On 5 January 2014 01:56, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > This looks a bit too good to be true, but... > <http://www.ebay.com/itm/131084063012
it does look a lot like http://www.lathes.co.uk/logan/page2.html (Which is linked from the Logan page). > I suspicion the motor is small, with questionable bushing in it and by > now the bed is likely swaybacked, but it also seems like it might be > worth some ball screws, a spindle encoder, and a 2.5 or 3.5hp treadmill > motor running on an Empire 25 amp 120 volt controller. I am curious why you are attracted to that particular lathe, when there are so many others? It does appear that all parts are still available from Logan: http://www.lathe.com Normally I would prefer a lathe with a separate power shaft, a geared headstock and an underdrive with roller bearings on the spindle. However, if the aim is to convert to CNC then the separate powershaft is unnecessary, but the rest of the problems still remain. That motor might be sized for all the power that it is possible to transmit through the flat-belt drive. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
