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What's it good for?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:28 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
I'll be visiting the tri-cities area in Tennessee in a few weeks, for a niece's wedding. Which of course meant that I had to see if there were any bargains on the local Craigslist.
I'm sure that I could get
this real cheap. But then again, I'm not sure what it might be good for.
I could use another 10ER for a wall-mount drill press, but too much stuff is missing on this one. Any ideas?
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:45 pm
by wa2crk
A well drilling rig for shallow wells?
Bill V
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:09 pm
by beatnik
Make a nice lamp.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:30 pm
by moggymatt
Looks like it makes a good electric cord wrap.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:39 pm
by "Wild Bad Bob"
I see an ER 10 logo!!!!! Motor, tubes, for ER-10 if it runs get it!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:41 pm
by "Wild Bad Bob"
and anything in the shed that looks like a SS!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:44 pm
by "Wild Bad Bob"
It Is A Er 10!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:41 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
rbursek wrote:It Is A Er 10!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm with you, Bob. Gotta be good for something. We'll show those naysayers!
Can you put ER tubes on a 520 to soup up lathe mode?
Steve should be checking in soon. Unfortunately, the coffee-table parts are MIA. But I'm counting on him for lathe-extension designs, or maybe a push-me pull-you twin-headstock idea.
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:40 am
by JPG
BuckeyeDennis wrote:I'm with you, Bob. Gotta be good for something. We'll show those naysayers!
Can you put ER tubes on a 520 to soup up lathe mode?
Steve should be checking in soon. Unfortunately, the coffee-table parts are MIA. But I'm counting on him for lathe-extension designs, or maybe a push-me pull-you twin-headstock idea.
To improve stability, yes. Only the wall thickness differs from a Mark 5/V/VII. All are 52" long.
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:53 am
by skou
BuckeyeDennis wrote:I'm with you, Bob. Gotta be good for something. We'll show those naysayers!
Can you put ER tubes on a 520 to soup up lathe mode?
Steve should be checking in soon. Unfortunately, the coffee-table parts are MIA. But I'm counting on him for lathe-extension designs, or maybe a push-me pull-you twin-headstock idea.
Steve's checkin' in.
Yes, the wall thickness differs, but that just BARELY is the reason. With wall thickness comes mass. And, with a lathe, mass matters. (That is why all the GOOD lathes use CAST IRON whenever possible.) (Oops, did I just throw all you "aluminium" lathe guys under the bus? Hope it was an "aluminium" bus.)
I'd give this guy at least $25 dollars, just for the way tubes, and the cast iron IF I was close by.
Dennis, he didn't mention a price. If you can fit the way tubes in your car, I'd say to jump on this, like a june bug on a "deposit." (Or, something my cats left behind.)
And, you have some parts to build a real Shopsmith!
steve