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How much worth 102n-VM in 2021
Hello guys, Currently, I've got a chance to buy this late at around $3000. It has full sets of collects. Everything works just fine. WOuld like to know is it worth paying $3k for this unit? thanks!!...
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AI Hembrug thread chart
Hi all! I have a questionÂ… On the left side of my old Hembrug there is a thread chart riveted to the machine door. This tells you which changewheels/gearwheels (donÂ’t know the English word for it,...
View ArticleBuying a Schaublin 135
Hi all. A while back I bought and renovated a nice Hardinge HLV and was active on the Hardinge forum on this site which was superb, supportive and very helpful, I subsequently sold the machine and had...
View ArticleTakisawa KL-1000 1967 apron removal, carriage output gear repair help
Hello I’m new here. I’m trying to repair my vintage takisawa lathe. It is in fundamentally good shape however there is a “slip” while moving longitudally. It is in the output gear that drives on the...
View ArticleMori SL-1A
Hello everyone, I have tried searching and didn't really see any details on a "for sale" type of thread or area? I don't want to be in trouble with the forum by making such a post but I figure before I...
View ArticlePainting an old lathe - how do you do it well
Wanted to post a new thread to see how you guys restore and paint lathes, I've recently acquired a Schaublin 135 which may require re-painting, this is not a foregone conclusion yet as there is no...
View ArticleLorch B30 being mis-represented
Zoll-Auktion - 1 Drehmaschine Lorch B30 LZS (ID 739160) See this government auction for a Lorch B30. This machine is in a university lab. It was used. It was supposed to be sold off real cheap and...
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Reconditioning my Takisawa TSL1000
I acquired this machine many months ago and have been picking away at as a project. As with many machines of this age, its first big problem was just an incredible amount of dirt/grime/etc! It appears...
View ArticleSag. 12 vfd. Clutch issues
I had some contactor problems with my sag 12 so ended up bypassing all the Italian wiring and running the motor direct from a vfd and the cluch controll 40 volt DC from the single fase 220, problem is...
View ArticleBoley 5LZ - some newbies questions
Hello, my name is Bartosz, living in Poland, I am an IT professional and hobby machinist. Recently i bought Boley 5LZ from '60s and I am slowly starting to get familiar with this machine. First I had...
View ArticleHELP - Schaublin 135 workshop/service manual required.
Hi all, looking for a copy of a service/workshop manual for this lathe, searched this forum but seems it's a rare beast, even more rare than Hardinge lathe stuff which is strange as it's newer and...
View ArticleSchaublin w 12 metric collet set wanted
Hi Guys- interested in purchasing Schaublin w 12 metric collet set in good condition . Do not want the knock offs listed on line. I know this is a long shot but someone might have a set somewhere....
View ArticleProject Schaublin 135
I have posted a few threads on my new/old Schaublin 135 lathe and felt that now I have the machine it would be best to use this new thread to document the journey to 'revive' this 50 year old machine...
View ArticleColchester CHIPMASTER question.
I'm getting ready to open the headstock to address some leaks that I beleive are O-ring related on the clutch shaft. I would like to remove the gearbox at the same time. Can it be done as a comlete...
View ArticleSchaublin 135 Variable speed pulley issue
I am looking for advise on my newly acquired 135 lathe. I purchased it as non working because the variable speed drive pulleys were froze up but I read that was a common issue. By the time the machine...
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Need help identifying this tailstock
I'm not familiar with swiss lathes at all. I've looked at schaublin and Habegger photos and they look close. I guess it's missing the hand wheel. Label says "Made in Switzerland" Any idea what machine...
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I can't start my Schaublin
Good afternoon everyone. Please help me with this alarm. I have bought the machine and it have this alarm on screen. I can't solve the problems. I was thinking that it is magnetic pulse encoder but now...
View ArticleNishimori lathes
I have found a 15x40 Nishimori lathe for sale and am intersted. Problem is I know nothing about them, so I am hoping someone here does.
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