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it is going to be used for making parts for my 7mm to the foot model railways
Just catching up on this thread, when my eyeballs tripped over the statement Quoteit is going to be used for making parts for my 7mm to the foot model railwaysNever seen that scale before, or actually even one that mixes mm's and feet (started to type 'foot's' ). Is that a common scale in the UK?Nice looking old lathe, looking forward to seeing parts from it!
Hi Ratchap, I measured my Flexispeed spindle thread and it is 1/2 x 16TPI presumably BSF. I think your Norfolk will be the same.John
Surprising that the handwheels are that far off. Could it be backlash? Sloppiness in the ways? Interested to find out what the issue is.Bill
I would check. I was using the graduations on my tailstock...I haven't verified...but I could swear they off.There's the graduation on the handwheel...and the markings on the ram.If I moved the handwheel by 0.1mm...I could swear the ram moved by 1.0mm.I haven't looked into it (whether the ram actually moved 1mm). (Could be me.) But it's worthwhile to verify.
Definitely bring the old lathe back to life, you will be happy in the end. Then get a new one too if you wish. As Jo says, you can't have too many lathes maybe even think about making some metal handwheels.Bill