Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Thanks to Mike Roux, and Mike Redburn, I own a Central Machinery 9x20 with lots of tooling, including some Quick change holders.Picked it up this morning, and took it to Mike Rouxs house, where he commenced taking it apart to clean, adjust and lube everything that moved, and needed it. Spent the whole day on this. I even helped a little :biggrin::tongue:
On a serious note, I could not have done this easily on my own. I am very fortunate to have these guys spend their time, and knowledge helping me out. Thanks again Mikes! The lathe was well used, and in a state of neglect, but not real seriously. In addition to cleaning, and adjusting, we found the gears were set up for threading. So, we got the gears arranged for turning. Redburn, took one of the cutting tools to the grinder, and Scotchbrite wheel, and it cut the finest finish on an aluminum blanks, that I have ever seen. When it gets worn, I'll be calling HIM.:biggrin: I am anxious to get it fired up, as I have lots of cool blanks from several friends, that really need to be turned into pens. Thank you friends! Wish me some luck with the transition :redface::biggrin:
On a serious note, I could not have done this easily on my own. I am very fortunate to have these guys spend their time, and knowledge helping me out. Thanks again Mikes! The lathe was well used, and in a state of neglect, but not real seriously. In addition to cleaning, and adjusting, we found the gears were set up for threading. So, we got the gears arranged for turning. Redburn, took one of the cutting tools to the grinder, and Scotchbrite wheel, and it cut the finest finish on an aluminum blanks, that I have ever seen. When it gets worn, I'll be calling HIM.:biggrin: I am anxious to get it fired up, as I have lots of cool blanks from several friends, that really need to be turned into pens. Thank you friends! Wish me some luck with the transition :redface::biggrin: