Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
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I am just using the dials that came with my Speedway lathe that I bought 20 years ago. I have a 1-inch travel dial indicator that can be moved along the bed and a stop for the carriage that is adjustable. You do need a way to clamp the carriage when making facing cuts. I always manually feed toward the headstock and power feed toward?the tailstock to get a better finish. The compound should be set to 29.5 degrees. John Mattis (retired mechanical engineer) On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 10:55?AM Peter Way <poogleway@...> wrote: I would just be careful not to spring for DROs on the dials.? ?I'm regretting that I bought the LMS machine many years ago with awful DROs.? The chewed batteries.? ?They may be better now.? If I were to do it again, I'd save money by getting mechanical dials and then upgrading to linear DROs if needed. |
John Mattis