Member postings for Philip Burman

Hi Roman, Email sent. It's 21mb. If it's too large I will send it as several mails if you let me know you maximum file size.

Phil

Hi Roman, I'll have a go on Saturday.

Phil

Hi Roman, do you intend to make an identical copy or something that is just functional.

Phil

Hi Mike, seem to be lots of people turning up with 5LZ's. We will soon out number the Myford 7's. Well maybe not this week.

Yes the a12 collet, better known as 358E, fits directly into the spindle, the is no adaptor. Out of curiosity what does the end of your drawbar look like?

Phil

I recently bought the Mitutoyo equivalent for £40 !**?11¤¤#"

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Phil

There's not many living in this century either. To day in the West it's illegal. If you got caught you would go to jail for child abuse.

Phil

This question has been asked and answered a million times. Old iron from the West or new iron from China. The answer, in this case, and as always, is the same - define your description "lovely" and "the quality is superb". Does this mean a nice paint job or that the ways are unworn and the spindle has no backlash. If the answer is the former then there is no difference. If the answer is the latter then (subject to a photo review) buy, buy, buy.

Phil

If you want to be a digger driver in China and have a big mortgage and hungry family - none. What do you think the little buggers' chances are of becoming an investment banker. As has always been the case when picking a career, check were the money is and who's the competition.

Phil

Of course every machine tool has limitations, and a person should or must work within them. Trouble is there comes a point where the bar is set so low that what should be a joy becomes nothing but a frustration. Unfortunately there is no universal number for the correct height of the bar, you pays your money and makes your choice.

Phil

Golmatic looks like a credible combo alternative:

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UK dealer and prices here. Sit down before you open the price list:

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Phil

Hi Putney man, how is your Boley 5LZ going.

Phil

I think you need to look into the issue of the digital phase converter very carefully. You will lose lots of functionality with a DFC connected directly to the motor. One of the key lathe functions is the "instant" 4 times speed reverse when threading. This makes threading without disengaging the half nuts a piece of cake. For this to work you need the electric clutches and brake to be working together with the electric switching. I think you should consider a rotary phase converter as your base case.

I've just had a thought that if your machine is for the UK market maybe it's imperial and you have a threading dial. Some photos would be interesting to see.

I am very pleased with mine. I have zero experience with machines of this quality but it is all I expected and some. It's extremely rigid and precise. I attempted to test the brochure claim that it is impossible to get it to chatter. I tried the maximum DOC (16mm) in mild steel that my carbide cutter would allow. It passed the test like I was taking a finishing cut. Also when you dial in a DOC that's what comes off every time, no more no less.

I'm not sure what you mean by reverse gear. I did have some noise issues with the 4 times speed reduction gear (when in reverse) but that was largely me being over sensitive. I've given up trying to eliminate it (for the moment).

The spindle oilers are a pain to set to the right rate as there is no feedback on the actual "drip rate".

The as supplied QCTP is limited in functionality as the bottom edge of the tool holders sit lower than the top face of the top-slide. This prevents rotating the tool post to achieve the desired angle. This means you need lots of extra tool holders, which of course are none existent. I replaced the whole thing with a Multifix type A. Because of the relatively high height of the top of the cross-slide the Multifix is limited to 12mm square cutting tools if you want to retain the 40 position capabiity. You can of course mount 20mm square cutters directly on the cross-slide when more umpf is needed.

I also fitted a 2 axis Newall DRO.

Phil

I was lucky with the house, I had 400V 3 phase at the meter so I ran a cable into my workshop/garage and, as the lathe was 230V 3 phase (it's not dual voltage) I have a 5kw three phase transformer to step it down. The garage is also insulated and has under-floor heating, which makes things very cosy.

I did some reading on phase converters and even bought the parts to build one (before I bought the house). What voltage is your 2 speed motor.

Phil

I also have a Boley 5LZ. The collets are 358E, also known as W23. The cheapest source in Europe is here:

http://chinamarkt.de/html/product_info.php?products_id=1314&osCsid=429173d54e20c4e5816d92367bbd2f79

I bought a number of them a year a go. They are Chinese but very precise. However 2 or 3 had incompletely formed threads. It was easy enough to mount them in a 4 jaw independent chuck and run the lightest of skims to clean up the thread.

Phil