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22nd December 2011, 08:55 AM #121New Member
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22nd December 2011, 09:10 AM #122Intermediate Member
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Undergog, it's good to see someone else with the same style Macson......I was getting lonely there for a while.
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22nd December 2011, 12:17 PM #123New Member
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Here's a pic of a 4 jaw chuck that I converted from D1-6 to the early Macson spindle. If I can find a lathe that is being wrecked, I'll adapt a D1-6 spindle to this lathe so I can find chucks etc. that fit easy.
"aussiejoeblow" the Macson lathe does seem to be few & far between. A friend of mine has slightly later model than mine, it has a D1-6 spindle & "V" bed not a flat bed. I'm not sure whether the serial# can identify the age of a Macson, but the serial # is 60-226 maybe 1960?
I probably should mention some specs about the machine.
14" swing over bed
21" with the gap out
36" between centres
speeds from 32-800
weighs about 1500kg
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22nd December 2011, 12:55 PM #124Distracted Member
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22nd December 2011, 03:16 PM #125SENIOR MEMBER
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Here is my new toy. Hare and Forbes Hafco AL340E.
356 swing over bed
515 swing over gap
1000 between centers
2Hp 3 phase
35 - 2000rpm
DRO
Leadscrew Covers
Cuts more threads than I will ever need
650kgs
I'll give it a full review when i get to know the machine. Initial opinions are that its very nice. All the controls glide and feel fantastic and it cuts very well and runs quiet. Im not impressed with the signage though...60% of the available real estate for important things like threading and feed settings have been taken up with some rubbish safety notices, as such I have to double over to read the miniscule text that describes the crucial settings. Going to have to make up some larger signs and stick them up on the wall behind the lathe.
Note - in the pics below this is how she arrived straight out of the box. I have since degreased her and installed the DRO.
Brendan
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22nd December 2011, 04:23 PM #126Dave J Guest
Looks good, I was wondering how you where going to operate it without handles, LOL
Your right, those charts a terrible, are they just stickers or are the engraved in? Good idea of making charts of them to hang up.
I see they have laid your cross slide scale down, in the future you might want to change it to standing up, so your tailstock has more room to come up to the cross slide.
With the lead screw covers I have heard complaints out them limiting travel at each end, but have not owned a lathe with them myself.
Have fun with your new toy, I mean tool. LOL
Dave
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23rd December 2011, 09:35 AM #127SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi Dave,
Yeah the scales take up a bit of room on the right of the comound there...if they give me the sh!ts I will move them as you reccommend.
I have heard the same about the leadscrew covers..however mine dont impede me with the 3 jaw in (I could work right up to the face of the chuck if I wanted)...not sure about whether I could do the same with a faceplace though
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23rd December 2011, 05:51 PM #128GOLD MEMBER
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wish I had mine for Xmas
If I'd pulled a digit or two out I would have
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23rd December 2011, 06:26 PM #129Dave J Guest
You need to stop working so you have time.
Dave
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11th January 2012, 08:27 AM #130GOLD MEMBER
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dadaaaah
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11th January 2012, 09:49 AM #131GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Brendan and eskimo,
Congrads on your shiny new machines.
Stuart
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11th January 2012, 10:02 AM #132
Hi Eskimo,
Nice work, how did you sneak it past the finance manager?
Seriously, it looks great, nice and crisp. You might say brand new..
Regards
Ray
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11th January 2012, 10:03 AM #133SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Stu.
Nice machine Eskimo....have you ever used a DRO before? I hadnt til I got my new toy and I am absolutely loving it! Such an amazingly helpful accesory.
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