OK, thanks, although I don't know what adjuster nuts are. I am bolting it to a 1.5" MDF bench top, and have a 3" riser platform. I thought I'd bolt through the whole stack. Thread appears to be M6x1.0, I don't think I can find bolts, I was going to thread some 1/4" drillrod 1/4-20 under the bench and M6x1.0 into the lathe. I think I'd better use 5/16 so I have a shoulder at the lathe side.
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On 8/15/2003 at 5:40 PM Craig C. Hopewell wrote:
I like the concept of having it bolted down to a very rigid bench with
bolts of sufficent size using adjuster nuts. The complete process is
described in Sparey's book "The Amateur's Lathe". It will be more
stable in use and when operating the tumbler lever's very stiff
spring. Minor imbalances will have less effect. Chatter frequencies
will change or be of less effect.
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Regards,
Rich
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