Big Lathe Restoration - Takisawa 14 X 30

In this video I do some rehab to this 1980 - 2600lb Takisawa TSL-800D Lathe, and put it back into service.
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[@lvxleather]

Good choice on a lathe. I've been a machinist for over twenty years, worked with many machines, all the big brands, and Takisawa were one of the machines that surprised me with their good build quality and stout construction, both for their manual and CNC lathes.

[@dangrimes5078]

Does anyone know if Takasawa still makes manual lathes in 2023? I can't find any information.

[@timetodopatriotstuff2315]

I know it's been over a year but they do still make them and there is a dealer in the US that imports them if I remember right there in California​@@dangrimes5078

[@gemslate]

The two lift points were correct. The reason it pivoted was due to the third strap you used from the lift hook through the straps that went to the lifting points and back to the hook. Great restoration and upgrade to both the lathe and your shop.

[@mattwilson7037]

Gem Slate Actually the picture from the manual shows different length straps directly to the hook. Of the straps are the same length it would still be crooked.

[@Freetheworldnow]

The strap towards the head stock should be shorter than the tail stock side. The idea applies to most machines.

[@billgilbride7972]

That depth of cut is so rock solid. Thank you, I would have not known how nice a lathe that is. I am in awe of their excellent design/functionality. So envious!! We definitely want to see all there is to see with your future endeavours!!

[@andrewhill2570]

Great video! This lathe is very similar the Goodway (Taiwan) that I recently bought. It weighs 3500 lbs and I had to take practically every thing off of it to get the weight down low enough to move it into my garage. I will soon be doing the same kind of restoration work you showed here. Thanks for all the great tips. Mine is about the same age and has just about as many coats of paint. I think that the orange is the primer coat. I'm now a new subcrsiber. Thanks !

[@Dave_9547]

I had a TSL800 and as I recall it had a D1-4 spindle mount. Loved that lathe, even though it had some wear on the ways near the chuck.

[@liamrobertson7265]

i really love sitting down with my feet up spliff in hand and watching someone work

[@agenda21fighter24]

I ran this exact lathe model for 7 yrs in a machine shop!! There good machines!!

[@jgoodwin308]

Dry ice blasting is amazing! You can rent the equipment and just take it outside or put up plastic sheeting...the dry ice just evaporates, and won't hurt the ways or precision parts...really makes hash of the greasy stuff and most old paint.

[@andrewwilson8317]

Way to go. A good quality " seasoned " machine way better than a crappy new machine of dubious quality. I believe you never regret buying quality. I have several older machines including a big old lathe from the 1930's than can hold an accuracy to challenge any modern lathe. Probably going to get called out on this but confident it can hold a tolerance of less than a thou over a four foot length when turning rams and cylinders. Not bad for nearly 90 years old!

[@protect.your.digits.creations]

Using the aluminum is great because it has less "Harmonics" then steel. Great job , reminds me of End of year Machine shop in Sewanhaka High school when we repainted the machines for the next year classes. I was available to help. Stay well Chris

[@anthonyfox5337]

I have a 1972 TLS800 Takisawa lathe (same as yours) Check the hand oil pump inside the carriage as all the oil galleries to the varies bushes ,bearings and ways were blocked. I had make new feed lines as the original lines are impossible to clean out. Great Japanese lathe ,super rigid and built to last.

[@MakeEverything]

Yeah I think mines blocked up too, right now I just jam a manual oiler all over the carriage to the and lubricate the parts as best I can... I need to really look closely at i

[@DudleyToolwright]

Great narration and nice project.

[@hectorquinones4824]

Awsome job. I used to operate one back in the 90s we used to make electronic components cruise boats amazing machine broke memories back I hope you can have fun with it awesome job

[@Ryan-lz8zm]

Nice work buddy! You Need to make a saddle out of wood to cover the ways when you swap out the chuck, 👍🏻👌🏻

[@JosephMcPhail]

Can you mute the fast forward back ground noise? It's really distracting. Other than that, it's a great video.

[@frantickoala994]

I came to the comments just for this!

[@kylebracht]

I like the background noise of hammering and grinding. But if you know you're going to do a time lapse video, maybe keep talking to a minimum

[@Kenionatus]

I think they're fun :)

[@jeremyspecce]

I think it's appropriate but maybe the level was fighting the voiceover a little.

