BaitMaster
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Also attached a picture of my pin of shame.
Ive built a few small things with her. Overall, very pleased.
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Also attached a picture of my pin of shame.
Ive built a few small things with her. Overall, very pleased.
BaitMaster
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Almost?
Likely too clean.
BaitMaster
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Come on there’s swarf in the chip pan if you look close!
What I was thinking, too. Need a few nicks, scratches, etc.
BaitMaster
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Spotless!
I have an older version, but it is missing the traveling motor control. Does the lever on the saddle do exactly the same as the fwd and rev buttons, and return to center when you let go? Is forward up or down?
BaitMaster
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The carriage motor control is the same as a Rev/fwd button. “Down” is forward, “up” is reverse.
They latch in each position.
The carriage mounted motor control is basically standard practice on larger lathes….
It takes some getting used to coming from my utilathe.
On mine, they are not the same. The headstock switches define the direction of the leadscrew as it relates to the spindle but do not change the spindle. Only the lever on the carriage sets the spindle direction. Either counterclockwise with lever down or clockwise with lever up.
Essentially, the carriage lever controls the motor direction, and the headstock throws an idler gear to set the leadscrew direction.
BaitMaster
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He got me for a couple extra bucks for this but I didn’t really care about it. Mostly wanted the other stuff he threw in….
I feel like I don’t know enough about machining to have one of these… I don’t know if it’s a good one or not.
Doesn’t have any documents so I know that much.
The height gauge is a Mitu….. so I know that’s decent.
BaitMaster
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Obviously, this one is cast iron. I’ve heard granite is better but hey, this one’s mine lol.
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Looks more like flaking than scraping. But I'm no expert on either one.
I figure you easily got your money's worth with the Mitutoyo Height Gauge.
The block might be better used in the garden or as a stepping stone at the back door.
If I were you, I'd just go get a basic busy bee block to learn on. They will do most of what you would want to do for a while. You are still loads of money in the bank!
I figure you easily got your money's worth with the Mitutoyo Height Gauge.
The block might be better used in the garden or as a stepping stone at the back door.
If I were you, I'd just go get a basic busy bee block to learn on. They will do most of what you would want to do for a while. You are still loads of money in the bank!