If I were there, I'd be right there to help you do your heavy lifting!
Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Looking forward to watching this go back together. Glad a forum member got it, and we hopefully get to watch along.
mickeyf
Well-Known Member
To fill in a bit - Belt drive, not gear head. Serial number indicates 1996. Yes, tailstock in is one of those boxes. You can probably read the labels on some of the boxes if you look close or zoom in. I did not disassemble the QC gear box, and IIRC, the entire apron either. I did not remove the headstock from the bed - I figured there would be enough fiddling without having to think about re-aligning the headstock to the bed. The next step would just be cleanup, and I didn't see that removing the headstock would help enough to be worth the effort.