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Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "chucketn" <chunk07@...> wrote:

I am going to make one or more of those thread puzzles with the captive nut. I chose 1/2" x 13 tpi because I have several nuts, and a tap available. Just watching "High Plains Drifter for the umpteenth time, and decided to look up the change gears for 13 tpi. LMS Gear Calculator lists 20,65,80, 20 or 40,65,80,20 or 80, any, 80.
Not at the machine at the moment, and was wondering how these combo's fit. Anyone tried 13 tpi on a 7x lathe? I will set it up tomorrow when the frost is off the pumpkin. Was just wondering...

Chuck
Corection: Third gear set should read 80 any 65.


1/2" x 13 threads

 

I am going to make one or more of those thread puzzles with the captive nut. I chose 1/2" x 13 tpi because I have several nuts, and a tap available. Just watching "High Plains Drifter for the umpteenth time, and decided to look up the change gears for 13 tpi. LMS Gear Calculator lists 20,65,80, 20 or 40,65,80,20 or 80, any, 80.
Not at the machine at the moment, and was wondering how these combo's fit. Anyone tried 13 tpi on a 7x lathe? I will set it up tomorrow when the frost is off the pumpkin. Was just wondering...

Chuck


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

GadgetBuilder,
Thanks for the links to your site.
I am grateful to be a member of such a good group of people with similar interest to mine. It is through this interaction with one another that ideas are exchanged which help promote the hobby we all share. I am one who likes to gather as much info as possible before making a final decision on which way to proceed. It also gets me thinking "outside the box" that I often find myself in. In the end I will probably arrive at some hybrid solution to the problem of tailstock alignment that i can live with. I will share it with the group when I finally get there.
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

stan campbell
 

Hi group!
? The plans for an offset lathe center are here.?
There are lots of other neat plans there too. When I got my Logan, it did not have a tailstock, so I bought one. 6 months later the guy I bought the lathe from called and said he found the original. Now I have 2. Is there any downside to changing tailstocks? One for tapers, one aligned? I know that it is not a 7x12, but y'all are a knowledgeable group!

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STAN CAMPBELL


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

MERTON B BAKER
 

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Remember to keep that point lubed when in use; remember also that when turning tapers between centers, the center pockets in the work are not aligned with the centers in the spindles. Grease is better than oil, in this case.? Ball end centers, and a ball bearing one in the TS, if you do a lot of tapers.
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Mert
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-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of Larry White
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 8:18 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Mike
Thanks for the pointers.? After getting the idea from Mert earlier, I already have one started.? I am going to try O1 for the point though.
Thanks
Larry
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a ?MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.

mike


From: Larry White
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one.??Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings.? Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick




Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

The work is running at an angle to the spindle when using the offset tailstock method of taper turning. This angle causes the points to mate poorly with the sockets created by a center drill.

Rather than a point, another center drill socket is commonly used with a hardened ball between the two sockets at each end of the work.

Some discussion here:
< >

John

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Larry White" <lj123white@...> wrote:

Mike
Thanks for the pointers. After getting the idea from Mert earlier, I already have one started. I am going to try O1 for the point though.
Thanks
Larry



----- Original Message -----
From: michael kolchins
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes




Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60?¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.


mike



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From: Larry White <lj123white@...>
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes




Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one. Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings. Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas



----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes



I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

Larry White
 

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Mike
Thanks for the pointers.? After getting the idea from Mert earlier, I already have one started.? I am going to try O1 for the point though.
Thanks
Larry
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a ?MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.

mike


From: Larry White To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one.??Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings.? Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick




Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

Mert, I do the same thing except the ?MT#3 on the boring head fits my 10x22 tail stock. I originally bought it for my mini-mill.Rarely use it on the mill but every so often on the lathe.I ?turned the point on a short length of A-1 and hardened the point.?
mike


From: MERTON B BAKER
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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On my 7xs, I have a boring head, mounted on a #2MT. Set with the slide
horizontal, and with a center where the boring bar normally goes, it can be
offset with the micrometer screw. The rudimentary TS offset provided with
the lathe can be carefully centered properly once, and then left alone. The
#2 taper fits my 12x also. I bought the boring head at HF. On sale, of
course.

