The new lathe is here! The new lathe is here

[Raymond Overman]

Estes delivered my new lathe this morning and the guy was nice enough to use his pallet jack to pull it all the way to the back patio. I was able to shoot a couple of pictures.

Now all I need to do is get the old one out of the way and get the new one out of the box and set up. Maybe I’ll find 15 minutes this afternoon to take care of it.

I'll post more pics of the progress when I have a chance to get it out of the box.

[Brian Weick]

Now all you have to do to verify the gloat is get it out of that tan box- Nice lathe Ray - hope to see the pics of it all set up!
Brian,

[Tony De Masi]

Congrats Raymond. Look forward to see what you and she can make together.

Tony

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congrats Raymond! I can't wait to see what beautiful turnings you make with that new tool!

[Dennis Peacock]

Congrats Raymond..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Progress pics will be expected.

[Paul Heely]

Congrats Raymond. Can't wait to see what you and the new tool turn out.

[Jim Becker]

Ya mon! Congratulations!

[Don Orr]

Hey Raymond, a truck, a box. Is there actually anything in that big old box? You know how they are around here with pictures.

Congrats on the lathe. I'm sure you will enjoy it very much.

[Mike Vickery]

Congrats Raymond.

[David Fried]

So close and yet ....

If you want to get this done in 18 - 24 months we can send Ken down to help!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Congrats Raymond. Now progress reports.

[Alex Elias]

Well well you did wait for the weekend. Congratulations. It will take you more than 15 min though. Enjoy

[Bill Wyko]

Good going Raymond. I look forward to seeing some work rolling off that bad boy.

[Paul Engle]

Raymond, when will you have time to turn with all these threads to read ???, the anticipation must be unbearaaaaabbbleee ...

[Raymond Overman]

Patience is a virgin (because I've never used mine).

I guess I'm no Ken either because three hours forty five minutes after signing the receipt, the lathe is in my shop, wired and running. I'll have to wait until this evening to take it on it's maiden voyage.

It wasn't too hard to get it put together by myself after removing the headstock, tailstock and tool rest from the ways and hauling it up the hill one piece at a time. Wiring was simple since my other lathe had 220V already run. I had my plug ends ready and just connected two hots and a common on both sides. Black, white and green and we were good to go.

Thanks for all the comments and encouragement.