Okuma Cadet L1420 (Home shop)

[Mr. M]

I am almost ready to power up my Okuma Cadet lathe I bought this winter. The electrician needs a few more things to finish connecting the machine up. I am looking forward to getting the machine useable. It has a 5020 control which is a bit older than what I have used but I think I'll handle it just fine. This is my 1st CNC at home and so I will need to start collecting tooling and such for it soon. I decided I may as well have the 1st Okuma post on the forum.

 

[yardbird]

Congrats on the lathe. Sounds like you're about to get after it. While you're waiting has anyone ever mentioned how much we like pictures? Let's see this thing....

 

[Mr. M]

Here is the lathe and my 3 youngest kids. They fit in the hole for the chip conveyor pretty well and cleaned it out

 

[Mr. M]

The area it is in my shop was a dirt floor when I bought the machine. Now it has a nice concrete floor with in-floor heat piping in it. I still need to insulate this section of the shop and eventually get the boiler etc. for the heat.

 

[Doug]

Gonna need to invest in some lumber.....make a platform so they can hit the "Beeg green button"....

 

[Mr. M]

I have a few platforms around and one will get parked here I think so they can "help" make parts

 

[T_Dubs]

Congrats on the lathe. I was looking at one of these for my first lathe recently as well. Price was a little high and the guy wouldn't budge so I found a different one. Congrats!!

 

[Litlerob1]

Where are you going to put the bar feeder? Punch a hole in the wall, and run it outside I guess.

 

[Mr. M]

Yep, if I get to where that is needed I'll make a hole with a door I just got word that it has power run to it so I may get to fire it up tonight and see if it has its memory still.

 

[Mr. M]

I powered it up and started getting things checked out. Spindle sounds great and the axis and turret all move. I am hoping to get it level tonight but we shall see. I'll have to order some jaws soon