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Thread: Lathe Rest or WIP
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4th July 2011, 09:50 PM #76
You hand brushed it well i will hold my verdict till we see the pics Christos as I know some people are real artists in hand brushing this sort of thing.
I'd be interested to know what type, brand of paint. ? Why you chose a flat not high gloss?
Green I sort of understand, I recall a fish tank stand was green (we are still waiting to see the fish in the tank)
Just note Christos what was the temp advisor on the can usually lowest is about 10-15C.
You could use lamps to warm and dry it.
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10th July 2011, 08:39 PM #77
I managed to get some time in the shed today to put the stand back together. It has been given three coats of paint.
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10th July 2011, 08:50 PM #78
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10th July 2011, 09:14 PM #79
Christos thanks for the replys
Colour looks good
Yes have to agree when I was painting although with spray guns you get into a zen mode and away you go. Could be the fumes
Christos I would put wood blocks between the lathe and bench 1 to give some noise reduction 2 height between 1" or 1 1/2"
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I agree with the above. The whole stand will ring like a bell when you are turning.
Chip board or medium density fiberboard (MDF) is acoustically "dead" - does not resonate. Some sort of soft thing between the wood and metal would also help, layer of felt, old blanket, 1/4 inch foam, etc. You could put it under the top and run the bolts holding the lathe through the wood with washers on the bottom. A couple more bolts in the middle to keep the wood snugged up would be good as chip board and MDF tend to sag.
I have a South Bend Heavy 10 metal lathe with a chip pan mounted on a steel cabinet. I removed the motor and disassembled it twice to find what was making the noise, the motor was fine. The motor is mounted to a steel plate attached to the cabinet and the whole thing resonates. I will eventually cut pieces of medium density fiberboard and glue and screw them to the flat areas of the cabinet. Now I use ear protection.Last edited by Paul39; 11th July 2011 at 06:31 AM. Reason: add
So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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Now I use ear protection.
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11th July 2011, 02:49 PM #82GOLD MEMBER
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You have Click & Clack in AU? Public Radio call in show, Car Talk: Call about annoying noise in the car, mechanic finds nothing - "turn the radio up!" Call about check engine light, mechanic can't find anything wrong - "put a piece of black tape over the light".
See: Car Talk. Car tips, advice, and troubleshooting.
When working around machinery I like to be attuned to sights and sounds of the machine. As you well know, sometimes funny little sounds not heeded turn into whumps that at least scare one as a hunk of timber goes bashing across the shop.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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12th July 2011, 01:21 PM #83
well done
[I agree with the above. The whole stand will ring like a bell when you are turning.
But still I admire what you have done. I have just recently finished a rebuild, a lot less substantial than yours.Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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16th July 2011, 04:13 PM #84
Today I had a friend paint the bed of the lathe. this was mainly going to be the underside of the lathe so just needed a covering.
Of course I gave then a very small brush about 10mm wide.
Took them a little while to complete.
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16th July 2011, 06:03 PM #85
an ex-friend?
regards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
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16th July 2011, 07:02 PM #86
While they did this for you Christos what were you doing??
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17th July 2011, 12:32 PM #87
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18th July 2011, 09:44 AM #88
never happened any of it
Next you'll be telling us its all put together and you've turned your first pen
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14th August 2011, 04:54 PM #89
Hey Christos its almost a month ago since the lathe bed was painted still no photos.
So I took some for you, ok Sue took them.
You have Paul/Pacman who was at the club I went to see some old mates at, grabbed me and said "This is the same lathe as Christos, have you got your camera handy"? Good job Sue had hers (mine blew a gasket during the week).
Hope these help I can email them if you like.
Oh Paul ran the lathe while there not so noisy as I thought although there was nothing in the chuck.
Ray
PS. NOTICE ITS BLUE say's Paul
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Overhauling wood lathe
Hi Christos,
Isn't there supposed to be a woodruff key registering the pulley set to the headstock spindle that the grub screw through the pulley valley bears down upon. I've got 2 Tough's which is a generic of your machine and that's the set up and I've also put new bearings in 4 Woodfasts and a Durden at school where that is also the set up.
That looks a very sound machine unless there is undue wear on the beds in the vicinity of the headstock from the abrasion caused by sand paper residue following years of hard work.
I'd commend you to get a VS constant torque motor if you can afford to do so. I got one from Jim Carroll some years ago, I set the belt on the third highest speed and I've never moved it since.
When you are reassembling the headstock make sure you put the belt into the equation or you will be doing it again and that's a PITA
Old Pete
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