Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/02/2017 08:42 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 16:27, Kirk Wallace wrote: >>> Is there any makers name anywhere? The tailstock is rather >>> distinctive, but you could spend a long time on lathes.co.uk looking >>> for a match. >> >> I did a search

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 February 2017 at 16:27, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> Is there any makers name anywhere? The tailstock is rather >> distinctive, but you could spend a long time on lathes.co.uk looking >> for a match. > > I did a search for the "Samson td1336" on the control panel I

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/02/2017 02:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 04:03, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/old_lathe/ > > Is there any makers name anywhere? The tailstock is rather > distinctive, but you could spend a long time on lathes.co.uk

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 02 February 2017 10:09:54 andy pugh wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 15:00, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I would much > > rather believe the chuck got stuck, and the desperate operator > > engaged both pin and backgear to lock it, then put a 2 foot crescent > > wrench

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 February 2017 at 15:00, Gene Heskett wrote: > I would much > rather believe the chuck got stuck, and the desperate operator engaged > both pin and backgear to lock it, then put a 2 foot crescent wrench on a > jaw to unscrew it. Is there any other way to get a chuck

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 02 February 2017 09:35:52 dragon wrote: > Kirk, > > I forgot to mention that I read somewhere online that it is actually > common for the back gears to get broken on these lathes. It comes from > user error. There is a threaded pin on one of the spindle gears that > you need to engage

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread dragon
Kirk, I forgot to mention that I read somewhere online that it is actually common for the back gears to get broken on these lathes. It comes from user error. There is a threaded pin on one of the spindle gears that you need to engage and disengage. If you keep it engaged while you have the

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 February 2017 at 04:03, Kirk Wallace wrote: > http://www.wallacecompany.com/old_lathe/ Is there any makers name anywhere? The tailstock is rather distinctive, but you could spend a long time on lathes.co.uk looking for a match. it ought to be relatively easy to

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/01/2017 11:07 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:37:31 -0800 > Kirk Wallace wrote: > >> A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said >> "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by >> today.

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread MC Cason
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Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:37:31 -0800 Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by > today. Where do you get friends like that?

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Peter Blodow
Kirk, on my Graziano SAG 12 there is a similar spindle head with the camlock fastening system. I made a lot of additional bolts for different chucks and faceplates so I had all the parts in my hands quite frequently. The locking inserts (nuts or what you call them) in the spindle head are

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Ken Strauss
:26 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe > > On 02/01/2017 08:13 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > On 01/31/2017 03:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > >> A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and > >> said &

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 February 2017 at 16:13, Kirk Wallace wrote: > http://www.tools-n-gizmos.com/specs/Lathe_Spindle_Mount.html > > but mine is a little different than the one shown in the link above. The > linked spindle shows the cam is just clockwise of the chuck pin puller >

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 February 2017 at 16:25, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Another thing came to mind, I placed a 5C collet in the spindle bore and > the hole is larger. Is there typically an insert for this bore to adapt > to 5C? Yes, Or an insert for a different size collet. Typically the

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 February 2017 at 16:13, Kirk Wallace wrote: > . Do D1-4 mounts go both > ways? I don't know. How interesting. Are there any marks around the camlock squares? Normally there are little marks that show when you are in the safe range. You take out the locking

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/01/2017 08:13 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 01/31/2017 03:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said >> "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by >> today." I guess he knows me well enough to know that I

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/31/2017 03:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by > today." I guess he knows me well enough to know that I could not refuse. > I have had it a couple of days

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 February 2017 at 14:11, dragon wrote: > > Does anyone have a suggestion for somewhere to host the build/conversion > progress and post pictures? I use Blogger. http://bodgesoc.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/holbrook1.html -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread John Thornton
I have a Samson TB 6B 16" x 48" and it will swing a 20" face place with the drop bed removed (never done that). Mine is in pretty good shape for an 80's lathe and I use it regular. I can't wait to see your conversion might inspire me to convert the ole Samson. JT On 1/31/2017 5:37 PM, Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread dragon
Kirk, You have a big brother of the lathe that followed me home! It literally followed me on a trailer ;) Your's does look in rough shape. It is a 1979 Jet 1024P made in Taiwan. It came with a companion, a 1980 Jet JVM-626 benchtop knee mill. While old and definitely used, mine were very well

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread Gregg Eshelman
ot; before they went to the cream color with black and red stripe. From: Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 4:37 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe A

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/31/2017 05:40 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Kirk - why replace the tailstock? With gang tooling, you'll be able to make > lots of things... > > (I'm -slowly- CNCing a smaller 8x18 lathe) > > John. I see a lot of similar 13 x 36 lathes marketed as gunsmith lathes. The long bed seems

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Kirk - why replace the tailstock? With gang tooling, you'll be able to make lots of things... (I'm -slowly- CNCing a smaller 8x18 lathe) John. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread MC Cason
Take LOTS of pictures as you go along, with a summary of accomplishments. On 01/31/2017 05:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by > today." I guess he knows

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 31 January 2017 18:37:31 Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it > by today." I guess he knows me well enough to know that I could not > refuse. I have had it a

[Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by today." I guess he knows me well enough to know that I could not refuse. I have had it a couple of days and I took some time to scrape the first layer of