Re: Set Up my 16" - Test Cut
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THANKS!!? that was the Best I've seem!!? Figures!!? It'd take a meticulous girl to show us how to get it done!!? lol
On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 10:59:32 AM CST, Rogan Creswick <creswick@...> wrote:
For aligning a lathe, I use the process Blondihacks describes:?
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For sure deflection is a problem in the middle so I discarded the numbers that I felt would have been affected.? But the number I stated included everything but the actual middle.
In retrospect if I was totally serious about this I would cut a 2 1/2" diameter 18" long piece of aluminum and use it to minimize deflection.? Might actually do that at some point.? I started the testing by only cutting a 1" wide cut at the ends.? Once I was happy with that I did a full cut to get a better profile and eliminate tool position error from the DRO.
What do others do?
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1969 16" x 6' South Bend Lathe
Garage full of old Mopars........
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