On Sun, 25 May 2014 19:46:08 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

We got the Logan lathe loaded and trailered back to the shop today
without incident.

Bueno.


I'm not going to convert it, just restore it. It's in almost cherry
condition except for the paint and the threading dial pinion. The
threading dial was apparently left engaged for the entire life of the
machine, and is still functional, but heavily worn, mostly as an artifact
of the "logan method" of using the longitudinal screw as a drive shaft
for the standard feeds by cutting a keyway in the screw! (darn!)

Replacement time?


The Vari-Speed pulleys were both stuck, but they popped loose with a
little encouragement. The motor? Who knows.

However, the ways are in almost perfect condition. ALL the rust that
shows anywhere is just a light surface dusting from sitting in an
unconditioned warehouse, but with no signs anywhere of pitting, scale, or
water damage. It'll clean up with only steel wool and oil or a little
Evap-O-Rust.

Wow, you lucked out.


The ways are worn almost not at all. They must've used this for long
spindle work during it's commercial life, because there is no wear
concentrated near the headstock, and no hacksaw or file marks on the
ways, like you see on so many old shop lathes. They really cared for it,
and that likely means that good machinists used it.

Most excellent.


This one needs to be snapped back to virgin. It's too nice to chop up
for a small, not very rigid CNC.

Chop up?


It even came with two chucks and three faceplates. The chucks will take
a bit of work. They're frozen up.

Ed's Red to the rescue!


It has a lantern-style toolpost, but that can be solved.

Going with Aloris or PhaseII?

--
....in order that a man may be happy, it is
necessary that he should not only be capable
of his work, but a good judge of his work.
-- John Ruskin