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Kim:
That looks like a nice machine!  Aren't new toys fun!  ;D

Kim

Chipswitheverything:
The new lathe does look good, a classic style of older design, nice, and has fitted into the workshop space very neatly.  The equipment with it means that you are up and running without having to search around for the necessary gear.  Are you going to bolt the lathe in position on the bench, and maybe introduce some means of tweaking the levelling when checking from time to time? Something along the lines of what Myford incorporated in the blocks and levelling screws for the Series 7 lathes. Makes it a lot easier than trying to shim under bolts. Dave

samc88:

--- Quote from: Chipswitheverything on December 04, 2023, 08:50:38 AM ---The new lathe does look good, a classic style of older design, nice, and has fitted into the workshop space very neatly.  The equipment with it means that you are up and running without having to search around for the necessary gear.  Are you going to bolt the lathe in position on the bench, and maybe introduce some means of tweaking the levelling when checking from time to time? Something along the lines of what Myford incorporated in the blocks and levelling screws for the Series 7 lathes. Makes it a lot easier than trying to shim under bolts. Dave

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Thanks Dave, it has been bolted to the bench since those photos were taken last month. At the minute its just bolted down to the bench and is level according to my starrett level but one day I may sort out some levelling screws. It isnt too much had work to slip shims under this one though, its quite manageable to move it on the bench single handed

samc88:
I had misplaced my small chuck which naturally led to a shed tidy up. The next areas to tackle is the material storage area and also the area behind the lathe which I have never been 100% happy with

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