Lathe crash:I'm going to be sick

[pescadoman]

Check out the Turn Pro lathe on Enco's sight it looks like the same Machine as the Lux I was able to find online. You should be able to download a pdf parts breakdown and possibly a Manual. Good luck with the repair. Jim

Yah...I spent most of day with insurance, parts, ect...ect. the bed is twisted a bit, but not too bad....

Looks like 850.00 Just for the casting, then handwheels, maybe leadscrew, and someone to fit the saddle. I will have much more in repairs than what I paid the lathe for(I don't care about grammar right now...sorry)

It is possible a repair facility can make the cracked saddle work...

 

[pescadoman]

the damage might work to your favor.when you get the situation evaluated
maybe a conversion to CNC and build manual control back into it at the same time.you said you crashed the compound.it is the big problem in conversion to a CNC .you have to tool up to suit the original manual setup.now you have the opportunity to tool for manual and cnc.

bill

I WISH it was the compound. It was the SADDLE. If it was the compound, I could have bought a new one and taken the saddle to have them fit. Alot cheaper than taking the lathe or having someone fit it at my house. I'm trying to spin this in a positive way, but not seeing it...

 

[KJ Cues]

As a 'finishing'-lathe or a 'sanding'-lathe you wouldn't need a saddle/carriage. It would actually be in the way.

It may not be what you want to hear but you do have options.
If the bed is tweaked, the lathe is no longer usable for any machine work other than right next to the chuck.
Maybe not a silver-lining but at least brass.

 

[pescadoman]

As a 'finishing'-lathe or a 'sanding'-lathe you wouldn't need a saddle/carriage. It would actually be in the way.

It may not be what you want to hear but you do have options.
If the bed is tweaked, the lathe is no longer usable for any machine work other than right next to the chuck.
Maybe not a silver-lining but at least brass.

It's not bad(the bed), I just can't get it perfect. If I fasten it to the concrete(which is how it was when I removed it), I can probably get it completely level. I forget the graduation on the level(starret 98 i believe), but it is only a couple clicks off from the edge of the gap to the end of the bed. The entire lathe it extremely rigid.

 

[vasilios]

Post some more pics of the damage,maybe ideas will fly.

bill

 

[pescadoman]

Post some more pics of the damage,maybe ideas will fly.

bill

It is going to cost roughly 1100 to fix the saddle and replace the damaged parts.....It is already at the machinist.

700 to weld, scrape, and flake the saddle...

3-400 for lead screw, trunnion bearing support casting, some gear that slide over the lead screw, key, tailstock bolt, levers.....

I'm still going to be sick..

The bed is .oo2 twisted over 36 inches....I don't think that is bad at all?? I also think I can get that out with a bit of work. The spindle had .0002 or so of TIR, so that is fine....None of the bed or stand castings broke.

I have to say the construction of this lathe is IMPRESSIVE. The only thing that isn't heavy iron is sandwiched between 2 THICK cast iron stands and that would be what I would call the chip tray. It is so rigid that turning the leveling screws just a tiny bit too much completely unloads the other side. My Microweily, which I consider a step up from the Chinese stuff I have seen, can't hold a candle to this thing.

 

[pescadoman]

Here are some more pics