Got a question about my little 7x10 lathe. The top slide (not sure that's what it's called) is a little loose and wiggles. If you feed to the left cutting and don't back it away from the work it will take a little more off as you return. How can I get rid of that wiggle? Don't think it is supposed to be there.
Top slide wiggle
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nsfr1206,
When you strip your top slide down, be sure to check the quality of the screws krv3000 mentions. On mine they were of poor quality. A trip to the hardware store was called for to get better quality ones. (Luckily, I have local sources for metric fasteners.)
Another thing worth doing is to lap ("sand smooth") your gib. It might be helpful to read this link:
http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Tuning/tuning.htm#adjust_gibs
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When you strip your top slide down, be sure to check the quality of the screws krv3000 mentions. On mine they were of poor quality. A trip to the hardware store was called for to get better quality ones. (Luckily, I have local sources for metric fasteners.)
Another thing worth doing is to lap ("sand smooth") your gib. It might be helpful to read this link:
http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Tuning/tuning.htm#adjust_gibs
--ShopShoe
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at the very leaste the mini mill and lathe should be dissembled cleaned deburred and lubricated early in its life. this wiil improve performance and extend life . littlemachineshop.com has hardware upgraded kits. to remedy poor quality hardware. also making gibs can improve the machine.
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