PM3520 Owners: What about that "useless" headstock bracket?

[Jerry Hall]

OK, Lets share how we use that cast iron safety shield bracket. I will put the ideas in the Mustard Monster Tips site. I will start things off with two tips, the first I do not recommend:

• Lathe Disaster: http://picasaweb.google.com/jerhall95945/LatheDisaster
• New Model PM3520C: http://picasaweb.google.com/jerhall95945/PM3520HeadstockToolShelf

 

[George Guadiane]

OK, Lets share how we use that cast iron safety shield bracket. I will put the ideas in the Mustard Monster Tips site. I will start things off with two tips, the first I do not recommend:

• Lathe Disaster: http://picasaweb.google.com/jerhall95945/LatheDisaster
• New Model PM3520C: http://picasaweb.google.com/jerhall95945/PM3520HeadstockToolShelf

YIKES and YEAH to the Lathe disaster thing and...
I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THESE to the tool shelf thing!
I have two other projects first, but... I'm doing one, just a little different, I think.

 

[Steve Worcester]

Do they ship it on the pallet with the headstock on the lathe bed?
Seems since it is a moveable headstock, it would be better to ship it attached directly to the ballot as most large lathes are shipped.

 

[Jake Debski]

Do they ship it on the pallet with the headstock on the lathe bed?
Seems since it is a moveable headstock, it would be better to ship it attached directly to the ballot as most large lathes are shipped.

Steve, I don't know about the "B" model but my "A" came with the headstock mounted a mid-ship on the ways. and it was top heavy.

By lifting(using a lever), centered, at each end I blocked up the machine and removed the pallet. Using 1X or less material for blocking allows you to raise and lower the machine in increments reducing the danger of tipping.

 

[John Nicholas]

B Model Packing

My B model came packed as described for the A model.

Headstock, banjo and tailstock mounted on the bed.

I took them off, turned the bed over, mounted the legs to the bed with the bed upside down. Then turned the assembly on its side and slide the pallet and assembly to the end of the PU bed. Two man job.

John

 

[KurtB]

PM3520b Assembly

I would like to concur with some of the other posts. I picked up my new 3520 in October at the truck terminal. When I got home, I started to unpack. At the sides of the carton/pallet are two boxes with the legs. Carry them in and install the levelling feet. This leaves the bed with the headstock, tailstock and banjo attached. I removed these and took them in the shop. The headstock is managed much safer with two people (about 150#). When my neighbor and I brought in the bed, 150-175#, we put it on two steel sawhorses. This was great, because I was able to stand up each leg on the floor, slide it under the bed, and bolt it up! You may have to adjust the levellers so that the leg is tall enough that the bolts will go through and engage the threads. Then, lift one end and remove the sawhorse and repeat for the other end. At this point, the legs and bed assembly can be positioned where you want, and the headstock, tailstock and banjo can be installed on the bed! Good Luck!

 

[George Guadiane]

I would like to concur with some of the other posts. I picked up my new 3520 in October at the truck terminal. When I got home, I started to unpack. At the sides of the carton/pallet are two boxes with the legs. Carry them in and install the levelling feet. This leaves the bed with the headstock, tailstock and banjo attached. I removed these and took them in the shop. The headstock is managed much safer with two people (about 150#). When my neighbor and I brought in the bed, 150-175#, we put it on two steel sawhorses. This was great, because I was able to stand up each leg on the floor, slide it under the bed, and bolt it up! You may have to adjust the levellers so that the leg is tall enough that the bolts will go through and engage the threads. Then, lift one end and remove the sawhorse and repeat for the other end. At this point, the legs and bed assembly can be positioned where you want, and the headstock, tailstock and banjo can be installed on the bed! Good Luck!

I purchased my 3520A through Osolnik machinery... It came assembled and mounted on a pallet with what LOOKED like a factory box covering it (center mounted head and tail stock). I cut the bands and slid the head and tail stocks to one end, then dragged the whole thing from the light end, till I could put those feet on the ground. I then slid the H & T stocks to the end on the ground and lifted the palleted end up and rotated it off of the pallet. With the pallet out of the way, I took the headstock off and set it on a hand truck, so I could carry it to my shop.
After I delivered the headstock, I went back for the bed and legs. Same hand truck. One more trip for the outboard stand and a final trip for the other stuff I bought at the time, extra face plates and stuff...
DO NOT EVER try to take off or put on the headstock BY YOURSELF (I wish someone had told me that before I started)... I moved the whole thing by myself, without realizing how CRAZY that was. If you know how to use a hand truck, and balance things, a person COULD move the bed/legs without too much trouble, but the headstock was HEAVY!
For some reason, it never occurred to me to ask for help, but I'm smarter now.

 

[blackhorse]

Wait! You mean you don't use that safety shield every time you turn.
It's amazing that we're all still here!

I'd love an idea for using that shield. I'm thiiiis far from trashing it.

Any ideas?

 

[George Guadiane]

Wait! You mean you don't use that safety shield every time you turn.
It's amazing that we're all still here!

I'd love an idea for using that shield. I'm thiiiis far from trashing it.

Any ideas?

It SHOULD be great for growing ivy or morning glory on.

 

[Richard Baker]

1642's Too

Note that folks with 1642's also have that outstanding, or outsticking appendage. Just 'cause it isn't yellow doesn't make it any less useless.

Have considered making a bar thingy to fit the bracket, which would hold either clamp lamps or a tool tray. Add to long list of things I haven't gottaroundtu, yet.

 

[Joyce Baldauf]

On the 1642, I put a pipe in the bracket for the safety basket and hung a big plastic exhaust hood on it suspended by shower curtain hooks. Works well.

 

[KEW]

I'd love an idea for using that shield. I'm thiiiis far from trashing it.

The problem is you can stay that far from trashing it for a long time! I still have the shield system for my 1980 PM90 waiting for me to decide to throw it out!

 

[blackhorse]

Kurt, do I know you? You couldn't be more right, and that applies to a hundred other things in my shop!

 

[Bill Tilson]

drilled a couple of holes and attached a light to it. liked that so much i drilled a couple more holes and added a 2 foot piece of angle iron going up and mounted an AC strip and hook for my rotary power tool.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Bill can you post a picture of your light bar?

Then I can put it in the Mustard Monster site. I have set up a page for miscellaneous tips HERE

 

[Jerry Hall]

Woodchuckles: How about a picture of your dust hood?

I would like to post that too. Thanks

 

[Bill Tilson]

nothing fancy just works and its cheap.

Also including pictures of my dust hood made from angle iron and PVC .

Tool shelf idea from Kendall - it's a metal closet shelf.

All parts are from local home building or hardware store.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Bill, Nice simple practical ideas..

Thanks! I like the fact that the light is so sturdily affixed and it doesn't look like it will wiggle around. Also nice that it follows your headstock along.

Not so sure about your wire shelf, it seems like all the shavings will fall thru making it entirely to easy to see what tools you have there :cool2: I will get some of those pictures on the Miscellany page.