That's an interesting idea Graham...
My lathe arrived last weekend, I have cleaned it down and made sure it all works etc and lubed it up...
The machine is a Sieg C2 lathe... I am now waiting on a couple of items before I begin to machine with it... Namely a machinist level to set up the bed and a precision test bar coming from interstate to use to check runout of the chuch and also to setup the tailstock to centreline... and of course the DTI is on its way already but the other 2 items will have to wait a week or two for the funds for them... Damn those machinists levels are not cheap ;D
So this idea of yours Graham would bolt onto the toolpost.... My saddle (I think thats the name of it lol) has a an angle degree gauge on it with markings from 45 to -45 degrees spaced every 2 degrees from 0 with the outer ends having an extra line for the last degree to 45... would this be accurate enough do you think for setting the cross slide to 1 degree.. eg setting the angle by eye to halfway between zero mark and the first mark on gauge?
I guess I will need a protractor to confirm the accuracy of the angle gauge...
My lathe arrived last weekend, I have cleaned it down and made sure it all works etc and lubed it up...
The machine is a Sieg C2 lathe... I am now waiting on a couple of items before I begin to machine with it... Namely a machinist level to set up the bed and a precision test bar coming from interstate to use to check runout of the chuch and also to setup the tailstock to centreline... and of course the DTI is on its way already but the other 2 items will have to wait a week or two for the funds for them... Damn those machinists levels are not cheap ;D
So this idea of yours Graham would bolt onto the toolpost.... My saddle (I think thats the name of it lol) has a an angle degree gauge on it with markings from 45 to -45 degrees spaced every 2 degrees from 0 with the outer ends having an extra line for the last degree to 45... would this be accurate enough do you think for setting the cross slide to 1 degree.. eg setting the angle by eye to halfway between zero mark and the first mark on gauge?
I guess I will need a protractor to confirm the accuracy of the angle gauge...