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2140
Vinay, What is the carriage doing, the same? In order to figure out what to do you will need to survey the bed and figure out where and how much you are off. ...
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Oct 21, 2009
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2141
Hi, First what do you mean by "parts lathe" are you swapping items from one lathe to another. If so it is quite likely that the rocking is caused by the centre...
Steve
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Oct 21, 2009
5:34 pm
2142
yes... most of the hand fit parts will NOT be interchangeable without re-fitting... I had grand hopes of this once, said hopes were dashed... so I am going...
jonathan byler
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Oct 21, 2009
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2143
Vinay, I am not sure what this means: "The headstock and the tail stock rock on the bed!!!!" "Rock" is most often used to describe movement in an arc. Yet I...
Cecil Strange
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Oct 21, 2009
6:58 pm
2144
Jon, I have not had one scraped professionally, I currently have a bed stripped all the way down which will be my 1st.  On Sunday I mostly scraped in my 36"...
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Oct 21, 2009
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2145
Enclosed is a link to the Scraping Class thread: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1217732#post1217732 David ... From:...
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Oct 21, 2009
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Steve, My parts lathe is seperate from the lathe I am trying to restore. All major parts (headstock/tailstock/carrage/saddle) are from the same lathe (and have...
vinay_valmiki
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Oct 21, 2009
7:41 pm
2147
Vinay, Lots of things one cannot say based on the information given. But going on what you have said. I would say the bed was reground without the head and ...
Steve
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Oct 21, 2009
7:54 pm
2148
Cecil, I have not checked if the rocking is present with the tailstock/headstock clampled, I will do that. But even without clamping I would expect no play. ...
vinay_valmiki
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Oct 21, 2009
8:56 pm
2149
Hey Guys, I added som pictures of the lathe bed to the "photos" section, in folder called "Vinay". Can you guys comment if the flaking is original? Regards,...
vinay_valmiki
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Oct 22, 2009
5:35 pm
2150
Hi Vinay, No I cant. There were a lot of people doing this kind of work and each and every one of them did it differently. You have an old style tailstock in ...
Steve
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Oct 22, 2009
5:44 pm
2151
Steve, It the apron does not have the interlock. The lathe was disassembled when I got it. It had a lot of grime and rust, which I cleaned up. I still have to...
vinay_valmiki
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Oct 22, 2009
5:48 pm
2152
Vinay, Can you provide a better photo of the headstock? The pics are too small and too dark. Can you unscrew one of the oil cups and just do a quick...
Mike Nicewonger
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Oct 22, 2009
6:02 pm
2153
That's good, because it then looks like it is all from the same machine. I would suggest you clean the bottom of the tailstock, blue it with laquer then sit it...
Steve
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Oct 22, 2009
6:14 pm
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Will do the blue test tonight. But for sure, everything is from the same machine. I have the same serial number on the bed, headstock and tailstock....
vinay_valmiki
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Oct 22, 2009
6:17 pm
2155
Those numbers are a significant indication that parts belong together, but they are assembly numbers, not serial numbers. The test for fit of the tailstock...
Cecil Strange
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Oct 22, 2009
6:33 pm
2156
The numbers stamped are : 608-233. So I assumed that 233 was the serial number....
vinay_valmiki
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Oct 22, 2009
6:38 pm
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No that's not the serial number but the batch number, so they still go together. _____ From: Rivett-608@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Rivett-608@yahoogroups.com] On ...
Steve
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Oct 22, 2009
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2158
Looking for a cross slide/compound assembly for a 918. Can be far less than perfect. I may be able to get away with just a slide rest (If that is the correct...
Mike Nicewonger
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Oct 28, 2009
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2159
Hello, I am looking to understand what are the differences between a precision 8 and an early 608? Can someone explain the distinguishing features? thanks Rayl...
foxfireray
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Oct 28, 2009
12:42 pm
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Hi Ray The following paragraph from Tony's website might help to answer your question. "As time passed the 8" Precision underwent numerous small changes;...
AJ
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Oct 28, 2009
3:11 pm
2161
... Other than the details pointed out by the quote from the lathes.uk.co web site my observations are the oiler holes in the head stock are 1/8" NTP on the...
Mike Nicewonger
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Oct 28, 2009
11:13 pm
2162
After countless hours of hunting the thread size on the head stock bearing oilers on these two #8 machines. I finally have it. I knew about most of the...
Mike Nicewonger
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Oct 31, 2009
10:25 pm
2163
Great detective work. Now, how about sharing the link to the oiler supplier? While I would hate to give up my original brass oilers, I'm often tempted to get...
cecil.strange
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Nov 1, 2009
6:48 pm
2164
Cecil, ... DoH! I knew I forgot something in the exuberance of my discovery. I have not yet found a source for the glass bodied oilers like sold by...
Mike Nicewonger
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Nov 1, 2009
7:07 pm
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Cecil and Mike, I have put an image in my photos folder (michaelantipode), here in the group photos section, of an oiler which a friend built/rebuilt for me...
michaelantipode
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Nov 1, 2009
11:00 pm
2166
If anyone has the tailstock knurling attachment (can be seen in the 608F catalog in the attachments on fig. 27 on disk #2 of the disk set) and who would be...
michaelantipode
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Nov 1, 2009
11:43 pm
2167
I was also going to suggest just making a threaded adapter that took a standard oil cup thread in the top and had odd size on the bottom to go into the...
jonathan byler
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Nov 2, 2009
7:03 pm
2169
Hello, I recently purchased all the parts associated with a 608, and was told the bed was available, however that turned out to be wrong, So I am on the Hunt...
foxfireray
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Nov 6, 2009
1:12 pm
2170
Rivett's, I need to make space in my shop and I am preparing to sell my 918 with many accessories. To see the lathe and accessories go to David's 918,...
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Nov 7, 2009
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