Jose,
here is a some pics of my new lathe. The one shows the engine hoist still attatched, I still had to line up the bolt holes on the table with the lathe and stand. I tried to level it but the floor is partially wood and part metal and a pain in the butt. I may end up getting a thick sheet of metal ( at least 1/2'' thick) a little larger than the footprint of the lathe and put it under it.
My New Lathe Pics
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- Here is a pic of the solar panels. If its summer I can use the lights for about eight hours a day. I have three tandem eight foot, four lamp f32/t8 flourescent fixtures. Cant wait to run some real power out here.
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- I have yet to get power run to this connex. I am now operating on three 25 watt dc solar panels to a controller to some deep cycle batteries, then a 2200 watt inverter to my flourescent lights via a switch.
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- Here is a pic of my reason for getting a combo unit, lack of space. Most of this connex is used for storage of electrical parts and tools. I am an electrical contractor and need the space to operate.
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- Got all the bolt holes lined up. Removed engine hoist to get a different attatchment so I could move it into place. Here it is in place. Got most of the jelly removed, some of it was more like peanut butter.
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Bill
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Jose Rivera
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Thanks Jose!
I know what your thinking......just more china junk. And I dont blame you. I am strickly going to be doing just hobby work. Nothing serious. I hope to just get some satisfaction out of creating my own stuff, wether it be for work or play. I once paid a machine shop $400 to machine a bus bar for a electrical distribution panel for a job I was doing. Looking at the piece it was obvious that I was being overcharged. But I can understand the machine shop as well, having to pay overhead and all he really didnt have an option. I own an electrical contracting business so I know how it is. It's just that if I had a machine to do it myself then not only would I be saving money but I would be getting the satisfaction of doing it myself. I hope to have alot of fun learning how to make chips. I have already learned a ton from you guys on this forum.
If I were into it for a career then I wouldn't even consider China made iron. Same goes for my career, I buy the best tools of the trade. We depend on them daily. If I ever do decide to get serious about machining by then I will have gotten my moneys worth out of the China iron, because that would take years and years.
I know what your thinking......just more china junk. And I dont blame you. I am strickly going to be doing just hobby work. Nothing serious. I hope to just get some satisfaction out of creating my own stuff, wether it be for work or play. I once paid a machine shop $400 to machine a bus bar for a electrical distribution panel for a job I was doing. Looking at the piece it was obvious that I was being overcharged. But I can understand the machine shop as well, having to pay overhead and all he really didnt have an option. I own an electrical contracting business so I know how it is. It's just that if I had a machine to do it myself then not only would I be saving money but I would be getting the satisfaction of doing it myself. I hope to have alot of fun learning how to make chips. I have already learned a ton from you guys on this forum.
If I were into it for a career then I wouldn't even consider China made iron. Same goes for my career, I buy the best tools of the trade. We depend on them daily. If I ever do decide to get serious about machining by then I will have gotten my moneys worth out of the China iron, because that would take years and years.
Bill
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Jose Rivera
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Some Asian machines are OK or you get more for the money.
I know the G4000 is not a good machine by my own experience.
Let us know in time what you thing of the machine.
I know the G4000 is not a good machine by my own experience.
Let us know in time what you thing of the machine.
There are no problems, only solutions.
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Retired journeyman machinist and 3D CAD mechanical designer - hobbyist - grandpa
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Retired journeyman machinist and 3D CAD mechanical designer - hobbyist - grandpa
Thanks Jose !
Is the G0492 part of the G4000 series, or is it a different monster?
I will fill you all in as the saga continues. I have to let the wake settle a little before I can get some tooling. That machine cost me too much and it would be like pouring salt on an open wound if I were to try and bring up tooling to the wife.
Is the G0492 part of the G4000 series, or is it a different monster?
I will fill you all in as the saga continues. I have to let the wake settle a little before I can get some tooling. That machine cost me too much and it would be like pouring salt on an open wound if I were to try and bring up tooling to the wife.
Bill
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Jose Rivera
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