In addition to setting the compound gib screws tight, position it so
it's full supported, use the cross slide to advance the tool. If you
change to a "T" shaped parting tool, you'll get better results;
they're markedly better than the other shapes. They also benefit
from a little honing after grinding. If it's a really thin walled
piece, you may have to cheat - mark the cut with the parting tool,
take it out of the lathe & finish the cut with an abrasive wheel.
Roy
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "NESTOR MONLLOR"
<amaliomonllor@...> wrote:
Good morning guys,
I'm a little lost here.
When I'm parting off a piece and I move the crosslide into the
work, the cutter rides, I guess, downward then "pops" up. The bottom
of the crosslide doesn't seem to be moving, but either the compound
or the tool post does move. I checked and the toolpost seems to be
tight to the compound. Which leads me to believe the compound is
loose. Where do ZI tighten this?
It turned into a major problem because I was making a ferrule for a
fly rod and the piece got all bent to heck and is now completely
unusable.
Thank you,
Ren
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