[SEL] Chips on the floor....

Curt curt at imc-group.com
Tue Nov 21 04:42:19 PST 2006


Edd,
I will give your's and Jim's methods a try.
The head stock is not adjustable (I think) as it is machined to fit over 
the same "vee" ways that the carriage moves on.
Curt

Edd Payne wrote:

> 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.
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> edsengns
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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>
>> 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.
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>>>> Another old piece of heavy iron is running again. A couple of 
>>>> months ago
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