[@colinstu]

I don't mind the machining/cleaning noises it's the talking which turns into chipmunk noise and is louder than the actual voiceover itself that makes it hard to watch. I wonder if it wasn't originally going to be voiced over but it was too long..shrug.

[@wetdedstuocm]

Nothing much better than restoring a machine of any kind. Good work and I have also done a few of "" Don't Do This At Home "" moves.. Peace..

[@carlmcgee1623]

Yo dude...Really........Better than brand new........GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@georgespangler1517]

I've bought and restored 3 lathes in the past 2 months nothing more rewarding then bringing them back,,,l took my 12 inch down to bare metal and polished it until it shined like a mirror

[@timcent7199]

Chris I absolutely loved this style of presentation, especially your logical commentary. At first I was hoping for a full restore but your reasoning won me over very quickly. As for background noise I feel everything was just right but maybe, as others have stated, for clarity sake, you might want to turn that down just a little. I have every reason to believe you're fully capable of doing a 100% restore, if and when called for. Subscribed and looking forward to viewing your entire video library. Cheers.

[@sliccreations]

Very cool! I have the same lathe and it's currently half-way through a CNC conversion. Can't wait to see what you do with yours!

[@taunusmechanics3121]

Nice Job ! I would strongly recommend to change the Way Wipers and check the Oil Pump in the Carriage. There should be one to lube the Bed an Cross-Slide.

[@timcent7199]

On first read I thought you said windscreen wipers.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

That DRO really adds value and repeatability. Nice work.👍

[@satcheldunnell5371]

I like your channel name especially since with that machine you could make literally anything

[@johngrace199]

A really nice job...that's incredibly well done. Enjoy...

[@teamidris]

Just done this myself on a TOS. Most of this is good advice. But :o) . It’s a lathe, it makes things, don’t chisel the info plates off, tape or latex-mask them. Machine green in a rattle can is good. Brush on gun wash to clean it and poke off any loose paint. Don’t dig into the filler, you will regret it. Make sure the oiling points are free. The little scrapers that run on the bed are very important, make sure they just touch. (Like tiny snow ploughs) Watch out for rust on the chuck mounts, it throws it all out of round. The digital ruler kit is ace, grab it :D

Thats a good Japanese lathe. Congratulation!

[@rickbrandt9559]

Taiwan, late 70 -early 80's great have exact one. holds tenths when squared up.

[@michaelovitch]

The drawing on the manual clearly show you that you need to use two independent straps,or cables,,one being longer than the other. You used three,and linked them together,the weight redistributed itself on the center point, symetrically,so you created an umbalance on the level. You reproduced exactly what was on the manual,but backwards,the second time.

[@GibClark]

Looks great👍👍 nice addition

[@Eaves1979]

Great video and good work

[@TommyAventador]

Soo many people doing these so call Restoration videos are just giving it a clean and makeover. There’s no restoration anywhere. Nothing was checked for straightness, accuracy, worn gears and threads etc, that’s called a “Restoration”.

[@thomasjeffersoncry]

Roll your machine around on pipes, 3/4" pipe keeps it close to the ground and its easy to swivel and roll and easy to get off of the pipes when you want to.

[@walterfung701]

WHO HAS PIPE LAYING AROUND !

[@thomasjeffersoncry]

@@walterfung701 I do, and lots of it, many different sizes and materials

[@ayjay1967]

@@walterfung701 scaffold ive moved a 5t lathe out of a railway arch some years ago only took two men to move it , scaffold tubes and planks to get over the uneven floor

[@Spetet]

Sandblasting would destroy it, unless you completely disassembled it. You did right.

[@derekgee4223]

I like your style , great video

[@rogerwilliams2902]

Lovely job, cracking video too.

[@kudosjeg]

Bringing one of these home this week. I'm hoping to get it off of its concrete platform and onto my trailer without injuring myself.

[@wolfitirol8347]

Nice job done congrats to you 👍 Hope you work over the four jaw too it's such a convenient chuck when precise turning ... I felt so with you when you had to lift the lathe to the ground ...my big lathe is half the weight and I was by myself to and f...... heavy is f...... heavy and you start to feel so small and weak when moving these machines . A friend had an accident while moving and his big lathe felt on the side ....poor guy we helped him to get it up and he was lucky that only one lever broke 😎 Interesting video I liked watching .

