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C3 mini lathe bed and gibs
websterz:
--- Quote from: Mike K on August 09, 2009, 07:39:39 PM ---2810,
One thing you might consider for the gibs is using shims. Tapered gibs are nice, but a lot of effort. And from what I've heard from the shim crowd it'll last quite a while before having to re-shim. I think this is the route I'm headed.
One thing is for sure: the factory push-pull screw setup needs improvement. Let us know what you wind up doing.
Mike
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Tapered gibs are not a big chore, and IMHO are well worth twice the time and effort it takes to make and install them. Best thing I ever did to my lathe!!
28ten:
Well I have spent an hour tinkering this afternoon and it has highlighted several problems :bang: :bang: I can't do anything until the 'chocolate' gibs have been replaced, last weekends work by Bogs has highlighted how utterly useless they are. So i thought i would make a quickie replacement out of some scrap, but i couldn't find anything of a suitable size and with the knackered gibs no method of machining what I have :doh: :doh:
so i will have to get something suitable tomorrow, I then realised that even with the added movement on the cross slide I still couldn't machine tapered gibs :doh:
all very frustrating :bang:
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