11 replies so far
#1 posted 09-24-2018 07:12 PM |
I would probably have done the same thing, and I don’t need another lathe. I turned a lot of scraps from 2×4’s into file handles when I got my 1st lathe. -- Genghis Khan and his brother Don, couldn't keep on keeping on... |
#2 posted 09-24-2018 07:17 PM |
You will definitely spend more on accessories. Tough to find good turning tools for less than $100 each. Then you need a sharpening setup, another couple $100. A 4 jaw chuck will set you back >$200. And the list goes on. I enjoy turning, but thought you might like to know what you’ve gotten yourself into. I inherited my setup from my grandfather, so the only upgrade I bought was a 4 jaw chuck. I also modified mine to variable speed using a free treadmill motor and controls. I think I spent $20 for a box for the controls. -- Sawdust Maker |
#3 posted 09-24-2018 07:29 PM |
Thanks for ripping the bandaid off. : ) I”m looking down the black hole thinking i’m gonna have to make a lot of pepper grinders to pay for this addition to the shop.
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#4 posted 09-24-2018 07:41 PM |
This looks like your lathe minus the stand. http://www.lathes.co.uk/tekny/ If you remove the spur drive center do have MT 2 lathe spindle or is it screwed on? You need to know what threads per inch of the lathe spindle before buying a 4 jaw scroll chuck. Cannot really see if can remove the spur center with an allen wrench. Is there a hole in the knurled piece can use to unscrew? -- Bill |
#5 posted 09-24-2018 07:45 PM |
Thats exactly what I thought seems to be the only thing on the net accept for some old for sale listings from South Africa. This one says it has a # 3 MT and the one I got is a 2 MT which I think is more standard and the kind of change a manufacture might request in something they were re badging. I was thinking of buying that manual, but there isn’t much to it so It may not be helpful.
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#6 posted 09-24-2018 07:48 PM |
Looks like a good fine. Many of the Record lathes (UK) are the two bar type. -- We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein |
#7 posted 09-24-2018 07:49 PM |
If you are looking for turning tools that won’t break the bank I’ve had really good luck with these: http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=56745&cat=1,330,56745 Good place to start and then you can upgrade as needs be. -- No craft is very far from the line beyond which is magic. -- Lord Dunsany — Instagram @grailwoodworks |
#8 posted 09-24-2018 08:20 PM |
It looks to me that center should just screw off due to the nice knurl. |
#9 posted 09-24-2018 08:32 PM |
This is all helpful, thanks for taking the time to comment. I do need the turning tools. I tried some drill rod in the hole, its only shallow and then hand turning isn’t budging it. I think it should turn off but. it hasn’t been of in a decade so it feels going to need more then hand power. Maybe a strap wrench on the knurl The record lathe is a good idea, I think they made this lathe for a lot of companies in Europe, maybe I can find a manual. I figured out the live center by instructions on a Rinkon. |
#10 posted 10-01-2018 06:25 PM |
Update on getting the Spur chuck out. It has a 2MT inside and and outside is a 1×8TPI thread. If that helps anyone who runs across one of these. The live center is also a 2MT standard. Spindle was on there good held on with pitch looks like they turned a lot of Pine. It probably came w Spaner Wrenches of some sort, but I’ll make something w the drill rod. |
#11 posted 10-01-2018 09:03 PM |
Sounds great glad you have the problem solved! Good luck with new lathe. -- Bill |
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