On Saturday 09 September 2017 20:21:02 andy pugh wrote:
> On 9 September 2017 at 08:50, Gene Heskett
wrote:
> > So I am still puzzled by dialing in a -0.0500" cut, and only getting
> > a .0324" radius change.
>
> My experience is that lathes are just like that. Some tools cut the
> same at any c
On 9 September 2017 at 08:50, Gene Heskett wrote:
> So I am still puzzled by dialing in a -0.0500" cut, and only getting
> a .0324" radius change.
My experience is that lathes are just like that. Some tools cut the
same at any chip load, some cut extra with a bigger cut, some cut less
with a big
On 09/09/2017 03:08 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
On TLM, expected Erik, but I got rid of the majority of that by putting
tapered gibs in it and ditching the compound. Easily 10 times stiffer
now, but they need re-adjustment frequently FWIW.
But this isn't TLM, its the 11x36 Sheldon, 1500 lbs of wel
On Saturday 09 September 2017 03:20:44 Erik Christiansen wrote:
> On 09.09.17 02:55, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > I am gradually learning how to grind HSS tooling, which is usually
> > sharper than a fresh carbide tool insert. That generally negates a
> > spring pass need after the 2nd one.
>
> That h
On Friday 08 September 2017 16:13:20 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Friday 08 September 2017 15:32:59 John Kasunich wrote:
[...]
> Which is essentially what I did. And got the wrong size. :( In the
> right direction so it was eventually correctable to a fit given the
> rust on the shaft as it was outdo
On 09.09.17 02:55, Gene Heskett wrote:
> I am gradually learning how to grind HSS tooling, which is usually
> sharper than a fresh carbide tool insert. That generally negates a
> spring pass need after the 2nd one.
That helps, but if it's enough, then winding the cross-slide against no
more loa
