finished the turret tailstock for my Clausing Colchester lathe that I started tearing apart here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HvoQpksT8io.html
Thanks for the video. It's nice to see the internal workings. I am in the process of building a turret for a little 8x20 lathe I picked up for $10. The turret plans come from a 1924 issue of Popular Science. It does not have an indexing stop and will be doing a little redesign to make one. Enjoyed your videos.
Really good job on the turret !!! I grew up in a small shop ,and helped my dad restore and modify a couple older lathes . One was a clausing tool room style turret lathe. When aligned properly and using good holders or keyless precision chucks extreme and highly repeatable accuracy can be obtained . I've center drilled , drilled, reamed and chamfered probably 1/4 million collets of many different styles on it b4 we got a cnc lathe wich could not drill holes to the accuracy needed on holes smaller than around .040 ! So we still used it on small orders and small precision holes down to .008" believe it or not with about .0 to .002 run out . Lastly we retrofitted the turret with a pancake cylinder , phnumatic one , to keep it fully seated to almost completely eliminate any yaw from side to side or up and down, and also used coolant and or air to clear chips . Just air and light lube on the small tiny drills and reamers . They are far more accurate and usefull than most modern shops will ever know because they try to use cnc's for everything. Little Turret lathes are awesome , I would like one for myself as well as to adapt one to a conventional lathe . Best regards
@@PeteRondeau Oh , I forgot to tell you , my dad was real good with phnumatics, I helped and made a few pieces to hold a bimba cylinder to the headstock/ top spindle housing cover , and it was hooked to a lever we made to actuate the collet closer with swiveling eyelet ends , it was a 5c chucker style . Had issues now and then but was great , and adjustable , had to clean collet every 75-100 pieces . Anyhow Merry Christmas , and write on. I plan to get one and do the same to it ! They can be bad ass little machines .
I am doing the same for my 10EE (ENCO turret just like yours). Mine has some slide wear from the same problem (was loaded with brass shavings). I am having incredible trouble getting the turret back on. In your video I see the springs (that lift the turret) laying on the bench (they go in the pockets for the pins). Did you put them in? My turret drops right in place without the springs but with the springs I can't get it to go down in place (they're very strong). How did you do it?
My springs go in after the turret. The turret drops down, then the springs go in and what I'm going to call a locking ring goes on top of them. Then the central shaft screws down in and pinches the locking ring against the turret to lock it in place. There is enough threads on the central rod to engage while the locking ring is floating due to the springs. The springs don't lift the turret they lift the locking plate.. if you watch part 1 of this series, at the 8 minute mark is a clip of the disassembly. Thanks for Watching!
@@PeteRondeau I'm going to have a look. I actually video'd mine when I took it apart. I'm sure someone has been in there before. There are six positions in the bottom of the turret. Six pins in the plate where the indexing gear is. Mine had three springs in the turret that press against the pins. If I put it back together the way it came apart I can't compress the springs enough to get the turret down. The locking plate you're talking about has two pins in it and a stop screw that bumps the pin in the side of the big turret lockdown shaft. We'll, looks like you are right. I just changed it up and it went right together and works. I knew somebody had been in there because there were bolts and taper pins missing, and one handle was gone. By the way, if you need new depth screws just ask. I have a couple of die heads and one is going on here, so it should be easy enough to punch them out. They're too long and skinny to single point without a follower rest.
@@PeteRondeau Thanks for your help, Pete. I fought with that thing for a week and watched my disassembly video many times before contacting you. To this day I have no idea why it has springs under that plate (can't see what purpose they serve) but if it works I'm not going to worry about it. I can tell you that those are strong little springs. Must have been a big guy who put mine in under the turret. I certainly couldn't compress them enough to engage the turret (then again I'm a lot weaker than I used to be after 2.5 years of chemo). I was serious about the depth stop screws. I can make them from drill rod then harden them. I made a new set for my Bardons and Oliver #3. Seems like someone always bends them.
