23
edits
Lathe, miniature (Taig Microlathe II) ID:47: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Lathe, miniature (Taig Microlathe II) ID:47 (view source)
Revision as of 13:51, 21 September 2014
, 21 September 2014no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
The little guy is capable of pretty decent precision but you need to take time, care and patience to true the tail stock as well as the jaws to the center of rotation. You can buy full blanks at LeeValley if you need to clamp something with minimum pressure. Please refrain from machining the existing aluminum jaws as they are the only jaws I have and you can't put the Al back on. | The little guy is capable of pretty decent precision but you need to take time, care and patience to true the tail stock as well as the jaws to the center of rotation. You can buy full blanks at LeeValley if you need to clamp something with minimum pressure. Please refrain from machining the existing aluminum jaws as they are the only jaws I have and you can't put the Al back on. | ||
There is a handful of small tools that live with the lathe: namely all the Allen wrenches required to adjust the lathe, a handful of carbide bits and the 3/8 chuck. Please keep all of these together and with the lathe. I will make some sort of a better box to ensure this all stays together. | |||
Last: Only engage pulley grooves that are in line with each other or else you will wear the belt right out in no time. When done, release the tension by picking both smallest pulleys so the belt does not stretch | Last: Only engage pulley grooves that are in line with each other or else you will wear the belt right out in no time. When done, release the tension by picking both smallest pulleys so the belt does not stretch | ||