Metal lathe refurbished
Hello everyone. I do some machining as a hobby. I had a south bend 9 inch model c. Recently got a good deal on a model a with a longer bed. Combined to two to make one really great machine! Fully refurbished it and tore it down to the bones. Replaced all the oilers. Been loving thee sick change gear box.
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Here's the tool holder I made. Got sick of things rattling around on the table.
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Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Nice work Love to see the older machines fixed up. I have an Atlas 12" and enjoy using it. 99% of all my tools are old cast iron and I like it that way. Jay
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Thanks. I like the old machines too. It's like using a piece of history.
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Really nice! We have a smaller version in my classroom. Nice to see someone who knows how to use one and enjoys it!
Sugaring since 2000.
2022 - 113 taps on tubing and gravity. Homemade evaporator and RO.
2023 - 120 taps on 5/16 and gravity added a float to the pan an built a new 5x400gpd RO
I've got an older atlas 12" lathe . Some time ago the forward and reverse shifter box broke two of the gear's IK replaced them and the first time I ran it they broke again. Any thoughts on what might have caused that ?
It's hard to say without looking at the machine, I've never worked on an atlas 12. I do know that the gears were made from ZAMAK which isn't the strongest material and really doesn't like shock loads. We're you by chance making interrupted cuts when they broke?Originally Posted by wlatrout
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
It's hard to say without looking at the machine, I've never worked on an atlas 12. I do know that the gears were made from ZAMAK which isn't the strongest material and really doesn't like shock loads. We're you by chance making interrupted cuts when they broke?
Jake
smoky lake 2x6 drop flue SSR on homemade arch
235 taps on 2 gast 1550s and lappiere releasers
24x12 sugar house
2019 Kubota L2501 work horse
Very nice work! I inherited a lathe but haven't gotten a chance to get it home yet.
2016 - 2 x 4 Randy Worthen built arch and pans 11 taps; 2.625 gallons of syrup!
2017 - 29 taps; 11.625 gallons of syrup!
2018 - 30 taps; 98 pints bottled! New sugar house being built, new equipment coming!
2019 - 125 taps; 50 gallons made! New 2x6 Smoky Lake Corsair arch, drop flue pan, auto draw. Smoky Lake filter press and Steam Bottler
2020 - 173 taps; only 35 gallons made.
2021 - 242 taps; New record! 50.5 gallons made!
2022 - 321 taps; New record! 80 gallons made!
I was making a standard cut when it broke. I haven't been able to find where it is binding up. I am not real experenced with the lathe
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