Member postings for larry phelan 1

What about G clamps ????? I have a box full of them and use them all the time !!!!!!

No wonder I feel seedy from time to time !

On the other hand, it could be due to good red wine.

Mein Gott !!

Just to be sure, to be sure, as they say around here !

Yes, I have a collection of things I made for some job or other, no idea what or when ,so, do I dump them ?

No way ! they will come in "handy" some day ---------------?

My oilcan is a genuine "No -Name " product about 40 years old. Cannot understand why it does not leak, there must be something wrong with it. I cannot bring it back since I have long forgotten where I bought it.

I feel so let down !

I dinna know a Scotsman to refuse anything, and rightly so !

You do have fun, dont you ????

Old Mart,

The chucks for the Craftsman lathes are screwed on and held there by means of two simple clamps.

Simple idea, and I never had one come loose no matter what direction the lathe ran.

Does it make all that much difference what colour the lathe is ?One time,I think they were all painted black, matching was no problem !

Did anyone consider that they might have cared, one way or the other ?

I am happy to be able to report that due to careful shimming, I have reduced the error to almost nothing, something like 0,002mm as far as I can see, over 150mm. At that point, I decided to leave well enough alone [like a Mother-in-law ]

My thanks to everyone who helped out. I shall now go away and play [until next time ! ]

PS Stick with it Robin, you will get there in the end !

I never knew what thread those screws were !!

But then, I only have my Craftsman lathe about 20 years !!!

Have been trying that all afternoon, still no better in my case.

How much shim can be inserted between the lathe and the cabinet ?, dont want to crack the feet.

Seems like Robin and I have the same problem, just in opposite directions !

Will sleep on it and attack it again tomorrow.

Lazy tongs are the ONLY ones !!

Just thinking ,since the tailstock was not involved in the job, would that not point to a headstock problem ?

Oily Rag,

Just been to check my lathe and I dont see any screws at the tailstock end, except the ones bolting the machine to the cabinet. I dont see any at the headstock end either, thought there might have been some means to adjust it, but dont see any. Looks like I will have to do some shimming.

Andy, I doubt if the chuck is to blame. It,s my 4 jaw chuck, from new and seldom used, but I,m open to all ideas !

The error I am getting is 1 1/2" thou over two inches, which sounds a bit much.

Never noticed it until this job came along.

I am concerned because the same thing would happen if I tried to turn a simple shaft parallel, even over a very short length . In effect, this is what is happening.

I am getting a strange effect when turning a piece of round bar.

What,s happening is that

I am getting a strange effect when turning a piece of round bar onto which I wish to fit two bearings. What is happening is that while the dia at the point away from the chuck is correct, the dia nearest to the chuck is undersize, even when I use support from the tailstock.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong ? The machine in question is a Craftsman lathe, which seems to work well otherwise.

Have tried locking the cross slide, but made no difference.

Do I have a problem with the carriage or the headstock ?

All advice welcome.

Needs must !! I dont remember much waste around in those days.

I still have an old Desoutter drill stand, bought in a junkshop many moons ago.

Brought it home on the back of a Honda 50, interesting trip !

Never saw what drill it was intended for, but I managed to fit a Wolf 1/2" to it and later on, a Makita.

Seldom used now since I have a "Proper" floor drilling machine, but it still works.

This thing is all solid cast iron and steel, no plastic.