[@tadgyro]

Chris, . Great restoration and upgrade to both the lathe and your shop. Thanks for making this video. I'm 72 year young and just start get interesting to run lathe.

This video makes me glad I sold the 1940 South Bend I inherited 45 years ago. Anything I might have done to "restore" it or use it could only have hurt and it deserved better.

[@i0am0not0a0number]

So this is how you move large objects with a pallet jack. You put together a set of blocks. Each block is a bit less than the thickness of the travel on your jack. Now you jack your item up and put blocks under it. Lower the jack and add blocks on the jack. Raise the jack and block your item. Continue until you run out of blocks or arrive at the desired height. Lowering the item is just a reversal of this process.

[@dann8260]

Very nicely done. I would love a shop like yours

[@mountainviews5025]

The work you put in it was definitely worth it it's a great machine thumbs up my friends

[@meocats]

Hi, please don't give false advice, that rust removal made it worse for starters.

[@larsmark]

Fun to see! I have a TSL1000 and I love it. Very rigid and powerful and perfect size. Mine lifts straight with the bars according to the manual.

[@tomeyssen9674]

That's IS a nice lathe. Great buy. Thank you for this.

[@robertsnell2834]

Great job big fan love all the videos

[@georgespangler1517]

It looks like a very well built machine,,

[@gregdarbonne8137]

A lot of hard work on your part but you did a great job. Congratulations!!

[@shakdidagalimal]

Wow, nothing rubbed me the wrong way. Subscribed.

[@dylanschmidt4166]

dude that thing is fucking sweeeet. The white looks great with all the charts and logos too.

[@dainius4168]

Looks very Sharp! Well selected color!

[@ZEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00]

For what it's worth, I think you did a good job taking this dirty old machine and renewing it.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

The best lathes, Takisawa. The controls have a good feel, well placed and the whole machine is well made. There are other quality Japanese lathe manufacturers too.

[@jimc3688]

Can you get parts for these ?

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

@@jimc3688 I suppose so, the company is still there in Japan.

[@jimc3688]

@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 Request from them and the USA office for information was never returned. So I passed on one from a local shop.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

@@jimc3688 Check on Ebay, its the one stop online shop for everything, especially parts. I am in New Zealand and the two Takisawa lathes I had experienced was back in 1990's in Dubai, UAE.

[@kimber1958]

I’m so jealous. Being the owner of a Chinese mini lathe.The lathe you have there is about the next logical step

[@phaedrusbjb]

i have this exact lathe. about the only thing a good functional lathe needs is to be leveled very carefully to take any twist out of the ways, and a careful tramming of the tailstock to keep any long work from tapering. sometimes the inspiration for going fully into the work that might be needed is to first clean up the tool and make appearance a good start. this lathe also has a gear drive head stock with very nice precision heavy duty spindle bearings. if that works, best not to mess with it. the gearbox with change gears for threading and feed under the end cover on the left are easy to access and clean up without cracking into anything in the oil bath spindle and gear drive of the headstock. the DRO is a nice addition to the cross slide and main carriage as the acme screws will always have some backlash. nice work - but I opt for gray myself - keeps me from going ocd when cleanup is needed. also, machines like this are really easy to move with about 3 or 4 1" steel round bars. raise one end, and just log roll it into place. much less dicey, and very easy to get the rollers out after.

[@matthewkantar5583]

I just bought this exact machine! Also moved mine with my 26 year old pickup.

[@uris10]

God damn those high pitched sounds drove me crazy

[@davesalzer3220]

I have the same DRO.works awesome.

[@Anotherhomeshopguy]

I picked up one of these a short while back and after cleaning it up and a few other fixes I'm loving this lathe. great job. btw, I had to move mine around by myself as well....and yes, some sketchiness was involved..lol

[@stephenhenry5346]

I have the Webb Takasawa TSL800, was moving it couple days ago with a lifting tractor on two lift points (prior to watching this video), it started to tip, had to get another forklift to right it up. This thing is top heavy. In this vid, said "DONT EVER DO THIS" when moved into final place, and right about it being risky.

