Omg just bought a lathe

What a way to get out of watching x factor lol!

Contacted the guy about 5 mins after he put it up and as he was local went for a look. Ended up buying it

Now just have to get it out of the back of the truck lol then teach myself to use it :roll:

used to wood turning but never done metal.

Should be fun.

Cheers

Alan

Many many years ago I learnt to turn wood but I liked and was also rubbish at turning metal on a lathe when I had a go but its kinda satisfying when it turns out right (no pun lol)
Practice and maybe a local night collage for a few weeks :thumbup:

just remember to take your time when winding the tool bit in towards the piece you working on then you shouldn't brake it

And lube

(my mind)

HAHA ste. not going to put the other version of lol on :lol:

Remember to take the chuck key out....they really hurt :oops:

Lol gonna take it slow. Have some bits of ally to practice on first off.

It's an old one called a super relm. About 1920's from reading on the net. Bearings seem ok which is good. Got to try and drag it out the back in a mo "ouch me back"

I use old frontera torsion bars for moving heavy stuff where I cant get the forklift...but any thickwalled tubing or round bar will do the jobbie.
Move it like the Romans used to...3 bars or tubes is ideal...2 under the load and one thats just come out and thats ready to go back in the other end.
Surprisingly easy it is. Even if the grounds a bit uneven and the bars wont roll, the load will slide easy on top of them.

http://www.lathes.co.uk/relm/

Ooo, I'd love to have a lathe in my garage (I'd need to get power there first though)

Having done a 4 year apprenticeship with Lucas Electrical Ltd, I found myself a full time job as a turner at Great King Street in Birmingam - for 7 years, on an old Dean Smith & Grace - something like this:

Fond memories - I love the smell of suds oil

Lawrence

Well done young man:
When you have got used to it, you will wonder how you ever managed without it:
As Mentioned,,, Remove the chuck key, put your eye out mate:
Once again Well Done:

Well managed to get the legs and motor out on my own and also the drip tray. No chance of lifting the main bed though so got everything set up in the garage where I wanted it and then got a mate round to give me a hand. The leather style drive belt didn't travel well so I had to reattach the claws again.

Up and working now though :dance:

Got a brief lesson from a friend on how to set it up with the tooling etc. well chuffed though as I made all the gearbox spacers this weekend :thumbup:

I also got a metal cutting blade for my little bandsaw £7 bargain. Much easier than vice and hacksaw.

Have some mirror brackets to turn next. Really enjoying playing with it and watching the raw metal turn into what I need. Awesome. Ok I'll never be an engineer but still a nice sense of achievement

Cheers

Alan