Lathe withdrawal

[b.lindsey]

Its a deal then   I might could wait 3 minutes 

Bill

[zeeprogrammer]

3 minutes. Even I can wait that long for a superior caffeine hit

Not me. Not in the morning anyway.

Hot water butler. Instant coffee. Less than 30 seconds for wake-me-up juice.
I'm lucky I can find a coffee cup in the morning.
Sometimes I don't bother with a spoon.

[sshire]

Zee has hot and cold running butlers?

[zeeprogrammer]

Zee has hot and cold running butlers?

Just hot. Everything about me is hot. 
Except my feet.
So I'm told (or yelled at).

[Dave Otto]

Hey Stan

Threading drill rod is never fun; for difficult machining operations get your self a bottle of Castrol Moly-Dee tapping fluid. It is amazing how much easier it will make some operations. I even use it on brass and bronze when tapping large diameters and the material wants to close back down on the tap.

It smells kind of funky but you will be impressed what it can do.

Dave

[ths]

Thanks for the coffee update Stan. Whilst I'll always prefer the stovetop espresso ( or the Atomic) to the filter style, I can see how a log, narrow and sinuous spout would be beneficial. Hugh.

[bronson]

The lathe i just bought looks like an older version of your nice new lathe congrats.

[sshire]

Bronson
That's really close. Some castings look identical. Good luck with your new lathe, I'm very happy with mine.

[sshire]

This morning was “level the lathe and align the tailstock “ day.

The extensive collection of shims was ready to go. I calibrated the level and put it across the ways at the headstock and tailstock ends. I then immediately put the shims away. No adjustments. Some days you just get lucky.

Tailstock end



Headstock end



Then I made a 12” test bar between centers. Zeroed the DI at the headstock end, removed the test bar, moved the carriage to the tailstock end and turned the bar end-for-end. The tailstock was .003 out of horizontal alignment. Quick adjustment to the tailstock until the DI was zeroed.
Repeated the test. Done.





The only thing grossly out of level is the Starrett logo on the level’s box. Must have been end-of-shift for the label installer and QC person.

[bronson]

I am glad you are happy with yours i will be able to get mine in about a mouth so i will let you know the out come.
Bronson

[AussieJimG]

Yes Stan, you were lucky. Murphy is up at Philjoe's place at present bending his valves.

Jim

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together :lolb . I was just thinking, you must have a real level house. I mean with the counter tops and now this. It may be an  alignment of the Gods. As Dave would say;"I'm just saying"

Whiskey

[Dreeves]

Stan, leveling my lathe was a chore I dont want to do again.  Great job getting it in place

Dave

[sshire]

Dave
You mean leveling your big-a** SB? I get that.