Brian, What can we, the members, do to help you with getting the new lathe and setting it up?
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It should be at DMS next Sunday. Off the top of my head:
- It has some light surface rust and needs to be gotten after w/ Scotch-Brite pads.2) The oil needs to be changed, and all PM needs to be done.3) The speed selector is broken, and has a temp handle. A new one will be $500, which seems ridiculous for a piece of plastic. So that may need to be addressed4) The BXA toolpost needs to be swapped to it from the old one, along with all the holders. (Care needs to be taken not to hole the coolant tray and cause leaks.5) The coolant system needs to be checked, and probably cleaned. I havenāt decided on what coolant to get, ideas would be appreciated6) I presume it needs a wiring pigtail7) Iād like to go through the proper leveling procedures.
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Iām in to as helping hands if any of these jobs needs an extra pair of hands. Iām no expert in doing any of the work needed, but if I can help and possibly learn by observation Iām in. Just send me a PM and Iāll send you my contact info.
If all the parts of the handle are there we could cast one. Critical piece is what connects to machine - remaining part is probably more extension than not.
Sure, that works. My exact words to the guy who quoted me the discounted price (regular $795!) were āIāll just mill one out of titaniumā.
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I can certainly help with the elbow grease tasks (scotch-brite) and PM if thereās an appropriate manual and materials.
Might be useful to set up a check list somewhere so we donāt inadvertently repeat tasks.
IME, expensive pieces like that often have aspects that make them expensive. I would suggest that we do not dismiss a proper replacement until we are absolutely sure the piece is nothing more then a simple plastic handleā¦
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Could be a part which is so far out of stock that it is shipped from Timbuktu. 
Its possible, but is also possible (and perhaps likely) that the handle has components that perform a function and complicate its construction. That is why I suggest research before settling on a DIY āgood enoughā.
That and $500 is NOT a lot of money, particularly for replacement part on a major piece of industrial tooling, which is what this lathe is.
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Are any new tools coming with the new lathe like a left hand cutting tool? Would be nice to be able to cut away from the chuck at times.
Not with the lathe. I am looking at getting a left hand turning/facing tool, as it was mentioned to me (for the first time) this past weekend.
BTW - There have been tools appearing in the machine shop that people are donating. If you have done this, please take those tools home. It makes it difficult to support the machine shop when non-standard equipment is introduced. I will start placing these tools on the donate shelves.
FYI - In general DMS does not accept unsolicited donations. If you wish to donate something you need to find a sponsor (i.e. committee chairperson) to accept that donation before bringing it to DMS.
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I think we should consider any donation not approved by the committee chair as a donation to DMS for any member to take home, aka the donation shelf. I donāt know the tax ramifications of an unsolicited donation but I doubt it qualifies unless DMS accepts your donation.
What he said.
Items left on the freebie shelf are not tax deductible and are not donations to the organization. Please donāt call it the donation shelf.
My fault, I called it that. Though in fairness, itās still labeled that.
Understood. Freebie shelf.