[SEL] Chips on the floor....

[Edd Payne]

Hi Curt.What you do is put some shafting between centres.Then take a cut at 
the headstock end and measure the dia.Then with the same setting on the 
cross slide take a cut at the tailstock end.If there is a difference in dia 
ie 1" head 1.010' tail then you need to move the tailstock towards the 
front.,you then repeat the procedure till you get the same dia both ends.If 
you have an adjustable head stock you need to set it first by turning a 
length of material held only in the  chuck and checking it for parallel.
0263742387
edsengns at optusnet.com.au
edsengns
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Chips on the floor....


> Thanks Edd. Since you are a machining expert, I've got a question for you 
> about tweaking a lathe in. Once I have the bed level all directions with a 
> precision level, and if I still experience taper when using the tail 
> stock, what is the procedure for dialing in the tailstock? Anyway of 
> telling which side of center I may be on before making adjustments to the 
> tailstock?
> Curt
>
>
> Edd Payne wrote:
>
>> Great job Curt.Really enjoyed the pics.That old lath will do a lot of 
>> work for you.
>> EDD PAYNE
>> PO Box 364 Gulgong N.S.W
>> Australia
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>> Phone:0263742387
>> edsengns at optusnet.com.au
>> edsengns
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
>> To: "SEL" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "SEL (Oldengine.org)" 
>> <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 9:13 AM
>> Subject: [SEL] Chips on the floor....
>>
>>
>>> Another old piece of heavy iron is running again. A couple of months ago
>>
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