Mert

-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of Larry White
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:05 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one. Do you have
any pictures or better yet, any drawings. Sounds like an interesting
attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas

----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial
indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail
stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two
parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in
position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future
because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from
others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with
my solution?
Thanks
Dick




Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a ?MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.

mike


From: Larry White
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one.??Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings.? Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick




Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

I aligned the tail stock of my 12x36 lathe with a coaxial indicator. After that, I was no longer unintentionally turning tapers.

I thought of using a dial indicator, but never did.

Donald

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Dick" <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:

I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: New to the list

 

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There's an absolutely beautiful Craftsman/Atlas 10 X 24 on ebay right now, but it's at the upper end of my limit (and then you have to buy tooling) and it's too far away, but it's what I'd like to have...that plus a small lathe for the really little stuff...I do some modeling though most of my "models" are in the scale of 1:1.

Mark

On 11/15/12 3:48 PM, michael kolchins wrote:

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Mark, since you have used machine tools in the past I would suggest a lathe larger than a mini.A 9x20 would be the smallest I would consider in your place.I have a 7x12 Cummings and a 10x22 Grizzly. I started on the mini-lathe and learned a lot. After a couple of years I decided that a larger lathe was needed.I use the 10x22 about 95% of the time.The mini-lathe is used infrequently but comes in handy for some work.When I bought my first lathe I had no experience working metal,I think for me starting with the mini-lathe was a good idea.
Being that you have some experience,even though it was in the "distant past" you could save yourself some money and buy a larger lathe to begin with.Naturally the size work you do will determine what lathe you need.
I've made a few shop tools myself,most before I had a metal lathe.I have made a Panel saw,Wood lathe ( had to buy the spindles though), a beam saw, sash saw and a treadle lathe. I still have the wood lathe and the panel saw.I sold the treadle saw when I got too old to keep the treadle going. The beam saw never worked to my satisfaction so I took ?it apart after ?a few years.The sash saw ran off a 15 hp gas engine.I used this saw to mill logs less than 16" in diameter and under 10'-0" long.A neighbor complained about the noise. Police officer came around one morning and told me to turn the engine off.
I did turn it off.The officer asked me a lot of questions about the saw and then asked me if I would sell it to him.
I wound up selling him the saw ,after I finished sawing my logs.
mike


From: "mark@..."
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:10 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] New to the list

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Hello,

I have a major interest in home shop machining, partly in support of automotive hobbies but also just for fabrication purposes (small equipment, tools, models, etc). For some weird reason I can't explain, I am also interested in making my shop tools (yeah, even lathes, milling machines, etc) but have to be tempered by reality so I can otherwise get things done. I have yet to buy or build a lathe but have extreme interest in picking one up near term. I've been looking small (Unimat, Sherline, Taig) to large (9 or 10 inch swing...yes they get pricey) and would be interested in any advice on the best choice for a first lathe. I've been buying books from Lindsay Publications for more than 20 years...and yes I know they are going out of business in Feb 2013. I have their "last catalog". I also have some vintage Southbend publications. In the distant past, I've done quite a bit of fab work--lathe, milling machine, shaper, welding, all the other typical tool suspects and so am not a complete novice, but have been a way from it for quite a while as well.

Mark
Knoxville, TN USA


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Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

It is straightforward to modify the tailstock so it is easier to align plus it remains as set.
See:

LMS has plans for a similar scheme.

One difficulty with pinning is that the tailstock needs some TLC to get it to lock into the same position each time. My machine needs some side force applied to the tailstock or it can vary a couple thou each time it is locked down. This was more random prior to removing ridges in the tailstock V.

