Just got a new toy

[holyford86]

Just got this given to me

It's a Logan 210 lathe, this is a 1947 model, it's in perfect working order. I've got a 3 jaw chuck, 4 jaw chuck, two faceplates, collets, boring bars, all of the tool holders, all of the change gears, two live centers, a few other peices of tooling, and a steady rest (I think that's what it's called)
I have painfully little experience on one and I'm about clueless on my feeds and speeds and setup of anything more than a 3 jaw chuck and a live center... I've got to mess with it to learn, but I just really don't want to mess the thing up. Looking for a good reference that will show me the basics and such, anyone have any ideas?

 

[7.5L_STX]

put her in 4 low and tromp on it lol.








seriously though, idk. ive never used a lathe (except a Brake lathe).

 

[adsm08]

Well, I'm not well versed in wood lathes, but I am pretty familiar with brake lathes, kinda similar. I also messed with some metal lathing in high school, but that was close to 10 years ago now.

I'd guess the large knob and 9:00 is the feed along the length of the work piece, the small one at 12 is your cut depth, and the lever at 3:00 should be the auto-feed engage for the knob at 9:00.

The one all the way at the right is for your drill chuck depth.


Not sure if that's helpful or just stating the obvious. Hope it's more helpful than obvious.

 

[BlueChariot]

Sweet machine dude. Even better given it's incredible price of free. Wish one would fall into my lap.

 

[holyford86]

Sweet machine dude. Even better given it's incredible price of free. Wish one would fall into my lap.

My elderly neighbor gave it to me, he had to move to a more accessible home and did not have room for it. He's been having issues with Alzheimer as well and even though he was a lathe operator for many years he doesn't recollect most of it.

 

[BlueChariot]

My elderly neighbor gave it to me, he had to move to a more accessible home and did not have room for it. He's been having issues with Alzheimer as well and even though he was a lathe operator for many years he doesn't recollect most of it.

It's sad to see a blue collar guy who probably made some quality USA merchandise in his lifetime wind up like that.

In a way it's great he passed it on to you, sort of a machine based legacy if you will.

 

[Ronv]

Congrats on the lathe! I would check on e-bay and see if that has an old manual or ? for one. If there sre any machine shops in yourarea maybe talking to an owner or shop mgr might help. Good Luck, the info is out there you just have to find it.

Ron

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[TheTopher]

Good find, mate! Put 'er to good use, they don't make tools like that anymore.

 

[holyford86]

Congrats on the lathe! I would check on e-bay and see if that has an old manual or ? for one. If there sre any machine shops in yourarea maybe talking to an owner or shop mgr might help. Good Luck, the info is out there you just have to find it.

Ron

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It came with most of the documentation, but it's pretty much limited to what you need to lubricate, what the parts are, and how to assemble and set up the machine. One thing I discovered is you can still get parts for it (which is good because the flat 1" wide drive belt is falling apart). I'm going to have to start researching on how tho use some of the different stuff that came with it and other setup procedures.

Good find, mate! Put 'er to good use, they don't make tools like that anymore.

The dry wight of this thing is a hair over 400#, it's all cast iron and steel, I had to disassemble it to get it to my house.

 

[DRanger024]

Ahhh thats sweet!!! A good welder, a lathe and a torch and the fabrication possibilities are limitless! Wish I was you! haha. I took machining in high school but sadly do not remember anything from it (it's been 7 years since I took the class as a junior) otherwise I would be able to help you figure out how to run that bad boy.

Here is my guess though;

 

[DRanger024]

I think the "white" circle above the "e" in Lateral feed Engage/Disengage is a Dial for cutting threads or at least thats what we used it for. It should spin with the lateral feed engaged.


Also, that is a very simple bench lathe. My diagram of your picture should be fairly accurate as the only thing I'm not 100 percent positive of is the plunger looking thing that I put "more speed control?" for. The lathes we had in highschool look almost exactly the same but much larger and they had a ton of speed options for not only the chuck but the lateral feed. Maybe this "plunger" is the lateral feed speed control?


And on one more note... you wont break it if you play around with it.

 

[holyford86]

I appreciate the diagram but this is what I do know, This is not a gearhead lathe, it's got a main belt that allows you to change speeds and is "strange" to me because of this. I came up with a diagram that tells me what most everything is, mixed in with the paperwork I got with it, I modded your diagram a bit to show what it told me.

 

[martin]

That's a very nice piece of kit. Especially when you have an older vehicle. You might find some info about turning out parts at your local library. Most lathes have similar controls so you do not have to find brand specific information. Like one of the previous posters said, just play with it for a while and you will soon become familiar with its operation. One last thing, no loose sleeves, neckties etc, these things can be extremely dangerous. Have fun and post what you make.

 

[Flat Toy]

PM gwaii, see if he would have a min. to help you out. He strikes me as a person who would help someone trying to learn.

 

[DRanger024]

I appreciate the diagram but this is what I do know, This is not a gearhead lathe, it's got a main belt that allows you to change speeds and is "strange" to me because of this. I came up with a diagram that tells me what most everything is, mixed in with the paperwork I got with it, I modded your diagram a bit to show what it told me.

Ahh ha! Well judging by your modified version of the pic I posted, you know much more than I could remember haha! Seems to me you have enough knowledge to turn some basic stuff (which is more than likely what you will use it for most). Maybe you can get your hands on some machining books that will teach you proper techniques for threading rod and such. I'm pretty sure I have some books somewhere that I would gladly send you but I need the time to find them.

Oh, and P.S. As far as speeds you should turn things at goes, it's the exact same as drilling holes. The harder the material the slower they should spin.

We have a full machine shop at work but I try not to talk to any of the machinists... those fawkers are goofballs haha! I just stick to my place in the weld shop