Hi folks,
Update...
I hath created a monster, I think :).
After loosening the socket head screw under the tailstock I discover the
top of the tailstock flops in the X and Y axis. Raised section on the
base and the slot in the tailstock itself are mismatched by (guess) at
least 1/8", lotsa twist there.
Apparently that little slot head set screw on the back of the tailstock
is for adjusting the Z (?rotational) orientation. If it was ever
tightened down, it worked loose over time.
I'm not sure what I am seeing here, but I get top and bottom of the
quill to read zero (top set as reference zero) but the front (toward
operator) and back are both around 13 (plus to front, minus to rear),
depending on the tap of the moment.
I was using the dead center for this and I thought that it was
elliptical (flattened top to bottom). So, just to see what happened, I
rotated the dead center 90 degrees expecting the top / bottom to
increase and the front / rear to decrease. Values did not change ?!?
Tried this using the inside and outside of the quill and get the same
kind of results.
I'm perplexed!
Putting this away for today, tired of cranking on that lock nut :-).
One another note. I was thinking it might be nice to have a place were
folks could chat live, I put together a channel on chat.freenode.net:
#vmmst
Standing for: Virtual Micro and Mini-Machine Shop Tavern :-).
Any IRC client will get you there set up for the network
(chat.freenode.net) and the channel (#vmmst).
IRC has gotten a bad rep for obnoxious jerks, but the exception to this
I have found is freenode, my personal channel is there and I have yet
(in years now) to have any problem with jerks.
Only rule I have for the channel is that folks treat it like my (or
your) living room and act accordingly. I do not and will not tolerate
rude / obnoxious people. Enough said.
It's there if folks want a place to chat live, I'm there when I am up
although I may be doing other things and not notice right away.
Thought it might be a nice resource.
It;s been an exciting day!
Take care, Vikki.
