I just picked up a Sheldon KS 11x36 lathe.It has solid bronze bearings and I shimmed them to .001 oil clearance and oiled with 20 wt oil. They spin real smooth, and stop after 2-3 revolutions when spun hard by hand. Is this correct? If I go any tighter it feels like it starts to grab. Should I use some sharpie and try to see any high spots or leave it as-is? Torque bolts is ~20 ft lbs.
I am using south bend specs here because sheldon specs are not available, unless someone here knows.
The lathe is not set in place yet or leveled, so I don't know if that is causing the head casting to flex or not.
The lathe seems to be in good condition and runs near silent. The only sound is the motor and drive gears purring. I am picking up a replacement belt tomorrow. An 8 rib serpentine, part number 080400, about 1.1 " wide and ~40.5" long. It's the same length as the one that was on it and I have seen others with the same size belt. I was thinking if trimming/sanding off the ribs and making it a true flat belt and to make it more flexible.
i also have a (1 hp?) treadmill motor and a 3/4 hp 1725 rpm 220v motor to install to replace the 1/3 hp motor that was on it. I also have a heavy duty 3hp commercial treadmill motor if needed. That one is a beast. I like the variable speed, especially after putting one on my drill press, but would the 3/4 hp motor be better overall? I hear of people burning up treadmill motors on lathe conversions, so I would like to get some more input.
I paid $1400 for it and it came with 2 face plates, one 3 jaw chuck (need a 4 jaw), a pile of old style tool holders and a couple of posts, a quickchange tool post, 8 or 9 quickchange toolholders, mics from 1-3", a .001" dial indicator with mag base, full set of change gears (never used), solid steady rest, carriage stop, mt keyless chuck, mt live and dead centers, boring bar holder, and a knurling tool. The seller was advertising it as a starter package. The lathe spoke to me and I couldn't leave it there, so it came home with me.
The chuck is solid, but the jaws need to be ground to square them up and remove .010" runout. I didn't feel any slop in the tail quill and the carriage is smooth with minimal backlash. He said he started on it and got it from an older fellow who had it in his basement for "decades". Someone put glass lunkenheimer #1 shaft oilers on it, but one of the globes is missing. I will probably replace them with regular oil cups because the globes don't clear the cast housing and I don't want to break one.
I got it to thread my own rifle barrels, possibly make cans, make and fix parts around the farm, and to make adapters and other odds and ends that we end up needing on a pretty regular basis.
I am all ears, for better or worse. Let me hear the good, the bad, and the ugly.....wah...WAH....wah.....
I am using south bend specs here because sheldon specs are not available, unless someone here knows.
The lathe is not set in place yet or leveled, so I don't know if that is causing the head casting to flex or not.
The lathe seems to be in good condition and runs near silent. The only sound is the motor and drive gears purring. I am picking up a replacement belt tomorrow. An 8 rib serpentine, part number 080400, about 1.1 " wide and ~40.5" long. It's the same length as the one that was on it and I have seen others with the same size belt. I was thinking if trimming/sanding off the ribs and making it a true flat belt and to make it more flexible.
i also have a (1 hp?) treadmill motor and a 3/4 hp 1725 rpm 220v motor to install to replace the 1/3 hp motor that was on it. I also have a heavy duty 3hp commercial treadmill motor if needed. That one is a beast. I like the variable speed, especially after putting one on my drill press, but would the 3/4 hp motor be better overall? I hear of people burning up treadmill motors on lathe conversions, so I would like to get some more input.
I paid $1400 for it and it came with 2 face plates, one 3 jaw chuck (need a 4 jaw), a pile of old style tool holders and a couple of posts, a quickchange tool post, 8 or 9 quickchange toolholders, mics from 1-3", a .001" dial indicator with mag base, full set of change gears (never used), solid steady rest, carriage stop, mt keyless chuck, mt live and dead centers, boring bar holder, and a knurling tool. The seller was advertising it as a starter package. The lathe spoke to me and I couldn't leave it there, so it came home with me.
The chuck is solid, but the jaws need to be ground to square them up and remove .010" runout. I didn't feel any slop in the tail quill and the carriage is smooth with minimal backlash. He said he started on it and got it from an older fellow who had it in his basement for "decades". Someone put glass lunkenheimer #1 shaft oilers on it, but one of the globes is missing. I will probably replace them with regular oil cups because the globes don't clear the cast housing and I don't want to break one.
I got it to thread my own rifle barrels, possibly make cans, make and fix parts around the farm, and to make adapters and other odds and ends that we end up needing on a pretty regular basis.
I am all ears, for better or worse. Let me hear the good, the bad, and the ugly.....wah...WAH....wah.....
