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To all members & lurkers, A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS David.

Following on from my earlier posting on lathe problems....... The following day....... (Yes!). A pedestal crane tried to spit it`s gib onto the floor! Luckily, this time the pivot pin bent, rather than breaking, as it had done a year or so earlier....... Once again, no one hurt, this...

We had recently installed a large second hand centre lathe This was obtained to rough machine steel forgings, up to 5 feet diameter by up to 15 feet long. The very experienced operator complained, often, that the machine was running much too hot. :-\ BUT, deadlines to meet, work to be...