The New Lathe Has Some Issues, But I Can Fix Them

G'day everyone,

Not to be too negative to start off with, the lathe is meeting expectations. Spindle bearings are fine, I can make good parts and attaching a 1hp motor to a gearbox driven lathe is always a good start. But, and there's always a but, it may not have been as well put together as I originally thought. Call it being swept up in the moment, I think we all can be when we unbox a new piece of expensive equipment.

The headstock is full of it, and by it I mean grit, which is not what you want grinding up against the gears and spline shafts and bearings. So I'll have to replace the oil and clean the gearbox.

I'll also get a few quality of life upgrades out of the way. A new handle for the tailstock to replace the small one. Also adding a carriage mounted chip tray and a new motor cover. Finally I'll seal up the lathe chip tray.

#lathe #machining

Lathe Upgrades
Lathe Modifications
Lathe: Hafco Al250G

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Flushing The Gearboxes
4:29 - Inspecting The Apron
7:35 - New Tailstock Lever
11:28 - Sealing The Chip Tray
12:24 - Adding A Chip Tray To Teh Carriage
14:20 - Adding A Motor Cover