Search found 82 matches: axelson lathe

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by Harold_V
Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:45 pm
Forum: Live Steam
Topic: What is "production"?
Replies: 23
Views: 5842

Re: What is "production"?

I don't know about the other lathe brands mentioned, but the 6 x 18 Atlas I used to have had Timken Roller Bearings ... hard work, do it well, and do it long. They resist chatter almost as well as an Axelson, which, if you've ever run one, will mean a lot to you. While they are considered ...
by jpfalt
Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:43 pm
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: Can a pulley be made on a mill?
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Can a pulley be made on a mill?

... turn on it and a rigid mill also makes one heck of a chucking gap bed lathe. On the other end, we bought a Cincinnatti 720 CNC with the intention ... a turret drill. It turned out that the first machine that went was an Axelson lathe which had been used for facing and turning bosses on several ...
by AHG
Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:22 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Want my lathe to look like Hardinge (paint)
Replies: 2
Views: 1830

Want my lathe to look like Hardinge (paint)

Peeled 6 maybe 7 layers of paint in many colors off my Axelson. I have filled the rough castings and done some blending in areas. I now wonder what type of paint to apply. The Hardinge machines are pretty nice looking, is that Epoxy? What are the realistic ...
by Harold_V
Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: using a drill press for light milling of steel
Replies: 32
Views: 15081

Re: Heheh...

... will make the biggest difference in the outcome of your work on lathes. You'll slowly learn that there are times when a terrific amount of ... in them. I couldn't believe my eyes when I was assigned to a 17" Axelson when I left Sperry and started working at Eimco, now out of business. ...
by Harold_V
Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: using a drill press for light milling of steel
Replies: 32
Views: 15081

Re: Heheh...

... than enough time on horizontal mills to know the difference. As for big lathes, it just depends on which one you get. The Pacemaker at work is a ... addition to the Graziano I've run Hardinge, American, LeBlond, P&W, Axelson, Monarch, Cincinnati, DSG, Hendey, Mori Seiki, geared head South ...
by aaron
Sun Jul 06, 2003 1:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you do in your shop?
Replies: 45
Views: 13657

Re: What do you do in your shop?

... house paint, gardening tools, auto tools, 60 gallon compressor, 16 x 54 Axelson lathe, 11 x 42 Sheldon lathe, Excello 10" grinder, LeBlonde No.1 tool grinder, KO Lee ...
by Harold_V
Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: plunge cutting threads (re: Harold V)
Replies: 6
Views: 3681

Re: plunge cutting threads (re: Harold V)

I can't even imagine what an Axelson the size of those you mentioned must be like. While I ran the 17" I spoke ... job I held before I started my shop (mid 60's) they had a South Bend gear head lathe (a Turnado), but I'm sorry to report that the machine would have qualified as ...
by Harold_V
Fri Apr 11, 2003 6:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: plunge cutting threads (re: Harold V)
Replies: 6
Views: 3681

Re: plunge cutting threads (re: Harold V)

... general, you sure can't complain about rigidity. Do you guys have any Axelsons? I'm a carved in stone Monarch man, but the Axelson certainly need ... I've ever run. I chased one hell of a lot of threads on that particular lathe running the final drive for a crawler tractor. We were running a batch ...
by aaron
Sat Feb 01, 2003 9:35 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Stuborn Taper Pins
Replies: 11
Views: 6451

Re: Stuborn Taper Pins

Pin is not out, presently thinking about working around it. The machine is a 1946 Axelson 16x54 lathe. It seems to work well but I wanted the remove the 8 layers of paint before adding another.
by stratogrubbie
Mon Jan 20, 2003 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Someone had asked about Axelson lathes...
Replies: 6
Views: 3689

Re: Someone had asked about Axelson lathes...

Someone was looking at an axelson lathe that was for sale and was asking about the quality of the machine. As far as an Axelson mill, I have ...