What a MAGNIFICENT MACHINE. Lucky Dog!!!

Excellent reminder on the insurance. Thanks Max.

This is where the great aussie tradition of giving the insurance agent a whack in the gob comes from..LOL

Congrats Max, you've been sweating on getting Her going, so it's all Oranges & Lemons 🍊🥭

Having followed you working on this it's fantastic to see it up and running and now that lovely Dean Smith & Grace lathe is one step closer to getting some much deserved attention as well.

I hate insurance companies with a vengeance, any excuse not to payout ; brilliant videos though, the love topics, and longer format. Cheers from Scotland 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

G'day Max. Nice bit of info about the fruit sales etc. Who would have thought. Sell an accorn off the tree & no Insurance. The lathe assembled means you can breathe a little better,and get to show us what it can do 😊 Well done Max Patience & Perserience, & slowly winning the Race.

Far out Max mate, proper job well done 🎉 thanks for sharing and have a great one

It never seems to end the list of jobs, does it? But your certainly plowing through. Somehow some mysterious bastard keeps making a huge mess in my garage just after ive tidied up and put everything away. It never seems to stay tidy. But we soldier on. Great job getting it all put back together.

I need to check my insurance...thanks for the shout out, Max.

Epic effort getting the lathe finished. But in your true style, everything is done right the first time. Great series and looking forward to the next. Cheers.

Hi Max, Nice to see the JMFT nearly crossing the finish line. All those carful checks and rechecks are so important, I know I get so excided to finish a long project it's easy to miss something or take a shortcut. Thanks for that insurance message, I wouldn't put it past them here in the states to pull the same thing. Like you say there always happy to take your money and be your friend until you really need them. It will be nice to see some chips flying 👍 Cheers.....

Wow max another awesome episode, looking forward to the next instalment.

Another lovely quality job, Max. My only concern is, when speed feeding the cross slide, watch your nuts on the handle.

Great video Max, the old girl is shaping up nicely. Cheers!

Gday, very interesting, good to see the lathe back in one piece, cheers

Max you have a wealth of knowledge from experience of working

G'day, Max. Brilliant project and fantastic explanation throughout. I'm looking forward to seeing it in action soon on a paying job. So what's next? See you soon, cobber 😉👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚒️

Really satisfying to see a big heap of tasks closed out. 👍

max, insurance companies🥸 what a bunch of 🤬💩. Nice work on the JFMT restoration 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It's a good feeling when you are in the home straight. 👍👍

She's just about ready to earn her keep. 👍

That JFMT will be an awesome resource for you going forward & assist greatly in getting other machines fixed / restored & working & it keeps adding to the diversity of tasks you can take on going forward. Inspirational stuff to watch. Wish I had even half of your knowledge & skills, but as you say that’s your trade & you’ve been at it long enough to be bloody good at all of it. Insurance company’s - don’t get me started. Loan you an umbrella while the suns shining & want it back the moment a cloud appears on the horizon. You could always “self insure” I guess.

Nicely done again Max cheers matey

Really solid, methodical work getting the lathe up and running Max. Nice work! That's a really nicely featured lathe with the rapids, and kick outs, etc... Should be a damn nice addition to your shop. Also excellent info on the insurance. They're weasels no matter what part of the world you live in.

What an awesome lathe Max. Well done. Wish I could get motivated and work on my Colchester 13x36.

G'day from Arkansas, USA! Sorry to hear that the insurance industry in Australia seems to work about like it does stateside - over here, if a claims adjuster can exploit a loophole, they almost always will. Congratulations on getting the big lathe back in order, and keep up the good work!

Real find Max, I enjoy your channel looking forward to seeing your shop purring like a kitten including HBM

As good as new. Or probably even better.

NICE Lathe !!

Very nice lathe max, great info on the insurance..have a good one my friend..

Hi Max, Nearly there mate. I especially like that captive key in the feed shaft bush, nice design. Looking forward to seeing some chips. Best wishes, Mal.

Can’t wait until next video Grant 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Carriage is smooth as a Gravy Sandwich.

Get those chips flying! Great advice on the insurance issue Max.

You are quite the mechanic! One suggestion. You might check the elec. motor with amp probe under load and see what it's drawing per phase. 5% or less over plate on motor, I think would tell you motor bearings are in good shape

Nice Job! They do quiet down after running a while. You are making great progress getting your machines going!

Nice one Max. Good heads up on the bloody insurance stuff.

*_You're more than welcome to come work on my lathe any time you want._* 🤣😆

Your JFMT rebuild has been a good learning experience for me and enjoyable watching to boot Cheers!

Great job the lubrication system function, and testing 👏. Valid point on home Insurance, same for motor vehicle insurance here in the UK, ref using for business. Thanks for sharing Max

Could drill a tiny weep hole in the back of the apron at the correct level. Can always plug it later. Consider it an automatic oil changer 😁

I agree entirely with your comments about insurance. UK is the same. Basically you only find out what cover you have got when you claim.

Wow. . so close to being a working lathe. . just amazing all the work you put into it to get it ready. . Great Job.

