got one finally .

[texx]

been wanting a lathe for as long as i can remember .
now i have one i have to learn how to use it .
all new to me and a lot different to my wood lathes still in the bolting down and leveling phase at the moment , next i will need some tooling , though i do have some that dad left behind such as mic's and so on and a few things that i use on the wood lathe can be used on this one too such as collet chuck ( need an adaptor though ), i have a heap of morse taper shank drills too that will come in handy and i have a few bits of square hss steel but not much the lathe came with a parting tool and one carbide tool holder but i need boring bars and stuff like that .
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[Bryan]

Congratulations! :2tsup:

[RayG]

Hi Texx,

I've got the same one, as have more than a few others around here, DaveJ is probably the local expert and could point you towards a few improvements that he's made.

Regards
Ray

[Ueee]

Nice shootin.......
(Sorry couldn't resist)
Just make sure you clean the headstock out etc, Phil's thread (steamwhisperer Phil) "should have known" might be worth the read.
Cheers,
Ew

[texx]

still trying to get it set up as good as i can at the moment .
yeah i know there are quite a few of these around (6230 's ) this one is a tad older than most i have seen it has a bit different front panel than the current gasweld ones . the book that came with it has the certification of inspection and it got the ok to leave the factory with all the boxes ticked by mr %#@!^& on the 10 month 1999.
so its a log way from new but its only been an old fellas hobby lathe and has not done much work at all , and quite well looked after .
what is the difference between this older one and the current ones that now have the A after the model number ??.

johno

[Ueee]

Sorry, I assumed you bought it new. It may be worth an oil change and a check anyway.
Yours has an open bottom Norton style quick change gear box, I know the later ones are fully enclosed.

Cheers,
Ew

[Dave J]

As said congratulations,
:2tsup:
Good to see you finally got one. Was that the one from the guy the other week you spoke about, did you get him down?

You will be more than happy with that size lathe, they do everything a home shop needs.

Dave

[texx]

As said congratulations,
:2tsup:
Good to see you finally got one. Was that the one from the guy the other week you spoke about, did you get him down?

You will be more than happy with that size lathe, they do everything a home shop needs.

Dave
yeah got it from that guy , i did get him down in price then there was a bit of a problem which we sorted out and he threw in some extra stuff and i even gave him 50 bucks more than he settled on because i felt it was such a good deal and i dont like to feel i am ripping some one off ( just made me feel a bit better about the deal ) he threw in drums of oil 2 jerry cans , live centre, morse drill chuck few other little things i think i got a good deal as long as the machine turns out to be ok and i am pretty sure it will , having said that though what i know about metal lathes you could write on the back of a postage stamp with a felt pen and still have some room left .

johno

[nearnexus]

Looks like a big mutha.

Why are there three chuck keys on the splash guard ?

Rob

[texx]

Looks like a big mutha.

Why are there three chuck keys on the splash guard ?

Rob

one is a chuck key ( male ) the other is a spanner for the carridge lock and tool post ( female ) and the 3rd i will let you know when i find out .
johno

[nearnexus]

one is a chuck key ( male ) the other is a spanner for the carridge lock and tool post ( female ) and the 3rd i will let you know when i find out .
johno

For the chuck cam lock ?

If it has one ?

Rob

[texx]

For the chuck cam lock ?

If it has one ?

Rob

yep that be it .

[simonl]

Hi Johno,

Well done on your purchase. I have an almost identical lathe, in fact I'm sure our parts would be interchangeable. Did it come with a coolant system? It looks like it's been used or at least set up for coolant. The lathe bed looks like it has a bead of sealant around it's base where it bolts through the chip tray and into the metal cabinets.

I have always wondered if I should do that with mine. Have fun with the Norton QC gearbox. It's the only thing I hate about mine. The oil points are a PITA on mine, I need to pump about 200ml of oil into the hole for the oil to fill up a hidden resevoir to the point where it will flow into another hole and onto the gears, then, a day later it's all over the chip tray..... :((

Stuart kindly gave me some thin brass tubing. I'm going to re-route the lube system so it's less hit and miss and then terminate it into an oil cup. I'll take photos when I do it and post them.

Cheers

Simon

[texx]

nope it has never had coolant run on it at all .'
johno