Stress relieving took part over more than a year and it was done outdoors. It allowed the parts to freeze in winter. There is a lot of cryogenic treatment of parts done today with liquid nitrogen. They just did not have that in the "good ol'e
days" so they had the parts under the un in summer and in freezing temps in winter. Worked great.
I imagine that stress relieved where necesary actually means where appropriate.? Castings for the slides, yes, castings for a handle, no.
As an aside, I have never understood how aging at ambient temperature releases any part of locked in stresses created as a result of differential temperatures during the cooling of a casting.? I would have thought it would be necessary to apply
external loads so that areas with a high residual tensile stress were forced to yield somewhat.? After all, that is what results in the deflections seen in service on castings or fabrications that have not been properly stress relieved at birth.
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From: "ww_big_al via groups.io" <arknack@...>
Date: 20/09/2024 12:14 (GMT+00:00)
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] MLA Crossslide
I purchased one of their kit several years ago. That project is still on my never ending to-do list.? The casting is well done. Stress relieved means it has been heated after casting to relieve the internal pressures so it wont warp after machining. In the
old days, they would let the parts age a year or more to relieve the stresses.
Paula on Practical Machinist did a excellent article on machining these. Here is the link.
file:///C:/Users/arkna/OneDrive/Documents/Manuals/Machine%20Tools/Southbend%20Lathe/T-Slot%20cross%20slide/Machining%20A%20T-Slotted%20Cross%20Slide.htm
Al-
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> Has anyone here don the MLA Crossslide for a South Bend 9A lathe ? I'm
> thiking of just buying the plans & wondering do the drawings include the
> dimensions for the Gibb too ? They also mention that if ya buy the casting
> they are " stress relieved where necessary " just what does that mean ? I
> have a bud that's gonna give me the cast iron .
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> thanks
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