She goes thru the gears like a race car...nice video Max💯

you make a great Job.

Didn’t sound too noisy once you got it out of bottom gear Max. Look forward to seeing it in operation.

Great Job

There must be a great deal of double garage businesses. Owning a industrial estate would offset costs. As my grandmother kept on having this conversation when I was a teenager. Insurance knowledge is vast with businesses & employees. Lemons are also a interesting area of discussion. It does help to have a good foundation. Be it knowledge experience or that mentor that helps in the process.

It's a Hallmark day at The swan valley machine shop!! It has been a long time coming. Well done Max. Cheers

Nice to see this up and running. I love that rapid traverse for all feeds!

good video Max

Looks like you are off to the races Max. Interesting PSA on the homeowners insurance. They sure can think up ways to screw the public. Thanks for the video.

Brilliant max If that bush would of got stuck on that shaft that would of been just bloody cruel 😂

Great job. Hey I don't know if you noticed or not but there's a bolt and nut that protrudes where the drive lead screw is connected to the drive right under where the lead screw is connected. I know you never were long sleaves but when you reach down and turn the machine on and off at the head stock, I could see that screw grabbing something and pulling it in and wrapping up what ever it grabs. I'm no safety Nancy but just thought you might cut that screw off at the nut or put a tapered pin in it. Probably was a taper pin, as I don't see you putting a screw in it probably was done before you got it but just thought I would mention it. love your videos

Add a roller to the plunger to get the 10 mm and less side load.

Insurance companies collude with government insurance controllers and the insured get the bad end of the stick.

Nicely done Max. You might consider using Lubrication Engineers oil in the headstock. Their oil is a long chain polymer that gets thicker the warmer it gets, quieted a lot of straight cut gear trains for us. Take care.

Great show Max👍 -Loving,Texas

Been a long time coming that JFMT. The apron/ carriage oiling system is a bit of a dogs breakfast, having to manually select the slides or the apron internals, I bet that got forgot about on many of these. DSG next? I have a copy of a mid to late 20's DSG catalogue with the entire range listed, there was a lot of variations, the book is about an inch thick.

well done Max, It can start to earn it's keep now.😁

For the size of the lathe I did not think it was that noisy. Maybe it is louder in person.

I echo the comments regarding insurance. They have no trouble accepting your money, but slither out from under, when it comes time to pay up!

Great job . Its what we expect...

Hi , just a suggestion - on the original pump , could you machine 2 spot face's to take the non return valves like whats found in the old CAV fuel lift pumps ? They are only short , with the fibre discs and spring. Many thanks for an excellent channel Kind regards Paul

Hi Max. That looks like a quality bit of kit. They’ve made a really good clone of the MAZAK. 👍🇳🇱

Insurance companies are in business to take premiums from the customers and to pay out as little as possible in claims.

Thank you Max!

Hi Max, I run GL-4 75-90 gear oil semi synthetic in my headstock, quietened it down from the 32 hydraulic oil recommended. Figured if its ok as used in rear differentials, pinion gear rotating on tapered bearings at 4000 rpm plus should be OK on my lathe. As you know I am in the tropics where the temperature never drops below 28c. Didn't see any significant current draw increase at higher speeds on the electric motor. Might be a solution on the JFMT to quieten it down. Nothing worse than standing next to a noisy headstock.

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Looks like you’ve turned it into a really solid machine. How smooth is it? Can you feel much vibration at the toolpost location? My old - much much smaller - Chinese lathe was noisy, and it translated inti horrible vibration at the tool. But that was a terribly made drive to the feeds - yours looks solid. Thanks for the insurance reminder - that’s something I’ll be digging into today. Cheers and all the best.

Max that thing definitely has a bad bearing. Get yourself a mechanics stethoscope and you can pinpoint which one by probing around the areas where the bearings are located with it running. The loudest one will be the culprit.

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Hi Max, do you need to install shear pins on the feedshaft and leadscrew or are there other forms of overload protection? My DSG had a ball clutch on the feed shaft and shear pin on the lead screw. Bed shears are generous in size, last long time. Lot quieter than my 13" lathe.

Hi Max! What do you think about switching the rear gear strip with the front? might be possible... Ron...

Very few of us can afford parasite insurance company premiums now anyway…. They’re making biggest profits ever despite bemoaning natural disasters and calamities

Insurance companies belong in the same category as Undertakers. My insurance has trippled on my home and auto insurance in the last 3 years. They keep saying it is because of the increase in material cost to replace. I'm 72 years old. I do not need a 4 bedroom house. I would not rebuild it if it was totally destroyed. The price increase is not optional and the only way out is to purchase a new policy and that means they have the right to inspect your property and decline to insure it. Here in Texas You must pay insurance on each vehicle you own. No one drives them but me so why not just insure the driver? It is a damn political rip off. You can now carry a hundred dollars in groceries under each arm. "It's a damn shame"

Is it childish to laugh at the amount of times you said BUSCH😂

What kind of tool post are you going to use on it?

frigging insurance small print. And being aware and using it to advantage can be a crime, I've never won Max...yet

The ad has know substance just like Trump

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