So off topic, but my favorite is an old Clausing lathe and an old no brand T-lathe off of a battle ship! That monster could swing around 4 or 5 feet diameter. Scariest machine I ran but you felt like you controlled the word!
Back to the legacy topics please. On Aug 4, 2019, 4:10 AM, at 4:10 AM, bulke...@mmnet.com.au wrote: >VDF lathe I remember them really good lathe I worked on one making pump >shafts and impellers for a while in my engineering days > > > >Bill > > > >From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com ><legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Richard Ellis >Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2019 7:24 PM >To: Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> >Subject: Re: 2 Morse Taper > > > >Thanks Tim > >I have the single locking collar for the chuck, have tried that with >the chuck and all is o.k. I am well aware of morse tapers having bought >and sold quite a few metal working lathes. The best one of all of them >was a VDF German made lathe See http://www.lathes.co.uk/ > >Cheers > >Richard > >On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 6:11:43 AM UTC+1, Tim wrote: > >No one mentioned to NOT hammer it in like you would a lathe. In fact I >would recommend that you take it out frequently. You remove the >knob from the end of the spindle and use the 1/4" Allen wrench to tap >it out. > >If you don't follow this advice, you will find the drive gets stuck >inside the socket and heavier means are necessary. > >If you really don't take this advice, the two metals will become one >and they are seriously not for woodworkers to attempt getting them >apart! > >So some of this was said tongue in check, but the double locking collar >is the definitive way to go. Last I checked, legacy still had then in >stock. They are just two locking collars welded together. One has a >smooth 1" bore that tightens on the drive an the other collar I >threaded 1-8 that tightens on the spindle > >If you choose to use a chuck or a face plate you will need a smooth >bore split collar to make the accessories turn true. > >Hope that helps > >On Aug 3, 2019, at 2:41 AM, Richard Ellis <rchrd...@gmail.com ><javascript:> > wrote: > >I have just put together my shortened 900 However I am not to impressed >with the head stock 2 morse. Will there be a chance of it slipping if >the tailstock dead center loosens and the pressure on the 2 morse eases >. Do I need to locktite it or pin it somehow ?? > >Richard > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com ><mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . >To view this discussion on the web visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/dc917fc2-cadb-4270-ab4f-4fb17d815674%40googlegroups.com ><https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/dc917fc2-cadb-4270-ab4f-4fb17d815674%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >. > > > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To view this discussion on the web visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000001d54ab5%24240c75b0%246c256110%24%40mmnet.com.au. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/85f87775-022f-4012-b426-3644c85b8056%40comcast.net.
