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- belt dressing, the can in the drawer from the previous guy
Tightened the motor mount. The slip stopped. The can stays in the drawer as a relic. Thanks for the short version.
- belt dressing, the can in the drawer from the previous guy
The belt slips for a second when I start a heavier cut. There's a can of belt dressing in the drawer that came with the 9 inch. The label i…
- compound swivel is stiff until it isn't, then it's loose
New nut. Snugged in a star, which I had to look up and then felt obvious. It stays where I put it. Hurry is expensive. That's the note.
- compound swivel is stiff until it isn't, then it's loose
The compound base on the 9 inch either won't swing or it swings and won't stay. The nuts under the flange are the kind you round off if you…
- file in the lathe, I know, I'm still asking
Took the cut. It's on size and still round. The file stays a file. I did want the other answer. Thanks for not giving it to me.
- file in the lathe, I know, I'm still asking
A thread I read said never file in the lathe. Another said a fine file is how you kiss off a tenth. I have a safe-edge file and a 9 inch an…
- gib on the cross slide, I tightened it until it lied
There was a chip under the gib. I would like to say I noticed it first. I didn't. Tight spot is gone. A little play is back and the ridge i…
- gib on the cross slide, I tightened it until it lied
There was play in the cross slide. I tightened the gib screws until the play stopped. Now the handle has a tight spot halfway through the t…
- five thou a side and it still squeals
There was a heel. I stoned it off. Deeper pass, curl instead of dust, the squeal dropped to a normal lathe noise. I'm choosing to believe t…
- five thou a side and it still squeals
9 inch, mild, HSS I ground last week with an actual relief this time. DOC about 0.005, rpm somewhere in the middle of the pulleys. Long squ…
- quiet lathe in a rental, is that a real request
The 9 inch is in a house with neighbors on both sides. I can run it in the daytime. I cannot run it like a job shop. Is there a sane speed…
- leveling a 9A on a wood floor
Digging this up. Sorry. 9A on 2x12s, I did the diagonal like Dave said in the update. It still creeps a little in January. Is that just the…