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new 9 by 20 lathe - how do I fit it?

Hi Tom, in Glen Waverley - and thanks for the offer. The MDF mount is a BAD IDEA - have thoughts on that, will make up a 3 by 2 hardwood frame, cover it with plywood, and then make up a sub frame of 1 inch sq. tubing for stability (have heaps in the rack, left over from the tower project) - this way, I can add legs to it for portability if needed. I work in a VERY small space, most of it taken up with radio and test gear - one day, move to the country....sigh..... big shed(s) - more storage, more tools, more.......

Whats a valid email for you - had 2 goes, but your anti-spam works real well. Mine is bullshit - its the old ISP, and funny, since I moved ISP's and dont give out the "real" address, no spam problems. At all.

Andrew VK3BFA.

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Andrew VK3BFA
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The local tool rental place was happy to rent me an engine hoist for $20 for a day or two - for $30, I think he was willing to deliver and pick it up.

I did that once and then grabbed my own fold-up style hoist from Pep Boys on their next sale for $110. For $100 or less you could also get the Harbor Freight 400/800 lb electric hoist and for $20 or $30 an import come-along. $20 might also persuade a couple of local teenagers to do the job for you.

Mike

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Mike Henry

According to rigger :

His e-mail address tells me that he is in Oz (Australia).

Agreed -- it is amazing how much a much larger lathe can shift with just the pressure from a single finger -- when you have a Starrett "Master Precision" level on the bed to measure it. And a 9x20 is not as stiff as the lathe on which I experienced this (a 12x24" Clausing with a metal stand. *Don't* use anything which can change with the humidity. And don't even consider something like a slab of 1" thick aluminum. The differing temperature coefficient of expansion will warp the bed as the two parts expand --just like the actuator arm in a thermocouple.

Steel and Cast iron are not that different, so that would be what you really want.

Good Luck, DoN.

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DoN. Nichols

| Lloyd, your correct, except to me, its not light. I spent 20 years as a | lineman and then a TV tech, lifting awkward, heavy weights.

I have an idea. Visit an outfit that does fences. They all have a scrap bin full of free wood. Haul all the stubs of 4x4's out of there and whip up some cribbing. You can get them in all sorts of lengths, and if you ask nicely of someone working there, they might provide you with longer pieces. They usually keep a pile of two or three foot pieces around for whatnot, and they will let you have some from the pile. Be prepared to stuff a five dollar bill in his pocket for his effort.

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carl mciver

According to Mike Henry :

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His prices may differ -- especially since he is paying in Australian dollars, and I don't know what the tool rental situation is down there.

Again -- Harbor Freight and Pep Boys are not in Australia, so I can't predict what he will find.

Enjoy, DoN.

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DoN. Nichols

I think the freight charges might make that a bit uneconomic as andrew lives here in Australi

Tom Miller

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Tom Miller

Plan B seems reasonable - but in general - lift by under the Ways. The pan on most machines can't hold the weight.

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