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Re: How do I aline the lathe
Paul R. Hvidston
I get a .175 taper cut on the lathe What should I do.BrettIf your saying that when trying to turn a cylinder between centers, you get a taper instead, most likely you need to adjust the tailstock setover. If you are tapered by .175, you should be able to see some alignment difference if you slide the tailstock up to the headstock to touch the centers together. Common things to look out for before playing with anything are (guys, help me out here): 1) Tailstock ram extended too far and bent/worn/loose 2) Tailstock center not pressing enough against workpiece (slop) 3) Tailstock center worn off-center -- regrind 4) Tailstock morse taper dirty/damaged Assuming everything is in good shape: To dial it in, you can adjust the tailstock setover by half the amount of the difference in end diameters (moving in the proper direction) and make another test cut and see where you're at. Use a dial caliper or micrometer to measure the diameters, and the cross-slide micrometer dial to help make the adjustment. If this isn't your problem, maybe the center heights of your headstock and tailstock are different. This is exaggerated by improper tool height setting. I wouldn't think this would be the case, but if so, then you need to (hopefully) shim the headstock up while keeping the spindle axis parallel to the ways. What else is there to watch out for, group? Paul R. Hvidston ACKSYS Engineering Upland, CA |
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New file uploaded to southbendlathe
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Re: html text
Paul R. Hvidston
Hi Dave!
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"Raise your hand if you're not here." ;-) Paul R. Hvidston ACKSYS Engineering Upland, CA ----- Original Message -----
From: <dave_dalbertanson@...> To: <southbendlathe@...> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:41 PM Subject: [southbendlathe] html text Could someone please reply to this to let me know if I am getting |
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Re: html text
Morris Booton
You got there
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MRB dave_dalbertanson@... wrote: Could someone please reply to this to let me know if I am getting through... thank you. |
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Re: Pic's of my Turret Tool Post I Made for my 9" SB
Paul R. Hvidston
开云体育Nice work, Jim. I presume you used the mill. I'd
like to make some more turret tool posts, but I'll have to use the lathe. Always
enjoy the pictures. The lathe looks very cool. BTW is that a new chuck on the
lathe, or did you manage to somehow polish up an old one?
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Paul R. Hvidston
ACKSYS Engineering Upland, CA
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Re: Pic's of my Turret Tool Post I Made for my 9" SB
JS. EARLY
Looks good. Maybe I should post a picture of the turret post on my heavy
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duty cross slide as it uses a very neat method of centering tool bits with out shims. The mill behind the lathe is my RF-20 pretty much the same as yours but I got the belt cover with mine. JWE ----- Original Message -----
From: <kestrel@...> To: <southbendlathe@...> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: [southbendlathe] Re: Pic's of my Turret Tool Post I Made for my 9" SB Subject: Pic's of my Turret Tool Post I Made for my 9" SB |
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Re: Pic's of my Turret Tool Post I Made for my 9" SB
Paul R. Hvidston
开云体育JWE,
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I like that MASSIVE cross slide on your SB. How
does?your turret TP center the bit w/o shims? It's non-obvious from the
picture, unless it's what appears to be the radiused slot bottoms making it sort
of a rocker configuration.
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I'd like to get one of those cross-slides with
multiple T-slots like from ?but
I have no way to machine the rough cast part. It would be nice to be able to
bolt things to the cross slide for boring, as well as having the option of a
rear-cutoff tool. Keep the pictures coming, guys!
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Paul R. Hvidston
Upland, CA
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Lubes for the Lathe
Paul R. Hvidston
Based upon a combination of Tom Miller's recommendations and my laziness, I
ordered ALL my lube oil and grease from McMaster-Carr. Here's what I got: Teflon Grease: Synthetic Grease With PTFE 3-oz Tube, Nlgi #2, Translucent White, 1378K31, $4.98 "Super Lube" Type A Spindle Oil: Mobil Velocite #10 (107 SUS), 1 Gal, 2158K24, $10.44 Type B Gearbox Oil: Turbine Oil (215 SUS), 1 Gal, 14155K62, $8.02 Type C Screw/Gear Oil: Multi-purpose machine oil (325 SUS), 1 Gal, 1024K17, $8.02 Also, Way Oil: Way Lubricants (325 SUS), 1 Gal, 1017K11 $8.44 I decided to try the "Way Oil" even though it is the same SUS (325) as type C, and even though that's all SB calls for. It says it is supposed to be tacky and cling to the surfaces better. We'll see. Paul R. Hvidston ACKSYS Engineering Upland, CA |
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Re: Pic's of my Turret Tool Post I Made for my 9" SB
Yes I had to buy a new 5" 3-jaw. Price was $95.00 CDN or $65.00 USD.
