There are 3 dials below the headstock, marked as follows: There are 2 dials on the headstock itself, marked A-B and C-D It's a bit more complicated than my Lodge and Shipley. In the meantime, though, I'm hoping someone here has used one of these lathes and can advise on the dials and controls on the headstock. I got hold of a user manual in French, and am planning to translate it to figure out lubrication etc. It's the older of the two styles I've seen, but haven't found a serial number yet to date it. I just picked up a good condition Celtic 14 lathe, made in Belgium by Mondiale. Looked in decent shape, but I have no experience with them. There is a Lodge & Shipley that I didn't get a chance to run. I also ran a Harrison M350, which ran well, but has a mysterious shifting dial pair, which I couldn't figure out how to interpret what gear I was in. He's asking $4000 for it, but I don't like the idea of having to spring for a 5C collet closer. It didn't have a 5C collet closer on it, which is a strike against it. It was probably mostly my lack of familiarity, but the gear shifting seemed awfully complicated to me. It was definitely less stout than the Mori and a bit deeper with the deep chip pan, but clean, good looking condition. He also has a Bridgeport Romi with a 3 jaw, 4 jaw and taper attachment. Gear shifting was pretty straightforward as well. The spindle and gearbox sounded good on this as well. I also ran a Victor 1630, with a 5C collet closer, 3 jaw, 4 jaw, broken DRO. Of all the machines I ran today, it had the best feel for shifting gears and in using it. He's asking $6900 for it, which is more than I want to spend, but. He said it came out of a shop where they were machining graphite, so I'm wondering how that might affect the machine, spindle, ways, electrics. Are they dual voltage capable? It has a 3 jaw, 4 jaw, faceplates, 5C collet closer, nice Heidenhain 2 axis 0.0002" DRO It is wired for 460V, which isn't ideal, as I would prefer to avoid having to use a transformer if I can. I haven't put an indicator on the spindle yet, but I will on my next trip. He has a Mori Seiki MS-850 in what seems decent condition. I went to a local machinery dealer and looked at some machines, some of which are quite stout and a bit bigger than ideal, but could work. , 230V, that fit in my footprint range? I have some listed below that I looked at today, but not sure how good those prices are. Recommendations for stout lathes with 3 jaw, 4 jaw, 5C, DRO and/or TravADials. I have 230V single phase power, but will be getting a rotary phase converter. Not looking to start a lathe flame/religion war :-)įootprint max size I want is about 3'x8' with a little wiggle room. I'm looking for a smallish footprint and reliable, stout lathe to put in my garage.
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