First cuts and fine tuning plus an improvement project for the lathe.
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@kisoia Жыл бұрын
Nice work fixing that carriage lock, I'm going to do a similar fix on my old Clausing -thanks for the video
@jeromesmith3740 Жыл бұрын
Very nice work.
@mdw66799 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@robertpearson8798 Жыл бұрын
I thought of using that lever handle on the carriage lock but found that it fit well on the motor belt tension bracket. I’m going to be making something for the carriage lock as well. Since I had to remove the head to get the machine into my basement I ordered a headstock alignment tool and got it re-aligned to the carriage but I haven’t levelled my machine yet. I put it up on some bricks to get it to a little better working height for me but my first project will be to turn some steel risers to replace the bricks, then I’ll properly level it and check the tailstock alignment. A .001” difference over that length isn’t too bad for most projects but it’s nice to see that you got it so nearly perfect. The tailstock alignment is also encouraging, I hope my machine is of equal quality.
@mdw66799 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Nice to hear how you are doing with yours.
@Extremefarright8 ай бұрын
I did exactly the same with my lathe… I had to move the headstock a very long way… it’s pretty good now, but will have to check it again soon…
@snaplash3 ай бұрын
The centering scope could work for setting your toolholder heights.
@mdw667993 ай бұрын
That's a great idea. That might be my next video. Thanks for the comment.
@peterpan79039 ай бұрын
Checking the headstock on a lathe for cylindricity is better done with a hard ground pin which you clamp in the chuck, align it and then run it with the dial gauge. If you do this as shown, there will be an unnecessary deviation due to the cutting pressure of the lathe blade. The problem is when the headstock is not parallel to the machine bed, what do you do then? With very few lathes you can adjust this. When adjusting the tailstock, the quill should also protrude as little as possible, or you should check beforehand whether it is really parallel to the machine bed, both in height and laterally. I am also surprised why you so often see the cross slide slanted on lathes in the hobby sector. You only really do that when you want to make a cone. If it is at an angle, you only get errors in the dimensions in the Z axis.
@radardoug5 ай бұрын
I wish there was a good solution for access to the cross slide locking screw. It is unfortunately covered by the x axis DRO scale. I've noticed that when taking interrupted cuts the unbalanced cross slide wheel will rotate by itself and the ability to snug the cross slide would be a nice feature.
@mdw667995 ай бұрын
www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/erl-1340-cross-slide-lock-for-dro-equipped-lathes.78854/ Going to make one and do a video for my channel. Thanks for bringing that up. I have the same issue.
@radardoug5 ай бұрын
Brilliant! That looks pretty easy and I think I've only ever used my follow rest one time. Two screws and it could be back in action if I need it. Thanks for the link!
@kevinedwards93658 ай бұрын
What brand of 3 jaw came with the lathe ?
@mdw667998 ай бұрын
It came standard with a cheap 6" 3 jaw chuck. It has a label (AllMT). Never heard of it and it has a .005 runout. I add an 8" 4 jaw independent Chuck from Precision Mathews when I placed the order, thankfully. They have a 6" (adjustable) 3 jaw chuck that I may order in the future.
@Extremefarright8 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s some expensive gear you have !! Great work… as a perfectionist myself, I’m always striving for accuracy…