Thank you! This video solves a puzzle I've had for a few years. I inherited a lathe with accessories when my dad passed away, and it has taken me a while to identify all the accessories and their functions. One that h as remained a mystery until this video is a large version of the chuck alignment tool that you mention. It has an MT-2 shaft that fits directly in the tailstock and a face with about a six inch diameter. This video explains one of its uses. It has some screw holes in it as well, and I'm not quite sure what purpose they served, yet. Thanks again!
At first, I couldn’t see the part you had in the chuck because it’s black. It’s a great idea, but sometimes you need to get a given workpiece to run within 0.0002” You can only do that with a dial indicator
I use dial indicators all the time. This concept does most of the set up work for you and dramatically reduces the time it takes to dial in a work piece. They go hand in hand.
great tip thanks. im going to look at more of your videos. being a hobby machinist and a 49 year welder i know how handy a 9x49 bridgport mill and a 40x14 3 hp lathe go together. thumbs up bud.
Neat idea, thanks for sharing. I have made many parts and tools in the last almost 60 years but any idea like that needs to be shared. Makes me wish I had not given my machines to my son, he lives too far away to go over and borrow one. Oh well can't stand up long enough to use them now anyway. I did enjoy your dog as well.
Working on the restoration of a battleship that was built in 1911-1913 I've had to chuck up several parts to repair threads. Several had central bores so I made plugs with shoulders and center drilled them for the tailstock live center. The chuck end was indicated in a 4 jaw and the right end was located by the live center. That made chasing old threads much easier.
I can offer you the best machining tip you are likely to ever hear, raise that lathe by at least 6 inches of the ground. You look like a tall chap and a lathe designed for a child to operate will do your lower back a power of no good at all. Personally i have raised mine 8 inches and even my normal sized friends find it helps with comfort when using it.
Thank you! This video solves a puzzle I've had for a few years. I inherited a lathe with accessories when my dad passed away, and it has taken me a while to identify all the accessories and their functions. One that h as remained a mystery until this video is a large version of the chuck alignment tool that you mention. It has an MT-2 shaft that fits directly in the tailstock and a face with about a six inch diameter. This video explains one of its uses. It has some screw holes in it as well, and I'm not quite sure what purpose they served, yet.
Thanks again!
Nice tip Thank You really helpful, from Finland.
That's a great tip, I'll definitely be stealing that one! Thanks for making this video 👍
At first, I couldn’t see the part you had in the chuck because it’s black. It’s a great idea, but sometimes you need to get a given workpiece to run within 0.0002” You can only do that with a dial indicator
I use dial indicators all the time. This concept does most of the set up work for you and dramatically reduces the time it takes to dial in a work piece. They go hand in hand.
Another "why didnt I think of that" tool. Nice work.
great tip thanks. im going to look at more of your videos. being a hobby machinist and a 49 year welder i know how handy a 9x49 bridgport mill and a 40x14 3 hp lathe go together. thumbs up bud.
The dog at the end of the video made my day :D
Great, sharing a tip, as always! Looking forward to more on the new 2024 KTM.
Nice video/ tip, Well spoken and straight to the point.
Neat idea, thanks for sharing. I have made many parts and tools in the last almost 60 years but any idea like that needs to be shared. Makes me wish I had not given my machines to my son, he lives too far away to go over and borrow one. Oh well can't stand up long enough to use them now anyway. I did enjoy your dog as well.
Thanks for your comment. You can always buy a stool....or you are welcome to borrow my lathe. Every workshop needs a dog.
Working on the restoration of a battleship that was built in 1911-1913 I've had to chuck up several parts to repair threads. Several had central bores so I made plugs with shoulders and center drilled them for the tailstock live center. The chuck end was indicated in a 4 jaw and the right end was located by the live center. That made chasing old threads much easier.
Thank you , I like the idea, I don't have any spider spacers either
Great idea for non critical setups.
You could put a gauge on it and adjust afterwards if you wish....but this simple idea gets you most of the way there.
that sure looks handy, and I love your friend at the end.....cheers from the other Sunshine State, Florida, USA...Paul
Cheers Paul. I deal a lot with the West Coast of the US but I must get over to Florida one day
Good idea.
I can offer you the best machining tip you are likely to ever hear, raise that lathe by at least 6 inches of the ground. You look like a tall chap and a lathe designed for a child to operate will do your lower back a power of no good at all. Personally i have raised mine 8 inches and even my normal sized friends find it helps with comfort when using it.
I hear you....but I have shorter, younger guys that use it as well. One of them is a millenial. I'm the one with the best coping mechanism
@@shocktreatment5495 get him a box to stand on.🤣