I have been meaning to post this for a while now, I want to show you my new acquisition in the lathe department. It’s a Logan 200 that I stole at an auction for $200. As some of you may know I buy refurbish and sell machinery all to pay for my own small business / hobby.
So! I need another lathe like a hole in the head
but what made me keep this little gem was the fact that the previous owner was a clock maker and all his machines and tooling was in first class condition, and they were selling some of his work there too and the quality and craftsmanship was outstanding. Not being familiar with Logan lathes I really never paid too much attention to them, this ones action, feel and layout impressed me and seeing what his only lathe produced convinced me to give it a home in my shop.
It came with a taper attachment, steady rest, 3-jaw and 4-jaw chuck, the swing is 12 inch x 30inch. it’s a strange motor set-up and belt change arrangement, strange to me anyways, it rides on one hump the opposite runs on the flat, this girl glides and rides superbly and I was excited to throttle her up. Its funny when I was ready to get going I had just to stare at it as it was very new type of machine and took some getting used to.
I have produced some very nice work off this machine and it’s a keeper, It dose not have any change gears with it so I cant use the lead screw, a quick change is the next purchase for it other than that I am very happy with it. Please if any one has one and can give me any pointers on this machine I would love to hear from you.
This pic is the unit stripped down, the drive assembly set aside
This is the drive being lifted up
This is the bed being lifted up
This shot is the unit installed
Its home in perspective at the back of the shop
And this is a set of flange pins i have made on the unit, the material is 316L stainless,
Thanks Anthony
