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  1. RobinHood

    Metal lathe options

    It takes a tool to make / adapt a tool...well done.
  2. RobinHood

    Metal lathe options

    Thanks @Susquatch. I should have stated that Steve can get a bit wordy and veers off topic at times & he does show nature shots…
  3. RobinHood

    Metal lathe options

    Steve Summers just released a video where he uses his Mini Lathe to make a part in 6061 aluminum. He also grinds a custom tool on the bench grinder. IIRC, he did upgrade his Mini Lathe to tapered bearings. Not sure of other mods he may have done.
  4. RobinHood

    Do you have a mill and what kind is it?

    Deckel FP3L horizontal / vertical mill. I entered it under “horizontal mill”. Bridgeport VS
  5. RobinHood

    Who Ordered This Crap?

    Just get a bigger dog - it’s relative after all!
  6. RobinHood

    Lathe Spindle End- Play

    Thanks for chiming in @Mcgyver . Much appreciate your experience with all things machine maintenance / rebuilding. I like your mentor’s thermometer: “hand on the relevant part of the HS”. That is exactly how I do it. TBH, was afraid to mention that method here for fear of not sounding...
  7. RobinHood

    Lathe Spindle End- Play

    I think the reason Standard Modern (and probably many others) switched from tapered bearings at either end to a back-to-back tapered bearing in the front and a “floating” rear bearing is because of temperature related expansion issues with the spindle. If you consider a 2 foot long spindle with...
  8. RobinHood

    Lathe Spindle End- Play

    Yes, using the recommended pre-loading procedure in my SM1340 manual (the same one @thestelster is referring to above), made for a nice, smooth running spindle and better cut-off performance. The bearings did get warmer than I liked and thus I backed off the pre-load by a tiny bit. This kept the...
  9. RobinHood

    Half-Nut Engagement

    I think the biggest advantage of #3 is accuracy. It’s easy enough to advance the spindle by the required number of teeth. Not as fast as on a Hendey though.
  10. RobinHood

    Metal lathe options

    You are communicating just fine. I did see that you were less than enthused with the tool. (they do claim great things in their promotions…).
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