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| saw:
steves, I belive that it is the very same lathe as I have, but I don't understand you're problem? :doh: Do you feel like it is a moment between the bed and the cross slide? In that case you have three set screws with nuts that you can adjust so you can have a smod lathe, but don't adjust to hard... :poke: When you first get you're lathe did you remove all of the transport oil? It's impotent and then lubricate up with a nice oil. Take you're time and get to know you're lathe. :coffee: |
| -steves-:
--- Quote from: saw on November 04, 2011, 04:44:25 PM ---steves, I belive that it is the very same lathe as I have, but I don't understand you're problem? :doh: Do you feel like it is a moment between the bed and the cross slide? In that case you have three set screws with nuts that you can adjust so you can have a smod lathe, but don't adjust to hard... :poke: When you first get you're lathe did you remove all of the transport oil? It's impotent and then lubricate up with a nice oil. Take you're time and get to know you're lathe. :coffee: --- End quote --- The problem is...I have adjusted the screws you mention, and I have stripped it down and removed all the transport oil, and it now has nice oil. The saddle moves across the bed nicely, though it took quite a while to let it move without having any up and down movement. The issue before and now is that if I twist (move one side backwards and pull the other side forwards) then there is a small amount of movement, which is the same force as the tool on the material would give so I am sure there should be no play in it, I jusy dont knowhow to stop that particular type of play. Its like it needs some more adjusting screws at the front and back of the bed on the saddle, like there is underneath it....? |
| saw:
You can adjust the cross slide with the set screws on the right side off the cross slide. To adjust the saddle you have to remove the plane where the handweel is (there is two bigg ali screws on the top) and then you will se tree set screws on the front. I think that this will do the trick. (I have the very same problem). :poke: |
| -steves-:
--- Quote from: saw on November 04, 2011, 05:41:53 PM ---You can adjust the cross slide with the set screws on the right side off the cross slide. --- End quote --- Yup, done that bit.... --- Quote from: saw on November 04, 2011, 05:41:53 PM ---To adjust the saddle you have to remove the plane where the handweel is (there is two bigg ali screws on the top) and then you will se tree set screws on the front. I think that this will do the trick. (I have the very same problem). :poke: --- End quote --- Done that bit too, but this is the bit I am having issues with. The 6 large screws and 4 adjuster screws do not seem able to take out twist movement, only up and down movement, am I missing something or do I just have to live with it? |
| saw:
You are at the right spot but you are missing the right set screw. Don't yoiu have a exploded view of the lathe so you can see :borg: |
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