[@drkhaliljosephdrfrumentofr6307]

Hi, Nice job, not talking about restoration im talking about moving this heavy machine, and DRO installation , thumb up continue to share

[@curtisvonepp4335]

👍 Nice restored Lathe i did the same thing years ago to a Axelson 20" Lathe one year later it looked like the day i bought it Ohwell .🙌

[@WideAwakeHuman]

My gosh at all the people whining about how he didn't clean the old paint off right, painted it the wrong color, moved it the wrong way, got his sleeve to close to the chuck, used a scotch pad on the rod whole it was spinning... Go restore your own lathe and do it however you want or watch a channel the restores stuff for the sake of doing restorations... The guy makes money with his tools and probably just needed to get it up and running so chill the heeeeellll out. I actually like the white... Think the bare metal and white look cool together plus it's apparently one of the original colors

[@sebby_cnc]

when machining aluminium its always better to use a light oil as cutting fluid ,the reason being aluminium likes to stick to your tool if it gets to hot and using a light oil prevents this and also improves the surface finish

[@bobbob8229]

Build a chip control curtain. Buy a Magic Mist. Should have bought an adjustable 3 or6 jaw. Make a center height gage. Have FUN😊

[@Grawiman]

This is not restoration this is painting.

[@rztrzt]

And a really crap painting job as well.

[@magnum357225]

I agree this is just a paint job and not a good one at that, and why did u chose this stupid ugly white colour, should be industrial green or gray

[@nick4506]

if it aint broke dont fix it

[@magnum357225]

If its not a restoration dont say it is, say its a paint job

[@kazykamakaze131]

@@magnum357225 Technically it is restoration, as you are restoring the machine to its original color. Why you have such a piss poor attitude? It's not even your machine, so he can call it whatever he wants and paint it whatever color he wants. Get your own lathe then go "restore" it fully yourself and bondo and paint it whatever color you want. Not every machine is green or gray. I've seen many different colors come from manufacturers, so don't be such a dipshit next time.

[@samrodian919]

Not a bad job mate! Nice machine

[@oxxandbert9702]

Good to see another Takisawa TSL back in service, and nice job on the DRO install. I've got a TLS-1000 model. Same machine, just with a longer bed. Probably worth checking the oil delivery tubes in the gearbox to make sure they are clear since the oil reservoir (the rectangular plate on top of the gearbox) was open while you were scraping off the paint. There's about a dozen tubes that run down from the small holes in the reservoir. G'box is a total loss system - oil in the top drips down into the gearbox and runs out into the chip pan. Only 4 screws to remove the front plate and check the delivery tubes.

[@wojciech_migda]

I liked the comment that you should never move a machine like that ;-). I moved my Mouser M1L by myself and it is around 2 tons (4200 lbs) and it was no fun at all so I agree never do such a job alone and get special tools to move such a machine (a small rolling/wheels plate under every corner of the machine). Nice job.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome job Chris! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@zirndorfredleg7688]

Ran an Brown and Sharpe lathe what a beast.

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

Nice work. I can remember, as a child my father bought an old lathe, I can't remember the manufacturer, but he did the same thing. That was probably 40 years ago, that machine is still in the family, my son in law is now the new owner.

[@fasousa4798]

you should get some strong lighting on top of that lathe. You can get LED light bars on HF for 20 bucks

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

A fantastic machine that will serve you well, but I don't like the white paint finish, but that is only my preference.

[@theshadow4292]

Really great video, but "White" I don't know, mint green or mint blue or probably light grey would have been my choice, ENJOY the new TOY !!!

[@SomeTechGuy666]

That was a good move to put the bar in the chuck when you removed it. Noted.

[@Skarberian]

Nice job!

[@bissoondathramlal2311]

Level your lathe, use an accurate level on the carriage and the bed ( X and y ). it will give more accurate turning and the lathe will work better overall also eliminate vibration. Pretty good clean up and paint job you did. p.s You could use clamps ( home made) and 5/8" concrete bolts to anchor the machine after levelling.

[@kierondesmond7791]

How do you level a lathe on a ship? =D

[@bissoondathramlal2311]

Kieron same as usual, threaded rods or nuts will have to be welded to the floor for clamping once leveling is done. The idea is to minimize vibrations and flexing , especially with long workpiece such as shafts etc. Although a ship may experience stormy weather headstock and tailstock should always be in alignment. Rubber pads could be added to absorb some of the stress.

[@brunopretkovic8621]

nice video man!! good job

[@georgespangler1517]

I take it back,,, your working shop looks like mine,, neat as a pin

[@carlwhite8225]

Nice Machine, have seen a few of them here in Georgia and they are workhorses, like the color.Cheers.

