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  1. SimonM

    rosenfors rfu milling machine

    I have an advance 1340 lathe and the manual. Is there a specific page you were looking for?
  2. SimonM

    Machines I lucked into...

    How heavy is the surface grinder? I could be interested in an island trip if you are willing to share your good luck and give it away...
  3. SimonM

    Wrong dial on lathe cross slide

    The dial is dual metric/imperial but none is right. It is bang on .125” and 8 tpi is a common thread that was offered.
  4. SimonM

    Wrong dial on lathe cross slide

    Tried my hand at threading last night and the result as were poor enough that I wouldn’t call it threads. It’s only going to get better from here and that’s exciting. I took a look at the manual and there were several dials and screws available. @PeterT agree on the 8TPI, it’s not very intuitive.
  5. SimonM

    Wrong dial on lathe cross slide

    @YotaBota thanks for the link, my machine looks like the first one, just different colour. @Dabbler no rotary table yet but it’s only a matter of time. My problem with borrowing tools is my geographic location (2 1/2 hours north of Vancouver) and not knowing any local machinists. Having the...
  6. SimonM

    Wrong dial on lathe cross slide

    I haven’t tried threading yet but I know what I’ll be doing tonight just for peace of mind. I will also give the previous owner a call, he might know a bit more. From my research, the Advance is Taiwanese and the house brand at Thomas skinner so I wouldn’t expect major issues. I do have the...
  7. SimonM

    Wrong dial on lathe cross slide

    Cross slide and compound screw. Lathe is an Advance 13x40 built in 1994.
  8. SimonM

    Wrong dial on lathe cross slide

    Since I got my lathe, I’ve been turning metal with no real purpose other than getting familiar with it. I could not get to the dimensions I wanted, regardless of the cut I was taking. Lack of experience I thought... It always seemed off by the same factor. The dial is numbered 0-0.200” which I...
  9. SimonM

    Quick change tool posts

    Thanks all for the wisdom. Looks like I will need to spend some time with the machine and figure out what my actual needs are. I bought the machine from a fella in his 80s that got it after retiring from his machinist day job and he most likely has hoarding issues. I got several boxes of brazed...
  10. SimonM

    Quick change tool posts

    Finally got a few minutes to go down to the garage and have a look at my current toolpost and will need to mill/grind some of the tooling I have regardless of the toolpost i choose. Thanks for pointing that out @PeterT. Looks like there is no need for CXA. Due to my budget which has already...
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