Got a lathe? Get some Practice!

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ngpmike
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Re: Got a lathe? Get some Practice!

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Come to find out, the lathe isn't a "Cincinnati"! That's where it was built. The machine is a Rahn-Larmon. Built in the early 30s at the latest, as that's when the company changed its' name. One of the things that I DID find out was that it weighs approx 5500 lbs! :shock:
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Re: Got a lathe? Get some Practice!

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ngpmike wrote:Come to find out, the lathe isn't a "Cincinnati"! That's where it was built. The machine is a Rahn-Larmon. Built in the early 30s at the latest, as that's when the company changed its' name. One of the things that I DID find out was that it weighs approx 5500 lbs! :shock:


Well, I guess the good news is that it's not going to move around a lot on you. :mrgreen:

Does it all work? How about the carriage? Does it travel OK?

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

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Seems to! Both longitudinal and cross feed!
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