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memerson1:
I am new to this forum - just joined tonight - and looked at this post first.
I have had similar "loose bolts" in my combat robots when they sit idle in the shop for months.
FL winters have days when the temperature swings 60 F or more from morning to night.
After several moths I have found every cap screw in a bot in need of 1/4 - 1/2 turn to get it tight.
I suspect the rise and fall of the mercury causes the screws to back out - most of the frames are AL
and the cap screws are steel alloy so these metals have very different expansion characteristics so the effect
is more dramatic - but I would think the same thing has happened with your lathe.
I agree with the earlier post that keeping your shop at a constant temp. will help keep your tools tight.

my 2-cents.

SPiN Racing:
Hi Michael  :wave:

Nice to see you on the forum!  Did Norm give you the link? I had heard you did the robots.. but never actually got a chance to say Hi.

Yes Im the one with the RX-7s across from David, and working nights. :)


I have not really run into looseness in the garage.. but when its as cold as it ha been here in the last month or so.. I stay in the house. LOL

Scott

Bernd:
Hi Michael.  :wave:

Glad you joined. I think you'll like it here. :thumbup:

If you would please put a short post in the Intro section about yourself and interests. ::)

I know my interests are piqud when I read "robot". I have a passing interset in them. Got any good links. There was one I found but just can't seem to find it again no matter how long I look. All I can remember from the website is they guy has a very complete metal shop for build his bots.

Again, welcome to the collective. :borg: Oh and  :mmr: and after a few reads you'll get  :proj:, YA,  :ddb:  :ddb:  :ddb:  :ddb:

Reagards,
Bernd

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