I have a Samson TB 6B 16" x 48" and it will swing a 20" face place with the drop bed removed (never done that). Mine is in pretty good shape for an 80's lathe and I use it regular. I can't wait to see your conversion might inspire me to convert the ole Samson.
JT On 1/31/2017 5:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by > today." I guess he knows me well enough to know that I could not refuse. > I have had it a couple of days and I took some time to scrape the first > layer of grime off of it and take some pictures. > http://wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Tida_Samson_TD-1336_lathe/ > > One of the control panels indicates it is a Samson TD-1336 (13" x 36") > and that it was made in Taiwan in 1982. It looks like a common Chinese > lathe offered by Grizzly or Harbor Freight. It doesn't have a lot of > wear, but has been abused. The back gears are stripped, the cross slide > has been crashed into, the spindle and chuck have been hammered on > extensively. > > It's too early to have a firm plan for this machine, but I'm thinking > that I would like to convert it to: > - 2hp 3 phase motor, VFD, belt drive, encoder (remove everything down to > the spindle shaft) > - Servo, ballscrew and encoder for Z (remove change gear and feed > drives) > - Servo, ballscrew and encoder for X (remove cross slide and apron) > - replace missing tail stock > - regrind spindle D1-4 surfaces > - regrind chuck surfaces > - maybe replace spindle bearings if they show hammering damage > - of course add LinuxCNC controller > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
