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Darren

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Hi all, glad i found this site. I'm an automotive tech with a large shop slowly filling up with machine tools. So far I have a Standard Modern 1660 10hp lathe, Emco V13 13x40 lathe, Kent 1054hs bridgeport clone that was once a cnc mill. These were all college machines and in very nice condition, but the mill had a broken leadscrew so they dumped it, even though it was an easy fix. I also have a Norton surface grinder, Doall bandsaw, and a few others. All my machines are 3 phase with VFDs. Always looking to trade knowledge and parts!
 
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Welcome from Vancouver Island.
Well equipped shop, pictures are always appreciated [emoji16]
 
Darren

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This is my newest aquisition. The much sought after Emco V13. I won it on Govdeals and drove 48 hours round trip to get it home. After a good cleaning it turns out that it is pretty much in new condition.

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Ripped out the old guts and installed a VFD. This motor has a brake so i added a 6amp 24vdc power supply and a relay controlled by the vfd. It works very well.

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This was my Emco V10p that i recently sold after I got the V13 home. I'm going to miss it. It was a great small lathe. I need to get a DRO on the V13 soon.
 
Darren

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This is my mill. It was a CNC mill that the students at our local college somehow crashed with bad programming and they bound up the X axis ballnut on the screw, wrecked the scale and a few other bits. Unable to buy a direct replacement ballscrew, they put it up on Govdeals. I found a ballscrew on ebay and ordered it before i even bought the mill. Only problem was that it was a 32mm screw, where the factory screw was 25mm, so i had to do some mods. The screws are on the bench in the background.

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A wee bit bigger.

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Old screw on the top, i had to transfer the end to make it work.

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I turned off the end of the new screw to 1/2" and drill and tapped the end for a 10-32 retainer screw

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cut the end off the old screw and bored it to a sliding fit onto the 1/2" spigot

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and glued it on with loctite retaining compound.

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Like brand new

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All back together.
 
Darren

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I forgot about the Yoke mods. The larger ballnut required a larger bore in the yoke, which required a larger lathe. So i had to get my SM 1660 up and running.

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I had to swap out the 7.5hp 575v motor for a 10hp 240v motor. I found it on Facebook marketplace, same frame size. I then added a 25hp VFD and all the required bits

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https://live.staticflickr.com/video...GEzZmE5MjRiZjIyZjBhMjkzM2M0OGExYmMiLCJ2IjoxfQ

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typical work on the big lathe
 
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Darren

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I love seeing pics of what other people are doing, machines etc. For me its inspiring sometimes. If you guys wanna see more, I'll see what else i can scrounge up.
 
Darren

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My South Bend 7" shaper. I love this little machine. Its relaxing like a campfire.

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Every shop needs a cocktail table. 16" Burnerd chuck and a 22"ish faceplate
 
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