I was thinking of getting a new Grizzly G0602 lathe and converting it to CNC, but a friend talked me into getting an old Clausing lathe as the basis for my CNC conversion instead. For about the same money, I got a much more solid lathe. It was good advice.
The lathe you're considering looks very well built and is a nice size for a home shop. I particularly liked that it was some company's tool room lathe, so it won't be worn out from production use. Hopefully, you can verify that in person, locally? At 1400 kg, hopefully there is local help to move that beast! I have a lot of bits I've pulled off the Clausing and more to go, and I plan on selling them on eBay at bargain prices to the people who restore these grand old machines. I might not tell them that I'm converting mine to CNC, as they tend to look at that as vandalizing art. If you have some place to store the surplussed parts from that Russian lathe, you could list them on eBay and wait until someone needs them. WWW = WorldWide Warehouse. It's probably built like a tank, and the parts don't wear out, so the demand is probably low. Maybe a trip to the scrappers and a tearful farewell. Keeping a running eBay search for shop tools that are close to your location is a good way to find great deals on used equipment, particularly if you're not in a hurry. A quick search of Craig's List is good for local machining tool finds, as well. One day, you'll get an email announcing the new love of your life. In communist Russia, lathe turns YOU on! I'm looking forward to seeing your newly converted CNC lathe. I'd name her Natasha. On 03/27/2015 10:27 AM, andy pugh wrote: > I have long been disatisfied with my CNC-converted Chinese lathe. > It is a cheap copy of the Emco Compact 8 (not a paragon of over-built > perfection) stretched to 9" centre height and 1000mm bed length. Then > a milling machine was bolted to the back to really highlight the fact > that the saddle isn't held down very well. > > So, I have been looking for something to replace it, and I found this > machine locally (very locally) > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Centre-lathe-made-by-Stankoimport-Russian-built-/191526503823 > > It is _very_ solid for a machine with pretty much the same capacity as > the CCL. It has 1" more swing and rather less between-centres > distance, but it has a bigger spindle bore (30mm rather than 20) > > The apron is huge. Built-in oil pump and a joystick to choose traverse > or feed in either direction. > > The good: > Solid. Very solid. 1400kg. > 2-speed geared head + something in the base which can be replaced by a > VFD (possibly). > 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks, + collets and collet closer. > Decent top speed (2000 rpm) > About half a mile from my house. > > The Bad: > A lot to throw away. Including the lovely apron gearbox. > The chucks attach in a funny way. What looks like a Camlock is in fact > a flange that you poke studs + nuts through, then rotate a collar, > then tighten the nuts. Not a _bad_ way to attach a chuck, but unusual > and possibly fiddly. > Spare parts are likely to be hard to find. And there is probably no > ready market for the bits I pull off, whereas there would be with > (say) a Harrison or Colchester. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
