jimmy b | 07/01/2022 14:00:35 |
![]() 857 forum posts 45 photos | Well I finally had to take out the gap on my Chester Crusader. I needed to use the face plate and needed the extra space. This in turn lead to me having to make an extension for the QCTP. It had not occurred to me before how long the gap was. Pleasingly, the extension holder worked very well. The holes for the locating dowels were ridiculously oversize, but I have managed to get the gap back in.
At least now, I'll be happy to pull it out!
Jim |
Andrew Johnston | 07/01/2022 14:31:50 |
![]() 7061 forum posts 719 photos | It might be worth checking that the lathe still turns parallel. I don't think the gap piece is guaranteed to go back in the same place. On my lathe (Harrison M300) I had all sorts of problems with tapered turning until I realised that I hadn't put the gap piece back properly. To go back properly everything has to be spotless, and then cleaned again. The screws also have to be tightened in the correct sequence. Andrew |
Simon Williams 3 | 07/01/2022 19:28:32 |
728 forum posts 90 photos | Having pursued the same adventure myself, I found the gap needed to be clocked in with a DTI and a few gentle reprimands from a plastic hammer to get the relevant surfaces true to the rest of the bed. I had believed to this point that the dowels would be sufficient to align the gap on replacement, but not quite. And cleanliness was indeed next to (or an appropriate substitute for) godliness. Happy New Year! Rgds Simon |
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