Thank you!Johnny, I have moved many lathes in the bed of a 3/4ton pick up.
Nice lathe by the way.
Larry
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Thank you!Johnny, I have moved many lathes in the bed of a 3/4ton pick up.
Nice lathe by the way.
Larry
Well I went and pulled the trigger on this... Enco 111-3320. Spindle bore 1.5 inches. 40 inches between centers an 35 inches from jaws on chuck to point of drill chuck when fully extended. Does metric and standard threads from 4 to 112 pi. It was a canabalization machine in a machine shop. 3 phase motor replaced by a single phase.
Thanks for the great info! Been doing research all morning. You would be surprised how many companies don't do this kind of thingIF you have a truck, here is another option.
Remove the tailstock and chuck. Then remove either 4 or 6 bolts and the bench is separated from the lathe. Back your truck right up to it with a couple guys and slide it right off the bench into the truck bed, the bench will be easier to put in but it may still weigh a few hundred pounds.
There are many lifts you can rent from a tool rental yard as well, you will be fine moving it.
Once you get it where you want it, do yourself a favor and leave it away from the wall enough to get behind it. Do this so you can keep it clean behind it and so you can get to the wiring, with the chord they used, you will be replacing your start capacitor real soon. Use a better chord and never plug it into a small strip like they used.
Use a machinist level to set it up and then use a dial indicator to check all points that need to be perfect in their runouts. (Go to youtube and type in "indicating a dedicated Pool Cue lathe" too see some of the basics.)
Hope this helps, Thanks, Dave.
Well I went and pulled the trigger on this... Enco 111-3320. Spindle bore 1.5 inches. 40 inches between centers an 35 inches from jaws on chuck to point of drill chuck when fully extended. Does metric and standard threads from 4 to 112 pi. It was a canabalization machine in a machine shop. 3 phase motor replaced by a single phase.
So my question is what is the cheapest way to move a 1650lb lathe?
I bought it used from a personal owner. I may have found someone with a lift gate that will do it for 100. Still looking tho.Every place I have bought a lathe from had some way of loading it into a pickup. Cherry picker and some imagination can unload it.
Larry
The cheapest way I know to move one is to borrow a cherry picker, a trailer or pickup and have some strong backed friends willing to help for free. Or maybe buy them lunch.
I bought it used from a personal owner. I may have found someone with a lift gate that will do it for 100. Still looking tho.
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As suggested (thank you) I bought a cherry picker crane from harbor freight and rented a van from uhaul. It took us two hours to find the center point. Another 3 hours to get it mounted back on the base. It has been a VERY long day and we are exhusted. Now I get to have some fun.Some wrecker services will transport machinery. I called around a while back and it was $200 or less. There are many youtube videos on building some pretty nice little machine skates too once you get it there.
As suggested (thank you) I bought a cherry picker crane from harbor freight and rented a van from uhaul. It took us two hours to find the center point. Another 3 hours to get it mounted back on the base. It has been a VERY long day and we are exhusted. Now I get to have some fun.
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Nice. Now you are getting somewhere. But next time tie the straps to the ways, not the spindle.As suggested (thank you) I bought a cherry picker crane from harbor freight and rented a van from uhaul. It took us two hours to find the center point. Another 3 hours to get it mounted back on the base. It has been a VERY long day and we are exhusted. Now I get to have some fun.
I had to dismantle it to get it in the van. I couldn't lift it high enough with the base on it to get it in thereNext time, don't take it off the base..it's not necessary. If, for whatever reason, the ram failed and you had it as high as you do in the picture, you be left with a pile of junk. With the base attached and it a few inches off the ground, it would most likely be okay..
I used a 5400lb capacity chain that goes through the ways and through a couple of c bars that lifted from the bottom. The straps were only used to keep it level because it wanted to roll over when got it into the air. There was less than 150lb on the 200lb capacity harbor freight straps.Nice. Now you are getting somewhere. But next time tie the straps to the ways, not the spindle.
What modifications are you talking about Kim?
Saw a taper bar on YouTube for 20 bucks. I removed the tool post lock screw and it slides perfectly. I have a welder, plasma cutter etc to build the rest. Starting on pens and going to work my way up as I learn more about the machine.You have to add a taper bar........ does the spindle through hole accept a cue butt............. a rear chuck is handy......... you need a steady rest....................
you have to set up the cross slide so that it is spring loaded to follow the taper bar.... tooling .... maintenance pins............
just to name a few
all this costs extra money and set up time
Kim
If you want to taper shafts on you lathe, you need a taperbar setup, the cost is not that big. Butts you can taper by ofsetting the tailstock. Allmost all 12x36 or bigger lathe comes with a 38mm through hole or bigger.You have to add a taper bar........ does the spindle through hole accept a cue butt............. a rear chuck is handy......... you need a steady rest....................
you have to set up the cross slide so that it is spring loaded to follow the taper bar.... tooling .... maintenance pins............
just to name a few
all this costs extra money and set up time
Kim