Nick,
Was reading in an old PM Shop Notes last night a possible solution.
Buy yourself a piece of ground drill rod a touch over 10" long -
something which will go thru the spindle - 1/2" dia.?
Center in your chuck and center drill both ends. Mark a spot near both
ends with the marks 10" apart.
Put centers in both your spindle and tailstock and mount your test rod.
Mount a dial indicator in your tool post and ck the height on the rod
at both marks and then ck the side at both marks.
This will quickly tell you if your tailstock is too hi/lo, off to one
side or the other, or both. From there you will be able to know what is off.
Good Luck,
-=- Bob
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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:16:31 -0000
From: "ntdefeo" <ntdefeo@...>
Subject: Correcting Lathe accuracy
Good Morning All:
Having trouble setting up a Homier 7X12 lathe recently
purchased. This lathe is turning a taper from tailstock to headstock
no matter how much adjustment I make to correct tailstock setover. Is
it possible that the tail and head are not set parallel to eachother?
Has anyone else run across the same difficulty? Any advice on this
problem, with methods to correct it would be greatly appreciated, as
this little unit appears to be a good value for the money. Best
regards, Nickc
