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Oh i missed that, simple and clever ;) that deserve a carma point!

It was the idea, that it should be used on the colchester. I knew about shortening it, i don't know if it's necessary yet, i just got it in the workshop tonight, been busy cleaning it up with a lot of help from my oldest son. John, just changed the headliner to say "cleaning Heidenhain DRO...

What i meant is, you can't take it all in one pass, how do you adjust the depth of each pass? Back in my youth, i worked with a lathe with taper attachment, IIRC the crossslide handle was somehow attached to the taper, making it possible to adjust the depth on each pass. BTW we turned 45 deg...

I have been reading your post with great interest, how do you adjust the size of the taper? have you attached the cross slide nut to the taper attachment for easy adjustment? i cant really tell by the pics, very nice setup! Holt

Last week one of our EDM machines had a faulty glass scale and the technician decided to change it for a new one, i scored the old one, and will try to clean it. Both ends of the scale can be removed, both ends are held in place with 2 philips screws and some silicone The technician pointed...

I am very interested in your schematic, i have been searching the net, but only found out that it should be a Schmitt trigger to avoid electric noise. I have been working with electronics at repair basis, not as developer, however i can make PCB's. and solder components. I will try to use the...

Thank you all for your comments and advices, and thanks to you Dennis for the link, i will surely be joining when i have the home ready for the new one. I have been working with lathes for 30+ years, and done maintenance and small repairs, but never done complete overhaul. I have access to a...

I do think it was a good score,and i can't wait to get it into my little workshop and start cleaning it up, i only paid a little bit more than the asking price on the Danish Machine Company lathe, but this one is in a whole other league,and cant be compared in any way. what should i do with the...

Last weekend i went to see an old Danish machine company lathe, it was missing quite a few parts http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=17615.0 this week i have been thinking if it was worth the effort and money to restore it. meanwhile i was searching the web for another lathe...

Thank you very much Arnold. I looked at our Schaublin today at work, it have 1.5 pitch gears, and i think they look small, i also looked at our large far east lathe (90 mm bore) and found it fitted with 2.5 pitch, and they looked large, so i think a 2 pitch will suit a lathe this size, but that...

Is there nobody that knows the module common on this size lathe? my guess would be 2 or 2.5 ??? Holt

Left hand mill? ??? First time i have seen a mill with the handles on that side, or haven't i just noticed it?, i have worked, and are working with Deckel mills, they all have the handles in the other side. Very nice mill anyway, i am sure i could get used to it if such a mill came my way ;D ;D ;D

Does anybody know, what module the Myford change gears are, if i make some basic gears, i could as well make them fit later purchase ;) Holt

Lets hope she says "what papa does is always right" :bow: Who am i kidding? Rof} Rof} Rof} Rof} Rof}

I have been thinking of belts and pulleys for noise reduction, but i think it will only be used for cutting treads, i am planning on using a variable speed motor for the feed, disengaging the tumbler Holt

As promised, a few pics of the lathe i am thinking about buying: Certainly the right size for my taste, a bit over 1 meter between centers Most of the brown stuff are grease, and not rust, it would be possible to clean it up quite nicely i think. There are a few things that worries me No...

Don, thanks for correcting my link. Rick,i have seen your tread before, nice work, but i think i would have mounted a second motor directly to the new head, would have been a bit quieter Holt

There is more ways to face the edges on a lathe, depending on the size of the lathe, you can clamp the stock to the crosslide, and mount a mill in the headstock, with a dial indicator you can set it to be square, you could mount it in a 4 jaw independent chuck, and turn the edges. there are more...

The link works in my end :D you wont be getting pics before sunday, i want to close the deal before i post pictures

When i need to turn something hardened at work, i use aluminium inserts, the sharp edge on the insert cuts the steel like butter, but one wrong turn of the handle and the insert is history, and you can forget interrupted cuts Holt