Thread: Lathe Rest or WIP

I am open for suggestions on how this is best done.

You could have the rods threaded long enough to put a nut, washer, plate, washer, nut.

Rods turned down a bit to have a shoulder, threaded, plate drilled and tapped, rods screwed into plate with jam nut on end of rod.

Or take it to a welding shop or engineer and have holes drilled, rods inserted at prefect right angles, and welded.

Slightly weaker than solid rods would be all thread rod with the first option above. You would only have to drill the holes in the plate.

Originally Posted by stevemc32

Unfortunately my little welder is a bit small to tackle Christos' 10mm plate so his need for assistance remains.

He'll need someone with a bit more power!

Steve what welder were you going to use??

Christos check your PM's the one I took pics of isn't welded to the rods.

The original is cast with the motor bolted to the plate.

You shouldn't weld the plate to the rods as you need to adjust the tension by sliding the motor bracket in and out.

If you can bring the mounting bracket off the lathe the bars, plate motor etc here I can set it all up with your help even weld what needs to be welded.

The major part we need dimensions for is the line up of the motor pullies to headstock pullies but as Cumberlands club is just a few moments drive away and I am sure access can be arranged to measure we can have it sorted

Ray

G'day Ray, I've got a little Transmig 135, the data plate shows its good for about 5mm.

Sounds like you might be in a better position to help out Christos also given your proximity to an identical model.

All up to Christos now

Spoke to Wheelin just a few moments ago and sorted out what I need to bring out to his house.

Will see if there is a dip on the electricity grid when we start welding. Might just mean the amps are too high.

Originally Posted by Christos

Spoke to Wheelin just a few moments ago and sorted out what I need to bring out to his house.

Will see if there is a dip on the electricity grid when we start welding. Might just mean the amps are too high.

Careful Christos

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Careful Christos

I am, that why I am going to let you do it.

Ok wheels are in motion measurements required will soon have those.

If any forum member has the same machine if they can also pass on the following measurements.

length of bars
size of mounting plate and hole sizes and location
it would be helpful and with some dodgy welding rough drilling, grinding, and even rough painting by Christos he'll be turning before Christmas.

Would the bar length = 50mm plus belt length ( when on the pulleys)

If so decide on the belt then do the bar length from there

Originally Posted by Pac man

Would the bar length = 50mm plus belt length ( when on the pulleys)

If so decide on the belt then do the bar length from there

spoke to Bill reckons length is about 6" and its to short need a bit longer so will look at 7 maybe 8"

Paul going over to your shed Wednesday to get rest of dimensions with Toby about 2pm.

Ray

Unstuck now

Christos so far we have seen the WiP but there is a major part missing even though its a loooooong one.

Where's the Headstock and lathe bed gone have you done them just neglected the photos and update.

Now that something to forget to take photos of. Got me looking in the camera to find none. Will have some soon.

Well I don't know about Christos but I had a top day yesterday, working with him was a true pleasure, he arrived promptly at 9ish we knocked off somewhere around 7ishpm.

I did warn him it would take all day..........it wasn't just welding was it Christos.

I am glad I had spent the day before making the slide blocks (see photos below) I had been given some old die steel just last weekend. 30x30by50mm with a 18mm hole drilled for the slide bars, I had drilled to 13mm as I wanted to double check the diam of the steel mounting rods first.

I had made up a paper pattern from measurements taken at Cumberland Woodworkers club off their similar lathe.

Christos's 10mm mounting plate which he said was 200x300 was in fact 160x300 ok no problem Christos had already sorted that out. After a short deliberation as to orientation of the motor to the plate, and positioning the slide blocks and marking the 10mm plate for cutting we set to work.

Christos as usual full of enthusiasm took to everything, we were dodging sun and rain with some work having to be done out doors. He watched sun setting and was getting worried as the evening drew on that welding wasn't going to happen.
The welding well its rough, wrong rods, tripping the power more than once with high amps 120 I think but we got there. Just hope it holds.

Unortunatley he has the hardest job to do yet the holes we drilled for the axlial slide of the motor have to be cleaned up and 10mmplate thats no going to be easy using a file.