[@KellyJelly9976]

I ❤ your restoration videos !!

[@Jr22silva]

Great work! Well made video! Restoring one myself, really helpful. Keep the good content coming sir.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

The best safety tip is to get rid of the motorcycle. Those things can, and will fuck you up in a bad way. People die in motorcycle crashes way more often than they get mauled by falling lathes.

[@sherryblaylock9117]

"I'm getting a huge industrial machine, that's going to sit in a machine shop. I can have it any color I want. What color should I get?" "White" [said no one ever]

[@LordOfChaos.x]

Black blue or green

[@Donkusdelux]

Machine gray for manual stuff (tho allot of older machines were green) cnc is normally white.

[@jbuckley2546]

White is absolutely best colour. Oil leaks are immediately apparently seen.

[@GaIvatr0n]

Paint job was super disappointing, really cut corners :(. Beautiful machine though..

[@walterfung701]

PINK

[@par4par72]

Nice machine set up. though you might want to keep that headstock tube clear for long parts. and you need a couple of spiders,maybe long bar supports. Keep that 4 jaw handy. you'll learn to love it.

[@marackc1674]

Nice video

[@johnrobinson6449]

You should get ahold of a Machinery Level and level out the lathe. I used to run a Nardini 20in swing x 96 gap-bed lathe. It would face about 0.0005 out of square per inch of diameter until it was properly leveled. If you are going to attempt very high precision work it would even be worthwhile to pay an expert to do the leveling.

[@airgunningyup]

awesome.. the surface finish on the heavy passes was near perfect

[@JDX123]

Reminded me of flip this house. But, actually since it wasn't sold as rebuild/refurb, nice paint job!

[@anarcowhatever]

Great, great machine. A tip for anyone lifting a lathe with a crane: Place a wood block thick enough to avoid the slings crushing on the leadscrew and power sliding shaft. They could get bent, or the clutch damaged very easily. And for moving a lathe around the shop, check out Tom Lipton's (Ox Tools) "Moving a lathe like a boss" video, very safe and professional way to move machinery.

[@paulaitchison4912]

If you have the operators manual then look up automatic trip. They are usually to allow stopping travel while screw cutting, absolutely awesome if screw cutting a small internal thread.

[@zerocontent3171]

Not the most perfect restoration I've ever seen but if it's good enough for you then that's great and overall it looks great.it would be cool if you machined a handle for the missing one on your newly refurbished lathe.

[@-VHSorPlanetTelex]

27:43 don´t ever do something like that againg my friend, if your sleeve get caught by the chuck that´s it... Nice lathe.

[@DudeGuy-zt9eg]

I was cringing thst that metal bar would fly off and destroy the machine, should have had the back chuck attatch too form stability

[@Boonensis]

The longs stickout shouldn't be a big problem at a low speed, but the getting cought issue... Wrapping the hand around the part with a keyway plus sleeves plus grippy gloves, that's desaster incoming. It only takes one revolution to rip your hand off. At 250rpm that's 0.24 seconds. Nice lathe.

[@CatNolara]

Nice job, this machine will serve you well. I heard a lot that you should level your machine, in the sense that you get as much twist and bow out of the ways. Also I hope it doesn't collide with the mill table right next to it.

[@rickbrandt9559]

Correct term to explain level lathe would be "square" all axis to each other.

[@NoName-zn1sb]

Never thought I'd watch a video of paint drying...

[@mranonymous9355]

That constant squeaking due to the original sound being sped up sounds awesome....

[@shadowbanned69]

Your gonna just love how much dirt n oil that white is gonna show...but it will be light grey eventually ...lol.....cheers

[@MakeEverything]

lutes workshop gener'al the gloss whites been pretty good for cleaning up the dirt, just a little spray with some simple green and a whipe and she’s shining again!

[@Stefan_Van_pellicom]

At 1:55 I learned something. Thanks !

[@sureshot311]

This is a great clean up/restoration. I think the color pops with the labels and matches the machine shop. Great work. Some missed opportunity for the Benny Hill theme song putting it into place. Haha. Takes nothing but a lil ingenuity.

[@grahamdowdell4356]

I really like Japanese made lathes.

[@pooyaaskariyanomran4040]

Best wishes

[@GeminiWoodworks]

Awesome lathe. Whatever you have playing in the background that is sped up makes it hard to listen to your narration though.