Machinists chime in, acquired a lathe

[canny]

Looks like a decent lathe to learn basics on. It’s to small for rifle work but great for 1911’s. How large is the hole in the headstock? That chuck is a 3 jaw and will hold round objects but you’ll need at least a 4 jaw to hold anything not round and for precision work.

There is a 4 jaw with it as well, just not shown in the photo.


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[Graysonhogs]

Machinists chime in, acquired a lathe

This ^^^^ and of course, I am BIG on safety, no shirt tails hanging out, no grabbing at the chips as there being made while turning down metal, I know it sounds so basic, but after seeing fingers slices open and ripped off. safety is number in my Book... YouTube is such an awesome deal now, in the late 80's it was hands on and learn from someone that new, but you tube will give you so much info

This. Get careless and l lathe will jack you up. I’ve seen a few dumbasses get hurt by not respecting the machine. Looks like you have quite a bit of tooling with it.


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[canny]

This. Get careless and l lathe will jack you up. I’ve seen a few dumbasses get hurt by not respecting the machine. Looks like you have quite a bit of tooling with it.


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There is quite a bit of “stuff” for sure. That will be one of my first objectives is to identify and organize all the tooling and equipment


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[marceco]

Find a Tech School or and Online Smithy Group . If that headstock allows bar stock through it you will be able to do everything you want ; sporting related . I started out in The Machine Shops in 1977 , went the " Automation " route mostly ; Manual Machinists are few and far between , but is an Amazing Attribute .

[LivinADream]

Color me green. I'd love to have a large to learn and play with.

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[Goldeneagle]

This. Get careless and l lathe will jack you up. I’ve seen a few dumbasses get hurt by not respecting the machine. Looks like you have quite a bit of tooling with it.


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Yep. I've seen some bad stuff over the years. OP, like said above, take your time and concentrate. Metal machining is fun, but ya got to be careful.

[canny]

Find a Tech School or and Online Smithy Group . If that headstock allows bar stock through it you will be able to do everything you want ; sporting related . I started out in The Machine Shops in 1977 , went the " Automation " route mostly ; Manual Machinists are few and far between , but is an Amazing Attribute .

I haven’t looked at all the details, but this lathe is coming from a gunsmith. That’s doesn’t necessarily mean it allows stock through, but there is hope.


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[Graysonhogs]

If you're ever in the Sherman/Denison area, give me a shout and I'll show you a few things.

[davidamfan]

I still like to run parts on a conventional machine. You can actually feel and hear the machine work. CNC is for Sissy's...

[Daddypants]

Another lathe safety tip. Cut your hair hippie or else wear it in a pony tail. Not dangling necklaces. No jackets. I didn’t even like wearing long sleeve shirts after watching a guy get his brush popper caught while filing a workpiece and nearly getting dragged into the chuck. NEVER leave the chuck key in the chuck. Seen a guy get the end of his finger chopped off when he did this and turned on the lathe. His finger was on the ways. Wear your safety glasses and take off your rings and watches.

Those Smithy lathe/mill combos are neat but you can’t hog off much material at a time with them so don’t get impatient. Since you have a four jaw chuck, you need to learn to zero it out.

Buy a machinery’s handbook 28th edition or newer. The older ones are great and still useful but there are a few pages that was added in that edition that will be helpful. For decades, there was a standard shop practice on clearance holes throughout the US that was finally officially adopted in that 28th edition. I can explain later if folks want to know.

Also get copies of Practical Machinist, the Machinist Bedside Reader, metalworking sink or swim and machine shop trade secrets.

[Graysonhogs]

Machinists chime in, acquired a lathe

I still like to run parts on a conventional machine. You can actually feel and hear the machine work. CNC is for Sissy's...

Or the badarses run both. [emoji23]

OP, you will also see that machinists talk a lot of crap.


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[Goldeneagle]

Or the badarses run both. [emoji23]

OP, you will also see that machinists talk a lot of crap.


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This ^^^^^^. When it gets down to manual work, they come get the old man. The same one that can show you what a sissy can do on a CNC.

[davidamfan]

OP

Real machinist have naked women taped to their toolbox.

[Goldeneagle]

Another lathe safety tip. Cut your hair hippie or else wear it in a pony tail. Not dangling necklaces. No jackets. I didn’t even like wearing long sleeve shirts after watching a guy get his brush popper caught while filing a workpiece and nearly getting dragged into the chuck. NEVER leave the chuck key in the chuck. Seen a guy get the end of his finger chopped off when he did this and turned on the lathe. His finger was on the ways. Wear your safety glasses and take off your rings and watches.

Those Smithy lathe/mill combos are neat but you can’t hog off much material at a time with them so don’t get impatient. Since you have a four jaw chuck, you need to learn to zero it out.

Buy a machinery’s handbook 28th edition or newer. The older ones are great and still useful but there are a few pages that was added in that edition that will be helpful. For decades, there was a standard shop practice on clearance holes throughout the US that was finally officially adopted in that 28th edition. I can explain later if folks want to know.

Also get copies of Practical Machinist, the Machinist Bedside Reader, metalworking sink or swim and machine shop trade secrets.

Some good stuff here. I've seen hair pulled out, fingers pulled off due to rings and some other stuff. The Machinist Handbook is great to have around.

[Goldeneagle]

OP

Real machinist have naked women taped to their toolbox.

The real machinists have out grown all that!