--- In emcoV10lathe@..., "Rich Kleinhenz" <richk@...> wrote:
Since I don't have a faceplate it's not too important to have the
center, like Frank said, I can turn a point if I simply want an
alignment test. Depending on what it costs I'll get one from Emco
when I order the change gears.
There is an extra threaded hole in the spindle for a drive rod. You
don't need a face plate to turn between centers. Thread a rod into
the hole, use a dog or tread a screw into the work, and toss it on a
center.
But just for kicks: I'm still curious what sort of vertical play
others live with. I doubt that everyone has a perfect lathe - or do
you?
.001 to .002. I'm betting you can get better than .005 with some
tweaking. you'll probably want to tighten it a bit more toward the
headstock side of the carriage.
As I recall, you bought one of the pretty repainted ones. Was it the
one with a cracked casting on the front gib? Said something in the
ebay ad about it.
If your's has been apart, is the headstock properly aligned? In other
words, if you chuck up a 6" long chunk of 2" diameter steel and turn
it down slightly, does it have a taper? The headstock alignment
method seems a bit lacking to me. It doesn't seem to really nest
against the V ways well. If the person who re-assembled it didn't
dial it in, it might be off quite a bit.
