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Hi all, I've been trying to source some oil for the ways on my lathe. So far the one I have found is Castrol BD68. Here is the info from their website. Slideway Oil Description Castrol Magnaglide D 68 is specially formulated for the lubrication of slideways on machine tools. This oil is...

Hi all, Somethings starting to bug me about my tail stock. When I setup my lathe, i made sure that everything was lined up correctly. on a 12" bar i had less than a thou run out from one end to the other. But when I came to centre drill and then drill the end of the stock, problems arise. For...

Well I've got it all measured out now, the average difference between one side and the other was 0.482mm, thats over a 380mm span. The base is 150mm so I've calculated that it needs shimming by 0.1928mm, does this calculate correctly? Thanks

This is roughly the same mill that I have http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-RF31-Vertical-Mill-Drill-21299.htm It's a 4" milling vice, of very good quality. The tooling is tightened up with a draw bar into the taper, then loosened and tapped out with a soft low hammer. I think I may...

Hi all, first post here, been lurking for a while but now I need some help! Bought a used mill not so long ago, just got round to setting it all up. First of all I put a dial indicator into the chuck, fixed the quill and put a setup block underneath it, zeroed the indicator. I started at the...