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Bill Schwab wrote:

Hello all,

It's here; it actually arrived yesterday. The arrival was not nearly
the big deal it could have been, thanks to a terrific driver and a
pallet jack.

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Gently prodding some of the headstock levers, they appear to be a little
stubborn at times. Hopefully I have been clever enough to avoid
breaking it, but let me know if I should be worried about levers that
appear not to want to move to specific positions. I am assuming that
much of it is gear teeth in the way, and that one would move the spindle
to obtain favorable alignment???

That was my experience with the Clausing 5914. I worried that this and
that was stuck/broken, but after reading the manual and understanding
the interlocks, all was well.


I have yet to put power to it; there
are wiring puzzles to ponder before I can safely do that.

VFDs are also useful for trying thing out - just start with the drive
frequency at zero, and slowly ramp the speed up manually. If anything
balks, the motor will just stop, and no harm will be done.

It's also easier to see how things are working while running in slow
motion.


I have
hydraulic oil on hand, but have yet to transfer the 3 GALLONS it is
supposed to hold ~:0

Three gallons? The 5914 takes maybe a half gallon. I'd make a siphon
to get oil from the container it came in and into the lathe. There is
probably a drain plug to get the old oil out.


Joe Gwinn