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101 BOB & CINDY WRIGHT
aametalmaster Send Email
Feb 2, 2004
3:54 pm
Hi gang, I see we reached 100 members. I still don't have a 8x14 but you guys can still chat. Thanks..Bob...
102 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
1:48 am
Hello All, I am about to finish bore the cylinder for the Hit & Miss engine I have been building. Go to my photo album for a picture of the boring set up on...
103 Mike Eorgoff
mikeeorgoff Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
7:19 pm
Why are you locking down the dovetail on the column? Mike Eorgoff ... From: "Bill Wilkins" <bgwilkin@...> To: <lathemaster@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday,...
104 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 3, 2004
10:41 pm
Hello Mike E. I have to lock the gib because I have head movement in the dovetail. When I lock the dovetail I get a sideways movement of the cutter of 010". ...
105 frank
frank02189 Send Email
Feb 4, 2004
8:59 am
Hello After burning myself out about everything I can find about the Lathemaster 8x14 Lathe model :CQ6120X320 Can someone tell me if this is a Chinese made...
106 BOB & CINDY WRIGHT
aametalmaster Send Email
Feb 4, 2004
9:08 am
Hi Frank, Yes it's Chinese from the same factory of all the other ones 7x?. Yes you can remove some parts to lift but please get a buddy to help you. I sent...
107 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 5, 2004
4:04 am
Hello Frank, I moved my lathe by myself. Off the truck and onto the yard trailer covered with a piece of 3/4" ply on top. Didn't want it going all the way to...
108 kmcmachineworks Send Email Feb 9, 2004
6:54 pm
Any Idea how long of a waiting list there is on this lathe?? KMc ... the ... lifted...
109 largescalerr Send Email Feb 9, 2004
9:42 pm
Newbe here - if they'll indulge me I've got a couple of misc. questions on the 8x14 for current owners out there - Spindle - I know at one time I found...
110 n1ych Send Email Feb 9, 2004
9:43 pm
Hello Everyone. Just received my new X3 mill last week... Man this thing is SWEEEEET! Anyway I had to remove the column in order to move it into the...
111 n1ych Send Email Feb 10, 2004
10:26 pm
Can anyone recommend a nice size vise for the X3? Thanks! Bob...
112 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 11, 2004
3:12 am
Tim, The spindle and chuck flange is all one piece. I would imagine an adapter plate would have to be machined for an aftermarket chuck. I think the stock...
113 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 11, 2004
3:23 am
Bob, You may have already done this but what I would do is tighten the column bolts in sequence. RF-LR-RR-LF, just snug first, then a little at a time each...
114 mineralman55 Send Email Feb 11, 2004
2:55 pm
... I have a 3" screwless from LMS (~$50). It works quite nicely but you'll have to machine two small clamp blocks to hold it down. Chris at LMS has some plans...
115 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 17, 2004
5:05 am
Hello All, I have downloaded 4 pictures of my mod to the X3 Z Axis. I have never been happy with the stiffness of the Z axis operation. Sometimes having to use...
116 mineralman55 Send Email Feb 17, 2004
7:30 pm
Folks, I originally was on this list via a different name, but my email kept bouncing (d&*n company firewall), so I'm back with a different name. I purchased...
117 n1ych Send Email Feb 17, 2004
9:18 pm
... Bill, Thanks for the info... I just received my x3. I tore it down, cleaned and lubed it and its now back together. My z axis is also very stiff. Some...
118 n1ych Send Email Feb 17, 2004
9:19 pm
... Bill, Thanks for the info... I just received my x3. I tore it down, cleaned and lubed it and its now back together. My z axis is also very stiff. Some...
119 n1ych Send Email Feb 17, 2004
9:20 pm
Sorry for the double post! :-O Bob ... your ... or ... head ... are ... the ... operation ... and ... plate ... 1/2" ... the...
120 Mike Eorgoff
mikeeorgoff Send Email
Feb 17, 2004
10:48 pm
This is how I went about removing the head of the X3 mill. I left the motor on. WARNING: The HEAD all together WEIGHS approximately 100 LBS. You do not want...
121 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 17, 2004
11:25 pm
Hello Bob B., Congrats on the new arrival Bob. The head has a tapered gib. There is a screw on top of the dovetail plate at the top of the gib. The gib should...
122 Berg, Bob
n1ych Send Email
Feb 17, 2004
11:33 pm
Bill, Thanks a lot...that is a BIG HELP. I didn't realize that the gib was tapered, I "thought" that screw just held it in place! I will check that first to...
123 Bill Wilkins
wd8jwj Send Email
Feb 18, 2004
1:39 am
Bob, I cleaned mine up while I had the mill laid over. Used the column for a flat plate and 280 W/D with WD 40. I had to do some work to my dovetail plate...
124 cooltool49 Send Email Feb 19, 2004
4:45 am
Greetings folks. I'm sitting up here in Anchorage trying very hard to convince myself that the 8x14 will be my next "toy". I, too, have read everything I can...
125 metalmill52 Send Email Feb 20, 2004
1:56 am
Jerry, Welcome to the group! You'll be pleased with the 8x14. I finally have been able to work some more on my little rotary table project (see photos page),...
126 uptoolateman Send Email Feb 20, 2004
6:50 am
I'm fairly new to this list and finally came up with the funds for a bigger mill and lathe (currently own Sherline equip). My X3 showed up yesterday so I've...
127 x86ricer Send Email Feb 21, 2004
6:23 pm
Group for users of the Grizzly G0516 and Sieg M2 Combo Lathe With Milling Attachment. Discussions about modifications to the machine and projects completed...
129 cooltool49 Send Email Feb 22, 2004
2:32 am
Sorry about the "no body" message I just posted -- don't know what I did wrong. I am in need of advice/assistance. I desire to purchase a small lathe to start...
130 mineralman55 Send Email Feb 27, 2004
2:09 pm
Folks, For someone with the 8x14, if you mounted a Silver&Deming 1/2 inch shank drill bit into a tailstock chuck (flute length is ~3 1/8 inch), what is the...
131 kendall
merc2dogs Send Email
Feb 27, 2004
2:17 pm
... stores up here has the Jet 9x20 for $1100. ... snipped of course. In your situation I would pick up the 9x20, if it could be taken home that day, my...
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