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  1. Rauce

    Tips/Techniques DRO Glass vs. Magnetic Scale Accuracy Etc.

    That might tell you if the glass scale needs to calibrated for linear error on the DRO. A 24” vernier caliper doesn’t have the resolution to tell you how accurate or repeatable the scale is.
  2. Rauce

    Hendey T&G Lathe

    I am using terminal control with the buttons and potentiometer on the panel. I wanted the VFD display and keypad present only to change parameters and perform a reset if needed. I plan to add a hard cover with a window over the keypad to keep it from being damaged. Performing reset or changing...
  3. Rauce

    Tips/Techniques DRO Glass vs. Magnetic Scale Accuracy Etc.

    That’s kind of what I was afraid of. A 2 inch dial indicator is no where near precise enough for the task in my opinion. If it was me I would use an indicator (ideally .0001” or 1 micron resolution) only to zero against a reference surface and then against standards of known dimensions like...
  4. Rauce

    Hendey T&G Lathe

    Forgot to mention… I need to decide what to do about this mismatch. The original cracked headstock was replaced by the previous owner with one from an older Hendey and the castings must have changed slightly during production. I can leave it or try and do some “bodywork” I was thinking about...
  5. Rauce

    Tips/Techniques DRO Glass vs. Magnetic Scale Accuracy Etc.

    What’s the method?
  6. Rauce

    Hendey T&G Lathe

    After some fiddling the guick change gear box is working as it should now. The pieces with red primer will come off again later to get the top coat. I still have apron to dissemble and clean and the pieces that hold the lead screw and feed shaft. I also have to machine a new feed shaft. The...
  7. Rauce

    Tips/Techniques DRO Glass vs. Magnetic Scale Accuracy Etc.

    I’d be interested in seeing the same tests on a glass scale to see the difference. A machinist friend of mine told me something years ago when I got started hobby machining and using metrology tools. He said to always remember that resolution is not the same as accuracy and that a safe...
  8. Rauce

    Inexpensive Tig welders

    I have an Everlast 200DV that is about 5 years old and still going strong. I use a Miller Dynasty machine at work and other than the difference a water cooled torch makes and the noise of the fan in the welder (the Everlast is much louder) I don't notice much difference. The Everlast...
  9. Rauce

    Hendey T&G Lathe

    I’m using a no.2 Mobil grease. The important thing for grease selection on this machine is that greases with EP additives can corrode bronze so they shouldn’t be used. I looked at a lot of data sheets from grease manufacturers to find products that had results for a copper corrosion test of 1a...
  10. Rauce

    Hendey T&G Lathe

    This machine is kind of unusual, there’s no oil baths at all. aside from the ways pretty much everything on the machine is grease lubricated. Seems to have worked since the gears, shafts and bushings are all in good condition but the grease really builds up over time. I was scooping out handfuls...
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