Also, the headstock alignment to the ways should be verified/corrected prior to aligning the tailstock - not something you can take for granted on the 7x12. One method is described here:


Note that the tailstock is typically a couple thou high and one method for correcting this is to shim the headstock up to match while aligning it to the ways. Further, the ram may not travel parallel to the ways as it is extended. Nor is the ram's taper always parallel to the ram travel. Lots of error possibilities with this tailstock implementation.

As a toolmaker you may have already handled these issues but others following this thread may benefit from this sketchy outline of how the various alignments interact.

John

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Dick" <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:

The tail stock adjustment system is poorly designed and I would prefer that I would not be addressing tail stock alignment from time to time. There may be a better method to deal with the poor design and that is what I hope to discover. I have not yet thought through all my options. I am just on a fact finding mission at this point. I am one who thinks things through before making any changes.
Dick

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Alan Muller <alan@> wrote:

Can you explain what you would gain from pinning
the tailstock castings together?

At 03:46 AM 11/16/2012 +0000, you wrote:


I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my
lathe using a dial indicator held in the
headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the
tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I
also would then fasten the two parts of the tail
stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the
alignment in position. I do not foresee a need
to offset the tail stock in the future because I
have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but
would like to hear from others who might have
done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

MERTON B BAKER
 

On my 7xs, I have a boring head, mounted on a #2MT. Set with the slide
horizontal, and with a center where the boring bar normally goes, it can be
offset with the micrometer screw. The rudimentary TS offset provided with
the lathe can be carefully centered properly once, and then left alone. The
#2 taper fits my 12x also. I bought the boring head at HF. On sale, of
course.

Mert

-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of Larry White
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:05 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes





Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one. Do you have
any pictures or better yet, any drawings. Sounds like an interesting
attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas



----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes



I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial
indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail
stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two
parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in
position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future
because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from
others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with
my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

Larry White
 

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Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one.??Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings.? Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

The tail stock adjustment system is poorly designed and I would prefer that I would not be addressing tail stock alignment from time to time. There may be a better method to deal with the poor design and that is what I hope to discover. I have not yet thought through all my options. I am just on a fact finding mission at this point. I am one who thinks things through before making any changes.
Dick

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Alan Muller <alan@...> wrote:

Can you explain what you would gain from pinning
the tailstock castings together?

At 03:46 AM 11/16/2012 +0000, you wrote:


I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my
lathe using a dial indicator held in the
headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the
tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I
also would then fasten the two parts of the tail
stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the
alignment in position. I do not foresee a need
to offset the tail stock in the future because I
have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but
would like to hear from others who might have
done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

Hi Dick,

Given your "old toolmaker" handle, you have probably already thought of this, but it might be as well to do the check with the ram both extended and retracted, to make sure it is true with the ways.

Andy

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Dick" <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:

I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Plans for a steam engine to make on the 7x mini lathe

Robert Schulke
 

Thanks! ?Now I just have to get the lathe tuned up.


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:38 AM, mce600 <mce600@...> wrote:
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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Robert Schulke wrote:
>
> I'm looking for plans to make a small, useful steam engine on the
> mini-lathe. So far all the plans I've seen are either really small
> (1/2 inch bore), or require a larger lathe. One that could be put
> together from aluminum plate, pipe, bar, etc. would be great.
> Castings would be OK so long as they could be finished on the
> mini-lathe/mill. It should be able to produce at least 1 HP, and
> ideally 5 for powering a small launch.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

Have a look here





Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

Hi Dick:

Your method will work, but I think it's more reliable to insert a dead-center and sweep the outside of the hardened point. It's easier to see any offset visually, and easier to sweep. Sweeping the inside surface restricts the position of the test point to a small band and the point has to slide on a steep angle of the inside curve. Also the socket is unhardened and may have rough spots near the end. I think the dead center will give a truer representation of the actual center.

mike

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Dick" <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:

I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

Can you explain what you would gain from pinning the tailstock castings together?

At 03:46 AM 11/16/2012 +0000, you wrote:

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I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick


Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick