New Lathe

[seagar]

I just had to show off my new Hafco lathe.

Ian( Seagar )
Coffs Harbour, Australia.

 

[bentprop]

Nice machine,Ian,but it's far too pretty!Better start making some chips,and make it presentable :big:

 

[Jeff02]

Yep, I’m jealous.
Nice looking lath

 

[rake60]

Nice lathe Ian! Thm:

I'd recommend one Mod right away.
http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=805.0

Rick

 

[Maryak]

Nice one Ian - :bow: :bow:

The mod is a good idea.

Best Regards
Bob

 

[ksouers]

Good one, Ian. I have the same lathe.

I highly recommend the 4-bolt mod, as well. I bought mine second-hand with the mod already done. The compound is now very solid.

I'd also recommend adding a QCTP as soon as possible.

 

[1Kenny]

Good going, Ian. I too have one of those lathes.

Kenny

 

[seagar]

Thank you all for your interest and advice an the tool post mod.I Will do it.
It is very obvious why this forum is so popular.Once again thank you all.

Ian (seagar),
Coffs Harbour,
Australia.

 

[Metal Butcher]

Ian, your new lathe looks mighty fine. I have an identical Enco 9 x 20 of 1992 vintage.

But its not really identical! On my carriage the hand wheel and two levers are in reverse of the configuration on your Halfco! That's an interesting difference that I just noticed.

Your gonna love your new lathe.

-MB

 

[bentprop]

MB,that's the case in 99% of american lathes.I had been told the "english"configuration keeps your hands free from hot chips,but surely there must be a more valid reason.

 

[Twmaster]

Congrats! Now go make some perfectly good hunk of metal into some pretty scrap!!

 

[seagar]

I'm good at making good metal into pritty scrap. lol Rof}

Ian.(seagar)

 

[tel]

Nice Ian, you should get good service out of that. And H&F are pretty good with after sales service as well.

 

[Tin Falcon]

congrats on the upgrade Ian. I love quick change tool posts save a a lot of time and aggravation.
Tin

 

[Philjoe5]

Ian,
You're going to like that lathe. I have the Grizzly flavor. Like others have mentioned, at some point make the 4 bolt compound clamp and you'll notice an improvement in finishes and overall performance.

I noticed the difference in placement of the levers also. I assume the manufacturer put those there for all lathes sold south of the equator :big:

Enjoy the lathe - it will never again be as clean as it is right now.

Cheers,
Phil