slower speed ,constant feed and lots of coolant gets you there eventually. it also might help if you set the cutoff blade a smidgen higher than center that way when the blade deflects toward the lathe bed it will be closer to center and not so inclined to chatter or have the turned piece ride up...
i just got finished tweeking a vertex 6"hv rotary table. when i got it brand new it looked the part except for the crinkly black paint they used . so i decided to dismantle the unit and start from scratch. first off came the paint,inside and out and a repaint with clausing machine grey (the...
hi kelly i sent you an email a couple of days ago somewhere in this forum (dont ask me what area?im in the dark ) if you got it ok if you didnt please let me know because i have a few questions about the stevensons link that i need to be resolved before i proceed, thanks. i got waylayed on my...
when converting from millimeters to inches i always multiply the metric# by .03937 and have never been disappointed as an example 22.013mmx.03937=.86665". works every time
thanks for your response, the question regards the missing dimension from the drawing of the valve. is the thickness of the valve the same as the thickness of the steamchest - .0005" (.500) i also noticed that the width of the steamchest pocket is.750" and the valve is .700wide leaving .025...
hello all machinists and kindred spirits i am getting ready to start on kellys #1vertical(plans from this sites download index) while perusing the prints i noticed that there is a few dimentions missing or difficult to locate from all that has been given. im particularly confused about the...
hello minilathe owners and everyone else for that matter. i own a cowells 90me lathe with a myriad of accessories and though it is a very nice looking machine im having trouble with belt slippage from the countershaft to the headstock spindle pulley i have degreased every thing and adjusted and...