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You actually have to check both the HS and the TS alignment. The HS spindle should be parallel to the bed, both horizontally & vertically. A 3MT test bar is the ideal tool, lacking one of those, a

I like the idea of using a wax on gliding surfaces just not sure about the type of wax that you are using. A liquid teflon based wax might work better than paraffin wax but I don’t know. *Have A

Nothing wrong with that. Where do you get your paraffin?

i'll surely get severely chastised for this blasphemy my lathe has ball oiler at various locations and i regularly oil the bearings and gear bushings but not the ways and lead screw i use paraffin the

Arthur, The spring ball oil fitting is installed only in the saddle casting , never in the ways. A small pilot hole for the oil port is drilled through the casting and then tapped the appropriate

All lathe test never did head stock off. But there the first time. Back 1980 there was Chinese lathe where bed wrap by ?" . The machinery dealer was try sell the lathe Great price too. I found the

Here’s a lathe alignment guide: https://gadgetbuilder.com/Lathe_Align.html (Pretty sure gadgetbuilder’s on the list) There’s a couple chapters on doing this in the complete mini-lathe workshop

Here #4 better on larger lathes a screws

This oil I use I had gal for 20 years Dave

There are several places. Things are kinda busy at work now or I'd look for more. This video has two places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IYwSLPlPXqs Start at 6:28 I've also seen them

put a center in the headstock & a nother in the tailstock , now bring the tailstocl up to the headstocl . How far off are the 2 center points from meeting each other ? animal

Dick , which oil can are ya usin ? thanks animal

Good for you , keep it up , it's when ya get idle ya have to worry ??? animal

1st a thanks to those who suggested my Speedway 7x12 speed control issue was most likely a bad pot. I replaced it with some major surgery and it’s fully recovered and working like new. Next problem

What I'm trying to visualize is where on the lathe you installed the oilers.? On the ways - like drilling through the ways?

FYI. I was diagnosed with stage 4 colan cancer in 2009 I retired in 2018. Today I enjoying setting up a new shop with mini lathe some day I will replace the mill with mini mill too. Still doing

Try to remember to prof read. I think as hit send Any knows me call Chemp brain only had over 100 treatments of chemp since 2009. I will try do better. I also moderator on other sites and make

Dave, Have you ever thought about proof reading your messages before sending, instead of sending us your first draft, then an edited one? Brian

Arthur Coe Not must to look at install. The ball is to keep out chips . My lathe has ball oilers on bedways too but I also have can with waylub that use on ways and feed screws.? The lathe and other

I'd be interested in seeing some pictures of the installed oilers.