Nothing here I've 'created' but rather as I've been learning this stuff, I've found it helpful.
But first... the lathe
is Italian Padova made in 1960. It is a 14x36. It has metric, SAE, and Wilsomethingoranother thread pitches (leave it to machinists to come up with an extra thread) 3 phase, yes, it has liquid cooling and came with a taper attachment (which I have zero clue how to use but is going to be one of the first things I learn to do)
I suddenly love the Italians.... they put holes through the machine so that you can lift it with a bar.... talk about simple unloading
I only have single phase. 'recentishly' people have stared using VFD controllers to create the 3rd leg in single phase applications. The benefit is you get variable drive for your lathe the other benefit is you don't have to buy and fit a single phase motor
Here's a very good primer on this
And This Old Tony is probably the most enjoyable way of learning lathe on YouTube
For the old timers - this is my second lathe.... the prior was nice, but this is several orders nicer (and not Chinese)
But first... the lathe
is Italian Padova made in 1960. It is a 14x36. It has metric, SAE, and Wilsomethingoranother thread pitches (leave it to machinists to come up with an extra thread) 3 phase, yes, it has liquid cooling and came with a taper attachment (which I have zero clue how to use but is going to be one of the first things I learn to do)
I suddenly love the Italians.... they put holes through the machine so that you can lift it with a bar.... talk about simple unloading
I only have single phase. 'recentishly' people have stared using VFD controllers to create the 3rd leg in single phase applications. The benefit is you get variable drive for your lathe the other benefit is you don't have to buy and fit a single phase motor
Here's a very good primer on this
And This Old Tony is probably the most enjoyable way of learning lathe on YouTube
For the old timers - this is my second lathe.... the prior was nice, but this is several orders nicer (and not Chinese)
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