Heres a pic of my daily go to Lathe , a Logan 10" x 36" had this for 30ish yrs now. Its never let me down.I used to have to find a bigger Lathe at times.The big one lives in my sons shop its significantly bigger than the space I have.
Cool. How far back does the gap slide?
roughly 1/2 the bed length , just got it last weekend so not much up close time yet
Very cool machine. Please post a thread on it when you've had some time to get to know it better!
I bought a used set of size C Multifix toolpost/holders for my larger lathe, thanks to a member of a different forum living in Europe. I love the system! I was a bit afraid but I bought a new size A system (from China) for my SB10k and was very impressed with the quality… so I bought another set size E for my Monarch. As you mention, no other system once you try these.
I’ve been collecting tools and machines for over 25 years, and I’ve had some incredible luck along the way. I was an auto mechanic in my previous life so lots of hand tools for that, and complimented by far too many good deals at garage sales. Starting off was a SB 10k lathe, then a used Busy Bee vertical mill that I converted to a DC motor, and that started off the downhill slide. A steal of a deal on a Summit 19/23x80 lathe (had to put a single phase 7.5hp motor in it) and a good sized set of Multifix C toolpost/holders. I bought a Monarch 10ee off eBay (I followed the seller on the Practical Machinist forum and he just got a 5th Monarch and ran out of room, so I knew it was a safe bet). Lovely machine! What I thought was a good deal on a Victoria U1 horizontal mill ended up as a rebuild project but I’m most of the way there. Converted to 5hp single phase motor. A fairly good deal on a Stanko vertical mill (10hp spindle motor and 3hp table drive motor with rapid return on all 3 axis) but I haven’t got it talking to the rotary phase converter I built. Hopefully soon! A neighbour gave me his home built 42 ton press that was left over after a fire burnt his shop. 2years of waiting for all the replacement parts to go on sale at Princess Auto but now it’s working well. I need to build an expanded metal shield to slip on the front — that machine scares me. Somewhere along the way I bought a G&E 16” universal shaper and a dividing head to go with it (again convert to single phase motor), and a Cincinnati tool and cutter grinder (static phase converter). I ended up buying a second one for the accessories so as soon as I can convert the motor to something other than 380v 3ph. I’ll sell that one. Auction “deal” B&S #2 surface grinder that needed new preci$$ion spindle bearings and is almost running again, and a 36” jump shear. When my friends company amalgamated with another I got a free metal brake (not a finger break but what the heck) and an older Miller 300a TIG welder that only needed a foot pedal and a bottle. My little 120v MIG welder works great for thin metals and a great find on Kijiji — Idealarc 250 stick welder for $100, with some long and thick cables plus ends. My 7x12 Princess Auto horizontal band saw works really well but the vertical table setup was painful so using my arch enemy eBay I stumbled onto a Powermatic 20” vertical bandsaw which needed a single phase motor and is just great. Another ebay find was an older die filer that gets used occasionally and I’m most of the way through building a heat treat oven. A great deal on a Solberga 8speed geared head drill at only $150 but $300 to ship it here. Currently hooking up a VFD to it. Auction goodies include a Hossfeld bender for $170, with a stand and all the dies, and a manual chop/shear for $70 also on a stand. Again on Kijiji, a Thermo Dynamics Pakmaster plasma cutter, Princess Auto sandblasting cabinet, their 80 gallon 5hp air compressor and a 20 gallon parts washer. That’s about it over the last 25 years or so. Could never have managed this if I had children…
Nice equipment inventory. What is the plane in your avatar? Another hobby?
Christen Eagle II, fully aerobatic. It got sold with my parachute business a year ago last fall, so only flying on the Microsoft simulator now. In theory I’m retired but actually busier than ever. Lots of flying over the years, starting with buying a Cessna 140 and getting my license on it. Flew skydivers to altitude for lots of years, and a group of us used to fly my friends restored RCAF Expeditor (Beech 18) to Oshkosh airshow for lots of years. Great flying memories.
There’s a guy on YouTube (he lime h) who has built himself a fully functioning B737 sim on his 3d printer, that interfaces with MSFS. Hope to head in that direction.
Sorry, must be spell check. The guy is helimech.
I thought so based on the shape & classic paint scheme. Sorry I just realized you posted an intro elsewhere & I should have chatted you there. Anyways, welcome to the group.
