ok several questions but none refer to the mini lathe from the looks of it and several sessions with a dial indicator shows the spindle in my large lathe to be...
Only 5 thou, I'd just turn it true & bush the chuck if necessary. Mert MertBaker@... ... From: "cyborgassassin" <cyborgassassin@...> To:...
mertbaker
MertBaker@...
Mar 1, 2005 4:08 pm
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First are you sure the problem lies in the spindle itself rather than the fit of the chuck backplate to the spindle. Check first the spindle for concentricity...
I think that might do it. I'll grind the top of the blade down a bit to lower it. The tool is sitting on the post directly with no shims...so can't lower it....
if i had a 9x20 lathe i could turn it true the spindle is 19 inches long or i would just turn me a new one for the hell of it as i don't need a hollow...
You do not need to put it in another machine, that is what Mert is saying. Just mount up a tool and take a light cut to make it round. -- JWE Long Beach, CA ...
Not to sound ignorant but how can i turn my spindle round without placing it in another lathe?? ... saying. Just mount up a tool and take a light cut to make...
I went back and read your original message again and your complaint is that the chuck mounting nose has about .005 runout when checked with an indicator. You...
It is already in a lathe. Turn it round right where it is. Now, it's not badly out of true, and the taper is properly centered & running true, it's just the...
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Mar 1, 2005 10:41 pm
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If you are looking for plans to build a knife or tool belt grinder, give this site a look. http://www.gendrontec.com/ I got the plans and think that they are...
Thank you, I'll take the groan as a compliment! Had to let the thread drop, have been with MIL in hospital most waking moments Mon. & Tues. When the...
The most accurate way to get tools on center is to pinch a steel rule, or other piece of thin metal between the tool and the work. If exactly on center it...
"POL" is from Prest-O-Lite (company that made them originally) Chuck K. ... From: "Michael Taglieri" <miket--nyc@...> To: <7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com> ...
Mr. K, you may know almost as much arcane trivia as Sam or me. I was just getting ready to answer Mike's question, but you beat me to it. ... From: "Charles...
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Mar 2, 2005 6:50 am
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Mr. K, you may know almost as much arcane trivia as Sam or me. I was just getting ready to answer Mike's question, but you beat me to it. ... From: "Charles...
AnaLog Services, Inc.
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Mar 2, 2005 6:50 am
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Douglas fir (pseudotsuga menziesii) is by our bizarre classification a "softwood". As cut timber it hardens with age, and a fifty year old joist, which is...
... its just a quickie sketch I did with KPaint its the standard utility that comes with KDE on Linux http://www.slackware.com/getslack/ Brian -- A computer...
Hi Roy, Sorry to hear about your MIL. It's a tough time when that happens. My Mom's sister passed away somewhat the same way a little over a year ago. We...
Another slacker heh? I use slackware on my servers here and have since slack 3.0 ... From: Brian Pitt To: 7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March...
I take a facing cut with the tool set low, then measure the resulting nib and shim half the nib diameter. No guessing and you know the exact shim the first...
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