This has the two sets of Jaws and Wrench. --- In southbendlathe@y..., "Paul R. Hvidston" <p.hvidston@i...> wrote: Nice work, Jim. I presume you used the mill. I'd like to make somemore turret tool posts, but I'll have to use the lathe. Always enjoy the pictures. The lathe looks very cool. BTW is that a new chuck on the lathe, or did you manage to somehow polish up an old one? for my 9" SB bench ready to go. |
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Taper attachment for Southbend Fourteen
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I am new to this group and I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I own a Southbend Fourteen for about two years now and most of my work centers around making various attachments, making parts for the kids camaro next door, and whatever else I come up with. I am looking for a taper attachment for my machine and would appreciate any leads. thanks again ray |
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Re: Trick for Greasing Head and Backgear Shafts on 9" SB Lathe
To grease the back gear shaft and step pulley with the teflon grease,
does one add grease until it just starts to ooze out of the ends of the bushings??? JOP --- In southbendlathe@y..., kestrel@n... wrote: If you have tried to grease the Spindle Pulley shaft and Backgearshaft on your SB, you will find two 1/4" x 20 plugs which you need to removeto fill with grease. There is no grease nipple to attach your grease so itmake it very hard to do.1/4" x 20 UNC Hex head bolt and silver soldiering a standard grease nipple tothe end. If you do not have torches you can drill and tap the grease fittinginto the end of the bolt.full of grease and remove. Works Great. |
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9" SB Owner
Jeanie/Carl
开云体育Hi:
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Just joined your little group, and new to the "how to" so
hopefully this comes out.? Guess will just post a pic and a short "who am
I".
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Bought this little lathe "many" years ago at an estate sale,
all in pieces.? The restoration is still going on and probably will till
the end.? It was a bench model, Joe at Plaza machinery in Vermont (nice
folks to do business with) had a cabinet, I built the wood draws inside, etc,
etc.
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Been turning for a few years, I'm 50, but by no means an
expert.? Do an odd job now and again, would like to do more to support my
habit.
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Current project is the 5c collect chuck that was listed in the
HSM (I think it was) and hopefully will have completed in a few more
days.
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Anyone out there from southeast TX.
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Carl
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They say I'm obsolete!
Anyone else out there w/ an 'old style' 14-1/2" w/ 2-1/4x6 spindle?
The model number would be 183-B, C, D, or G (letter varies based on bed length). I'm looking for a collet closer assembly to fit - handwheel, tube, closer, spindle nose cap. I've already got the proper 4C collets. A follower rest might be nice, too. Thanks, Phil |
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Re: 9" SB Owner
Paul R. Hvidston
开云体育Welcome Carl,
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Your restoration job looks excellent. You have a
real beaut' there. It looks like a V-belt on the spindle. How's that work for
you compared to a flat belt? I see you also have the tail stock turret. very
cool. What's the bed length on your SB? Thanks for sharing your lathe with us,
and please share your 5C collet project with us when you're finished. That one
is high on my list after restoring my 9" SB.
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9" SB: Hello Paul and others
Jeanie/Carl
开云体育Yes it is a "V" belt drive, which will soon be retrofitted
with a 10 Craftsman horizontal drive unit.? It seems to work quite nicely,
although it does have one draw back, which will I will?remedy
soon.?
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?Unfortunately, SB did not give much thought into this
type of drive unit, mine is of the older style, no bushings/bearings, etc, and
was worn when I got it, is wearing out, and finally have decided to do something
about it.? So, have looked at several designs from logan, atlas, craftsman,
and was going to make my own, but recently?was able to pick up a complete
craftsman?drive unit off ebay.? There drive units, are, or seem to
have a much more functional design approach to them.? Will soon find
out.?
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?Anyone that is reading this, and has the same "V" belt
drive unit (SB), I could use the diameters of the three pulleys, I'm sure the
ones on the craftsman unit are not of the appropriate size, it would save me
a?lot of time in figuring it out, mathematically based on the mtr pulley
and the pulleys on the headstock spindle and spindle speeds.
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The lever operated turret was a stroke of luck, fished it out
of a scrap metal barrel, and the guy said "yeah, I'm tired of stubbing my toes
on that @#$ thing, etc, etc," it cleaned up real nice and it is still in the
tooling up phase (always something to come along and divert one's
attention).?
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The bed length is 4', the original was 4-1/2', but was worn
out, and picked up the 4' years ago.
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As for the 5c collet chuck, this is a real nice project and
considering the commercial ones at $250 plus, I figured why not.? In the
article, there are some very close tolerances to maintain, but patience will be
rewarded with accuracy.
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Oh, the little tool block on the compound, homemade aloris
piston type, it was fun to make.? Sure beats the old rocker, but did not
throw the old holders away, now and again there's a need.? Someday will up
grade to one of the less expensive wedge type, someday.
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Have a great day.
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Carl
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Early SB Workshop Model
I have a 9 x 24 Workshop model that was built in 1935, which I
understand was the first year of this type. (Bought it from Plaza Machinery VT 6 years ago.) It differs from later models in that the spindle thread is 1 3/8 x 10 rather than 1? and it does not have a lever for reversing the spindle direction. To reverse the spindle a separate gear on a shaft is inserted in a hole on the back of the headstock which then lines up with and is meshed into the gear train. (I made the shaft myself from plans Joe of Plaza sent and bought the gear from Boston Gear.) Does anyone else have any experience with this type of machine? |
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