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Offline machineshed

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Crusader lathe arrives!
« on: November 07, 2012, 09:36:14 AM »
After a nine week wait the lathe has arrived and it now looks about ten times bigger than it looked at Chester's showroom!

just got to move it  :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2012, 09:46:59 AM »
 :whoohoo: Don't you love it when a new machine arrives. Looking forward to seeing the photo's

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2012, 10:13:52 AM »
I'm sure you are going to enjoy your Crusader as much as I do with mine.

Understanding the gearbox setting up was the only real operating problem that I had, but once I had the key figured out, all has been great since. Don't forget that the drop in dial for screwcutting has three separate gears you can fit, but only for metric. For Imperial, you have to leave the half nuts permanently engaged.

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2012, 10:45:41 AM »
John, did you stick with the chester supplied "T2" QCTP?

I'm looking to end up with a dozen or so holders, so would really like to head in the right direction!

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2012, 11:54:02 AM »
I bet that was a long nine weeks too!!  Glad it arrived safely...we will nee pictures of course  :)

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2012, 12:08:50 PM »
Yep, I still have the T200 piston toolpost on there, plus many, many tool holders. Soon to be adding a lot more 1/2 depth ones as well, for holding smaller tooling. They are very easy to make once you get organised, or you can order fairly cheap ones from the US, as long as you don't mind donating to the government in the form of import duty, but they still work out cheaper than buying here.

I waited for many months for my lathe to arrive, and the first one that was delivered I rejected due to a lot of mainly cosmetic faults, but the replacement was spot on, and they even added a few mods of my own to it at the factory before I would take delivery.

Do NOT remove the gap bed whilst still under warranty, it will invalidate it. Read the small print in the manual.

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2012, 01:07:41 PM »
Doesn't it seem strange that removing the gap bed is, per the factory, a bad thing?  What's the point of it then?

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2012, 04:59:32 PM »
Lee,

Because when you remove the block, depending how the lathe is set up with regards to leveling, the block might not fit back in exactly the same position, and as it has part of the slideway ground onto it, the saddle may not move correctly across the refitted block, and may even jam up.

So what they are saying is that if you do remove it, they will take no further responsibility, as they have no control as to how level the machine will be when it is your hands.


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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2012, 05:10:52 PM »
John is right there.    You need to have a machine that built that way from the get go to get the gap to go back in correctly.

The bed would be rough machined.   A scraper would fit the gap piece to the bed for a VERY good bearing.   The bed would then be finish machined and scraped, or ground.

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By design, the bed has to be rigid enough to allow all this to happen without it becoming mis aligned.

It's no small task to provide that.

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2012, 06:06:04 PM »
Got it, thank you'se for the explanation.

Lee
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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2012, 11:45:35 AM »
going well, crate off and now i'm having to remake bottom of crate because its half inch to big for the doors!


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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2012, 03:31:29 PM »
few pics of where i'm up to, mates coming round tomorrow to help get in me shed

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2012, 04:10:33 PM »
Bummer about the 1/2" but im sure you will sort that out. Best wishes with the move and install!!
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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2012, 04:21:25 PM »
got it moved into the shed, got to say easy peasy!!

it rolled so easy!

just got to bolt the base on (not forgetting to silicon seal it AND FIT THE BL**DY FOOT BRAKE THAT I'VE JUST REALISED HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh:)

 

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Re: Crusader lathe arrives!
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2012, 04:27:28 PM »
Not long now before you can start making swarf ;D

Jo
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