Shopping List for New BUD Owner

[Hood]

I would say what you have done already on those parts is a great job, trying to get it shiny and original out of the factory look is not, in my opinion, worth it. Clean, tidy, well adjusted and lubricated is good.

 

[dazza]

Thats back together, the only oil i had floating about was DSG gear box oil . Seems a bit better now.

Now onto this, isn't is supposed to have a dial with degrees?

 

[Hood]

Are you meaning the dial on the handle or something else?
May be imperial rather than metric.
A DRO is a good investment and now would actually be the ideal time to get and fit one. I bought two DROs from HongKong probably 12-15 years ago and they were one of the best investments I made. Sold one with the Student lathe but still have the one I originally had on a mill now on the Triumph lathe.

 

[dazza]

Are you meaning the dial on the handle or something else?
May be imperial rather than metric.

there should be something like this under the crud.

A DRO is a good investment and now would actually be the ideal time to get and fit one. I bought two DROs from HongKong probably 12-15 years ago and they were one of the best investments I made. Sold one with the Student lathe but still have the one I originally had on a mill now on the Triumph lathe.

Would be nice, don't think my budget can cover it at the moment.

 

[Hood]

Ok, yes there should be and it will be degrees it is marked in.

Not sure what kind of money they are now but I know I got the two of mine for less than I could buy one with half the features from the UK. Was about £500 for the two.

 

[dazza]

Ok, yes there should be and it will be degrees it is marked in.

Did i say millimetres lol

 

[dazza]

Got a little more done .

 

[Hood]

That is looking nice. Looks like a machine that has been used and looked after rather than one that has been looked after and hardly used

 

[doubleboost]

The "T" slot cross slide is a bonus
I had to pay good money for mine

 

[dazza]

Thanks guys i'm enjoying it, its from a school so there are some dinks here and there but its cleaning up nicely.

I may take the bed off the cabinet tomorrow unless you guys think its better to leave it on. The cabinet may be a bit easier to manage with the bed off.

 

[Hood]

Shouldn't be a problem with taking the bed off if it is basically just bolted on, may be shims under it but probably unlikely.

 

[dazza]

Decided to have a little investigate, the electrics look good (not that i know anything about it). The suds pump has been disconnected so i whipped it out and will try slapping a plug on it tomorrow.

A silly question the suds pump is a complete unit or you remove the cover and just change the motor.

 

[Hood]

It is a complete unit, well except the flat plate, that is just a bolt on plate to suit your lathe.

 

[dazza]

It is a complete unit, well except the flat plate, that is just a bolt on plate to suit your lathe.

I'm hoping it works and was disconnected to stop the kids ******* about with it.

 

[dazza]

I also found an eraser behind the suds pump .

 

[Hood]

I'm hoping it works and was disconnected to stop the kids ******* about with it.

Hopefully it will as they are not the cheapest of things although you can sometimes get the Chinese ones off eBay for under £100.
Having said that you could use the Chinese pump you had for the cooler, would work fine for that

 

[Hood]

I also found an eraser behind the suds pump .

Well you are new to the lathe so it may be for erasing your mistakes

 

[dazza]

Hopefully it will as they are not the cheapest of things although you can sometimes get the Chinese ones off eBay for under £100.
Having said that you could use the Chinese pump you had for the cooler, would work fine for that

I don't think i need suds but as it has a switch i need to have to working . Don't think i will splash out on a new pump so will definitely try the Chinese pump if this one does not work.

 

[Hood]

Having coolant is a good thing, can be a bit messy especially on an open lathe. Not sure if yours has a splash guard or not, also a chuck guard is really needed when using coolant.
Drilling and internal boring I always use coolant but I don't always use on external turning.

 

[dazza]

Having coolant is a good thing, can be a bit messy especially on an open lathe. Not sure if yours has a splash guard or not, also a chuck guard is really needed when using coolant.
Drilling and internal boring I always use coolant but I don't always use on external turning.

It has both, cant see where the coolant pipe would have been run though.