Glad to help out, this realization was pretty embarassing - especially as long as I've been tinkering with this hobby! As soon as I finish up a flooring...
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whispers [HM]
whispers007spy
Jan 1, 2010 4:31 pm
What is the Mike "uptoolateman" approach? Id like to see how you MOUNT the scales myself.. I too have an 8x12/14 lathe..and was always concerned about the...
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davesmith1800
Jan 1, 2010 7:23 pm
You can access this file at the URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbendmanual/files/1Calendar2010.pdf ...
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metalmill52
Jan 2, 2010 5:06 pm
Look in the Photo Album called "Mike's Pictures." He has some very cool mods to his 8 x 14. Mike is still an active member of this group and I'm very glad he...
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klondike1944
Jan 6, 2010 6:52 pm
Just this morning the cashier at our Harbor Freight told me that HF will stop the coupons effective Jan 31. To qualify for discounts one must be an Inside...
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 7, 2010 5:12 pm
Posted some photos of my 8x14 lathe with a faux camlock spindle. The spindle is a spare part from a SEIG C6 lathe. It is the same spindle design used on the...
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csasmith
lathesmith
Jan 7, 2010 6:37 pm
Nice work Teri, I believe that is definitely an improvement over the flange arrangement. Quick chuck changes were one of the things I had in mind when I made a...
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klondike1944
Jan 7, 2010 7:45 pm
Called HF customer service and spoke with 'Paul'. Paul confirmed that coupons would not be honored after Jan 31 (including the ones with future expiration...
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 7, 2010 8:41 pm
Chris, Your mod was the inspiration for mine, except I'm a whole lot lazier! It also gave me a good excuse to put in some SKF bearings, but to be totally...
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tlfamm
Jan 7, 2010 9:07 pm
... Teri, a couple questions: 1. Where did you obtain the C6 spindle? 2. Were any mods to your chuck backplates necessary?...
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 7, 2010 10:07 pm
The spindle is from the Grizzly spare parts department, they sell C6's with a X2 head attached, if you go to their site you will see it under their lathe...
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Richard Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Jan 8, 2010 2:26 am
Hi Teri, When I saw your post I took 'camlock' as D1-4 or maybe D1-3 and got all excited and ran to the Grizzly site. The machine this is from is the G0516,...
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 8, 2010 2:51 am
Yes, all you do is loosen the nuts then rotate the black disk, the chucks just slide on and off. Due to the fact an actual cam is not involved it's "faux";...
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tlfamm
Jan 8, 2010 3:31 am
I noticed today that Lathemaster is out of both models of Mill, and the 8x20 lathe. Anybody familiar with Lathemaster's stocking patterns? When is a new...
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tlfamm
Jan 8, 2010 3:31 am
Sounds like a _lot_ of work - but you are obviously happy with the result. In round numbers, what does a C6 spindle cost?...
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metalmill52
Jan 8, 2010 3:37 am
Teri, Cool mod! Please do keep us posted on how you like it in practice. What was the brand and model number of the bearings you used, please? Bill C....
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 8, 2010 2:43 pm
It used to take me about 15 minutes to change chucks with the socket head cap screws, it was something I really avoided at all costs, it wasn't just the time,...
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 8, 2010 2:46 pm
Lathemaster gets pretty regular shipments. I think he may have scaled back a little on stock due to the poor ecomomy. If you give him a call I'm sure he'll...
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csasmith
lathesmith
Jan 8, 2010 6:16 pm
Teri, Yes, a 1" spindle bore does make these machines a whole lot more useful, at least for the stuff that I occasionally work on. My reworked spindle with the...
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Stephen Shyvers
sshyvers
Jan 8, 2010 9:57 pm
Teri, Thank you for posting all the info. It provides a lot of insight about how to deal with 8x14 headstock maintenance. May I ask some questions? When you...
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Teri B
terinow55
Jan 8, 2010 11:01 pm
What I'm doing with a dial indicator is just zeroing it out on the spindle flange and after the spindle nuts are tightened and giving the spindle a light tap...
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Stephen Shyvers
sshyvers
Jan 9, 2010 12:08 am
Teri, Thank you. Steve  ________________________________ From: Teri B <terinow55@...> To: lathemaster@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, January 8, 2010...
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Stephen Castello
a_b5_fan
Jan 9, 2010 1:40 am
On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:19:00 -0000, "tlfamm" <tlfamm@...> had a ... I believe this is the correct parts list: ...
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Stephen Shyvers
sshyvers
Jan 10, 2010 8:11 pm
All, I am in the process (still) of setting up and learning about my new 8x14. When running at 210 rpm there was a repeating pattern of knocking sounds that...
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Stephen Castello
a_b5_fan
Jan 10, 2010 9:09 pm
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:11:21 -0800 (PST), Stephen Shyvers ... It on my 8x12, it's a spacer needed to align the bottom gear. For some threading setups, it is...
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Tom
tsmith35x
Jan 11, 2010 1:14 am
Does it look like the one shown at the bottom of this page? http://www.cnccookbook.com/MTLatheSteppers.htm I'd be inclined to try a stepped ring first to avoid...
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Stephen Shyvers
sshyvers
Jan 11, 2010 1:56 am
Tom, Thank you for the reply. The ring looks like the dark ring right behind the key in the photo captioned "Mounting Plate Will Attach to Banjo Mounting...
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Stephen Shyvers
sshyvers
Jan 11, 2010 2:08 am
Stephen, Please see Tom's reply to me. He sent a link to a photo that shows the ring I'm talking about. It's only about 1/8" thick. It's a different part than...
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Stephen Castello
a_b5_fan
Jan 11, 2010 2:20 am
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:08:09 -0800 (PST), Stephen Shyvers ... I never noticed that ring. I'll have to take a look next time I'm changing the gears. -- Stephen...
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kearmike
Jan 16, 2010 6:18 pm
Hi all. Got a note from Bob at Lathemaster that my new 9x30 should be arriving at a local terminal by end of this week. I figure I'll have them fork it into...
