Hey guys,
Well its been a while since i've posted anything here. But I finally got my lathe setup. After sitting in the crate for a few weeks, whilst I rebuilt my garage workbench, and got a few mates to help me lift it up, I finally fired it up last night for a quick test run.
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Its an AL51G from hafco, exactly what I wanted. Perfect size for me and has everything I need.
My god it was sticky when it came, I used 3 whole cans of degreaser on it to get all the gunk off then lubed up all the little ball ball bearing spring loaded lube points on it.
I kept looking around for an oil reservoir but it doesn't look like it has one, just those little ball bearing points.
its pretty quiet, much quiter than the AL50G, and its smooth as silk. Very happy with it, I am yet to do any cutting on it yet, as I am waiting for my quick change toolpost and all my bits.
I bought this starter kit from little machine shop. That should get me up and running till i work out what it is that i really need.
http://ift.tt/1tDdiys
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I bolted my table to the wall (into studs) as it had a tiny bit of wobble when shaken really hard. Its rock solid now but my boss was telling me thats not a good idea as it may vibrate the bricks.
Do you think this is an issue, and should I change my anchorage point to the concrete floor instead.
Cheers
Well its been a while since i've posted anything here. But I finally got my lathe setup. After sitting in the crate for a few weeks, whilst I rebuilt my garage workbench, and got a few mates to help me lift it up, I finally fired it up last night for a quick test run.
IMAG1484.jpg
Its an AL51G from hafco, exactly what I wanted. Perfect size for me and has everything I need.
My god it was sticky when it came, I used 3 whole cans of degreaser on it to get all the gunk off then lubed up all the little ball ball bearing spring loaded lube points on it.
I kept looking around for an oil reservoir but it doesn't look like it has one, just those little ball bearing points.
its pretty quiet, much quiter than the AL50G, and its smooth as silk. Very happy with it, I am yet to do any cutting on it yet, as I am waiting for my quick change toolpost and all my bits.
I bought this starter kit from little machine shop. That should get me up and running till i work out what it is that i really need.
http://ift.tt/1tDdiys
480.3527.jpg
I bolted my table to the wall (into studs) as it had a tiny bit of wobble when shaken really hard. Its rock solid now but my boss was telling me thats not a good idea as it may vibrate the bricks.
Do you think this is an issue, and should I change my anchorage point to the concrete floor instead.
Cheers
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