On Friday 27 March 2015 11:08:18 Bruce Layne wrote: > 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.
FWIW, I'd like to see the conversion process in pictures myself. <Tee hee.> I can see it now, a polished brass & laquer coated nameplate someplace obvious, engraved "Natasha", and the lettering backfilled with hot pink paint worthy of a grand lady. At 3080 lbs, moving it will be a problem, and seeing how you solve that would be interesting too. So keep your camera handy Andy. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
