Another new guy

You should be aware that Scott Logan frequents this newsgroup (yep, that logan) and he sells new replacement parts for older logan lathes. There are also a number of sources for used logan parts.

3/4 hp should be quite fine for that lathe, that's just about the best size.

Have a cold one on the rcm house (I take it you are from the HD m/c ng?)

Jim

Yup , I mostly inhabit RMH , aka the Virtual Bar & Grill . That's how I met the guy that turned me on to this group . I'm chafing at the bit to make something , had the machine now for 'bout 3 weeks and haven't had the scratch to get a motor . A minor windfall changed that ... It's good to know that there are still parts available for these sweet old machines . Mine has mostly minor wear , the ways are in great shape , and the stuff that's worn is replaceable ... or repairable . Oh, and this round is on me !

3/4 should be plenty for a small lathe of this size. My Archdale is running 1/3 hp. Geoff

|| Just found this ng from hints by one of my ridin' buddies , and it's great ||! || I was taught the basics of turning many years ago by a co-worker , and ||have lusted for a small lathe ever since . I finally found one I could ||afford ... I picked up a Powr-Kraft ( actually a Logan with Montgomery-Wards ||label ) for a good price . I got a bunch of tooling with it , probably worth ||as much as the lathe . || From what I can determine , this machine was made in 1952 , and is in ||surprisingly good shape . The clamp nut on the longtitudinal feed is a bit ||sloppy , but that can be replaced . The back gear has a couple of teeth ||broken , but it doesn't skip , so I may just leave it be until it loses a ||couple more ... || I was happy to find it has a power crossfeed , and a Q/C gearbox , as from ||my research most small ones didn't . Now all I need is a motor to power it . ||I found a 3/4 hp motor at Harbor Freight for a low price , but got to ||wondering if that's going to be enough . Any comments on how much motor I ||need ? I'd hate to buy this one and later decide it isn't big enough ...

Sounds like mine. Made about the same time, 9" x 17, QC & power apron. Paid $350 with lots of tooling and a Craftsman workbench, giggled all the way home. Great machines, you can do most anything with it.

Rex B Fort Worth Texas Parts Guy

Montgomery-Wards

Scott Logan (son and grandson of the guys who made your lathe) runs a Yahoo email list for Logan owners. See

for Logan manuals and parts specifically. You'll get good answers to questions there.

I've also got a Logan (by way of Montgomery-Wards) that was my grandfather's. It looks like he may have been the original owner.

I've picked up some parts from ebay that should refurb the two gears on the flat belt pulley in my headstock once I get around to them. These things come up surprisingly often and if you're ready you can get a good deal.

It seems like these lathes shipped with a 1/2 hp motor, although that was probably a true 1/2 hp motor. Inflation seems to apply to inexpensive motors also. A recent message from Scott to the Yahoo list indicates that the 1" flat belt can transmit about 1 hp of power, so going bigger won't do much good.

A surplus store near my house sells motors in this size range for $20-50. A colleague gave me the name of a shop that sold me a 3 hp 3 ph motor for $30. If you're near the Twin Cities, I've got a NIB Dayton motor (either 3/4 or 1 hp and I can't remember if it's 1 ph or split, I'll have to take a look) I picked up at a garage sale. $20 to clear it out, you pick up or pay to ship.

Pete in St. Paul