--- In southbendlathe@y..., "Paul R. Hvidston" <p.hvidston@i...>
wrote:
Beautiful site, BEAUTIFUL SB!
Thanks Paul.
I thought I saw a precision level in one of the pictures. Have you
set up the lathe yet, and how does it perform, precision-wise? How's
the 1/4 HP motor do?
Yes, that's an 8" Starrett level I used to get the ways leveled-off,
in fact, I think you can also see the test bar I started making in
the same photo. The lathe was off .003 over 6", and after some trial
and error tweaking, I was able to get it down to .001-.0015". (well
within my tolerance level)(and ability)
You know as well as I do, woodworking only uses fractions, and I
don't ever remember using them down to 64ths. Now I have to deal
with thousanths? Sheesh!
The motor is suprisingly strong for it's rating. In fact, its much
larger and heavier than a newer 1/2 hp motor I have. I would swear
that it's a modern day 1/2hp equivalent. Sometimes I make too
agressive of a cut, and the belt tends to slip, but I like that
safety factor. At least I know I won't be burning the motor up.
Maybe it's why it is still going strong after all these years.
I'm glad I found this group,
Mike
