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vtsteam:
Then I removed the bearing, and packed it full of greensand and replaced it in the mold. Now I could put The mold back together and pour the aluminum around the bearing without filling it. Afterwards when it was removed and cleaned up, I would drop the whole block in a pan of heated oil to re-lubricate the sintered bronze internally.

vtsteam:
And then I realized that since I now had a pillow block and a pattern I could use the new pillow block as a pattern by taping over its bearing, and start making two at a time.

That was the beginning of the idea of reusing things, for me.

vtsteam:
Making angle plates:

Angle plates are very important to making the lathe. They are used with pillow blocks to set up a temporary boring tool on the lathe ways to bore the headstock. They are also used once the faceplate is operational to mount many lathe parts for facing AND squaring.

In fact the angle plates are used to square themselves. This is done by mounting one raw un-squared angle plate casting on the faceplate, and shimming its base until the upright leg is square to the faceplate. Then another raw angle plate casting is bolted to that upright leg so that you have a "Z" shaped assembly.

The two faceplate legs that are bolted together are square to the faceplate. The second angle plate's other leg is roughly parallel to the faceplate, but not exactly parallel, because it is a rough casting. But now you face it with the lathe tool, and it is actually parallel to the faceplate. So now the second angle plate is truly square to itself.

The first angle plate is still a rough casting, that is just shimmed square. So now you unbolt it, and invert the assembly, bolting the second (true) angle plate to the faceplate. Without shims.

And then you face the first angle plate with the lathe tool. Now the two angle plates are both truly square.

vtsteam:
Well, I guess that's all for tonight. I just wanted to thank black85vette and dsquire for your kind words. This is a great place to put this stuff!   :beer:

dsquire:
VT

You are the one that should be thanked. I'll be watching whenever you have time to continue. I'm sure it will be interesting.

Cheers  :beer:

Don

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