Rimex 1236A lathe

[Grahame Collins]

Hi To all

Has anybody had any experience of the Rimex 1236A lathe
sold by shaw machinery of Brisbane. (thanks Hux)

I am about to commit to it but thought I would ask around here if they have a reputation, good or bad. Shaws tell me they have sold 20 of them to Tafes and High schools up here. Shaw have a great range of tooling on the web site which is very clear and comprehensive .Well priced and worth a look.

If anyone is intersted they are 925 x 300 lathe with a 38 mm spindle bore- 9 speed -50 to 1500 rpm -3 and 4 jaw chucks and standard goodies


Face plate and centres
Covered lead screw standard
Fixed and travelling steadies
Work light
Optional quick change tool post


Around $3300 I think its good value.
the pain in the bum will be arranging Transport and insurance.

Grahame

[Sterob]

It looks very similar to my AL-335 except the chuck speed change levers are different and that one has a cover over the lead screw. All the specs look to be the same.
Good luck with your purchase Grahame.

[Article99]

Sounds to be about the right size. Any pics?

Make sure you grab a couple of extra tool holders for that quick changer. (Very handy to be able to set the centre height on your turning and parting tools and have it stay the same when you swap them over. :2tsup:)

[Grahame Collins]

Back again!
I rang them Shaw's and they could not tell me how much the QC toolholder was.It is not included but optional as is the lube system.

The light and the stand come with the rig though.What I was really chasing was the cam lock chucks and face plate.

They said the QC t post was in the tooling pages I scoured them but was unable to find it.I will have to email them again. others have said to me to get the QC post and
I''ll never regret it. Ok ,But iIgotta know how much?

heres the link for the specs

http://www.shawmachinery.com.au/Lathes/RIMAXRX1236A.html

and a piccy

Grahame

[Article99]

If you start cutting harder materials, you'll want the lube system.

Would hope you're getting it with the stand. Makes chip disposal a piece of cake. Take the tray out and empty the sucker out back. You'll also find it much, much, easier to get it setup level and settled.

Great example of the QC is something I do quite regularly with a current foreigner job at work. Cut a weird thread out of hexagon, face and then part off to length. Because I cut the thread first and then face & part off, I like to have both tools ready to go and on centre height to save time and material. The QC at work has the centre height adjustment on the toolholders, which means once I've got them both on centre height, they stay there. Same goes for the thread cutting tool alignment. Really is a handy feature to have. :2tsup:

Have done the math and worked it out to be 2hp. Should be quite reasonable for a single-phase hobby machine.

[Fossil]

I agree with above post.

Looks good Graham.

[Grahame Collins]

I have bit the bullet and ordered a lathe. I emailed for a price on the QC post and got a reply that the new model comes with a QC post as standard.

I rang up up again this arvo and ordered my lathe .They have told me that teachers at the Tafe had ordered their own lathes after seeing the ones that the college had ordered.

Thanks for all your help.
regards

Grahame

[hux]

I have bit the bullet and ordered a lathe. I emailed for a price on the QC post and got a reply that the new model comes with a QC post as standard.

I rang up up again this arvo and ordered my lathe .They have told me that teachers at the Tafe had ordered their own lathes after seeing the ones that the college had ordered.

Thanks for all your help.
regards

Grahame

Thanks for being the tester Grahame :D

I am really looking forward to seeing what your experience with the Rimax is.

Certainly at $3300 for a lathe of very similar specs to the AL335 but with a QCTP is competitive against H&F.


I am currently examining the prospects of buying used commercial gear - I am really keen to see what one supplier wants for a Harrison 13x25 tool room lathe. It's short between centres but they were built to ISO standards and would be a quality tool. Same thing with mills. Seems that Bridgeport style mills used are in the same price rnage as a new HM50 or less. Considering I like the idea of running 3phase off a VFD it's a real option as long as you get one that hasn't been flogged.
Finding these local is probably the biggest challenge.

[Article99]

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=509796&postcount=7

:2tsup:

[hux]

So when is delivery Grahame?

I checked on the 1340A

This was the reply-
Yes these Lathes come with DRO Standard, footbrake and coolant.

Normal Price: $5,470 + gst
Special Price: $4995 + gst this month only.

Why do they always quote +GST. It means didly squat - you may be able to claim in back as an input credit but you still have to pay them $5500.


Was your price $3300 inc or ex? Or was it $3300 delivered?

[Grahame Collins]

to answer Hux,s question
Expected in Brisbane on Monday
Quoted price was $3294.50.GST Inclusive
Oddly enough the big transport mobs are not interested in carrying my lathe.If you are not in business forget it.

It fell to a local crowd who are doing it for $215, Brisbane to Mackay depot. A Hiab truck to bring it from the depot to my residence 9 about (6 klicks)wll be around $85.

I insured for accidental damage in transport for $165.

Its just a waiting game for me now.

Grahame

[hux]

to answer Hux,s question
Expected in Brisbane on Monday
Quoted price was $3294.50.GST Inclusive
Oddly enough the big transport mobs are not interested in carrying my lathe.If you are not in business forget it.

It fell to a local crowd who are doing it for $215, Brisbane to Mackay depot. A Hiab truck to bring it from the depot to my residence 9 about (6 klicks)wll be around $85.

I insured for accidental damage in transport for $165.

Its just a waiting game for me now.

Grahame

Yep found out about the difficulty in using a big freight company when I bought my welder from Sydney. Pack and Send was able to do it for the same $$ as using my mates freight contract with TNT or NQX.

Well good luck with it and keep us posted.

[Sterob]

Is it there yet?...Is it there yet?......

[Grahame Collins]

Nope!

[Grahame Collins]

Hi guys

At last,11 days after I ordered the lathe, the nice man with the Hiab crane placed it carefully in my drive way,today .It has arrived with out a scratch.With the way my luck usually goes ,I am wondering whats going on?

I have begun uncrating it, but crate does hardly describes it. I have never seen plywood that is so brittle and dry. It splinters and de laminates as the pry bay is applied. The lathe checked out with all the major pieces present including the quick change tool post and two quick change tool blocks.l also found the normal tool post in the crate as well.
The manufacturer cleverly packed the lathe with the tray sitting vertically on edge to protect the front face of the lathe against fork lift attack.That shows a bit of good thinking there.

Fortunately this line of defence was not needed.

The internals were well protected with packing grease and covered with a thin plastic sheeting. The tool box is a cheap plastic jobbie. packed with reverse chuck jaws ,change gears and other hardware.

The manual is more geared towards unpacking instructions,how to lift it, how lubricate ,and the seemling so ten thousand spare part numbers.

I"ll post some more on it when the uncrating is completed.
cheers
grahame

[DJ’s Timber]

Great news Grahame, good to hear that it was well packed and looking forward to seeing how it goes.

[Sterob]

Glad it arrived ok, Grahame, but we want to see pics!!!
:D

[Metal Head]

Hi guys

I"ll post some more on it when the uncrating is completed.
cheers
grahame

I hope that includes some pictures as well Grahame:wink:.

Great to hear the love of your life had arrived safe and sound.

MH

[hux]

Congrats on the new arrival Grahame.

I'm heading off to see who is going to do me a deal tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing the chips flying.