Pictures of your Lathe Setup

[Sniperhandle]

Back when I still had that old Taiwan 12x36 I did my bolt handle threading on it. Here is a rem 700 300 ultra mag bolt, Barely clears the ways.

 

[rmist]

All my massive tools!! Taken a few years ago when nice and clean!

 

[SixFive]

This is my 1944 SouthBend 16, I restored a few years back. Turned MANY a barrel and chamber.

 

[hoz53]

All my massive tools!! Taken a few years ago when nice and clean!
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i like the chopper up there best Mist and id really like to have that wilton vise. nice little shop u got there.

 

[Bogusname]

Here's my time saving tip for bolt handles. I use a hougen annular cutter in a collet to make a one pass cut that can be followed by a 5/16 die. View attachment 1550390View attachment 1550391

I made the exact same set up several years ago.

 

[Jud96]

View attachment 1549280herea mine in the basement right after delivery and not fully set up.

How did you get that into the basement? And how challenging was it? Looking at a very similar sized lathe to put in my basement. Thanks

 

[marazzi59]

I have a ground level basement door. Rented a skid steer with forks to get it to back of house then used an engine hoist

 

[Jud96]

I have a ground level basement door. Rented a skid steer with forks to get it to back of house then used an engine hoist

Nice! I only have an interior set of stairs, so it won't be as easy for me.

 

[butchlambert]

10EE Monarch and a 6913 Clausing in the background.

2 Bridgeport.

Bridgeport surface grinder.

 

[V35]

Nice setup Butch!

 

[LVLAaron]

Not the first time I've said it... There's no better looking machine than the 10EE

 

[nakneker]

Fun thread. I will always be jealous of the guy who has a shop at home and does his own machining, maybe in another life. I think that would be fulfilling and therapeutic.

 

[butchlambert]

Mr. J.J. Coe. Just read where you shot very well. Great shooting Bud!

 

[Greg Y]

Butch, does the steel on the walls make any noticeable difference compared to wood or sheetrock in terms of noise?

 

[butchlambert]

I live in the country and my compressor and 2 rotary convertors are located outside under a little canopy. The painted steel is much easier to clean.

 

[hpshooter]

Not the first time I've said it... There's no better looking machine than the 10EE

10EE=machine shop porn! A Hendey Tool and Gauge is not far behind.

 

[J.J. Coe]

Mr. J.J. Coe. Just read where you shot very well. Great shooting Bud!

Thanks Butch!

 

[Kiwishooter]

Turn the lathe this way against a wall and you may build shelving. Saves a lot of steps in the shop.



Switch mounted on the underside of the shelf controls the coolant pump for the muzzle flush system, A 10-gallon sump is on the floor behind the lathe.

Note the barrel vise just to the left of the headstock. Also saves a lot of steps.

Bushings just behind the barrel vise. Another step saver.

Reamers, pilot bushings and other barrel tooling just to the right of the chambering lathe.

Precision hand tools across the 4 ft aisle from the chambering lathe and just to the left of the 13x36 utility lathe. Huh??? Step saver.

Brute force and ugliness, I learned gun work on those nasty P14 and P17 Enfield's.

Getting that silly lug properly aligned on the M700.

Time is money in the machine shop, be it a hobby shop like mine or a big commercial shop like Jacki's.

Have fun guys, we machinists are a disappearing breed.

Nice looking setup, what is the distance between the lathe's?

Kiwi

 

[Kiwishooter]

My next shop will have epoxy floors, before anything else.

I'm working on that at the moment
From this

To this, the lathe will be on the left against the wall
The footing and floor between the pile and the concrete wall is just over 500mm (19") thick, just the way the rocky ground broke up when it was being dug out. Still a lot of work to finish it off yet.

Kiwi

 

[LVLAaron]

That was not an easy or inexpensive project!