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« Reply #360 on: July 11, 2019, 11:21:54 PM » |
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« Reply #361 on: July 12, 2019, 02:58:25 PM » |
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« Reply #362 on: July 12, 2019, 02:59:23 PM » |
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« Reply #363 on: July 14, 2019, 10:33:48 PM » |
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I know, I've got the mankiest lathe ever, perhaps thats fitting.
Thanks again Andy.
For anyone interested, the one from last pic is the fixed steady, needed to rough out the shaft, taking the wobble out of it (should have trued it up a bit closer first I know).
The last pic is using the travelling steady, behind the cutting tool. Worked a treat.
Since this bike is now sold, I guess this is the last post.
Once the vmax is home I'll post something up.
Cheers all.
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« Reply #364 on: July 14, 2019, 11:00:30 PM » |
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I wish I could use a lathe. Watched them many times, but never learnt the art.
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« Reply #365 on: July 19, 2019, 06:53:29 AM » |
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I once went to evening classes just to use their big lathe so I could turn down the half shafts and wishbones on a jag rear end 😅..few years later I purchased lots of tools from machine mart..including a lathe but I only used it a few times, sold it 2 years ago..typically now I regret it 😥
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« Reply #366 on: July 19, 2019, 01:30:00 PM » |
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yep, the one thing I miss about work, the lathe, the mill, the huge AC/DC Tig welder. I know its three things. Actually I miss the metal skip too, often found what I needed in the skip  |
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« Reply #367 on: July 19, 2019, 02:43:31 PM » |
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I love the smell of machine shops -hot metal & oil.
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« Reply #368 on: July 19, 2019, 03:15:37 PM » |
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So does my missus ooh er? |
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« Reply #369 on: July 19, 2019, 05:41:21 PM » |
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I rather think one would struggle to "true up" that shaft using a 3 Jaw chuck!  ....Morrag |
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« Reply #370 on: July 21, 2019, 11:20:31 PM » |
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Well now, what I probably should have typed (but I thought it, so that was ok wasn't it?), was that the "truing it up" I typed was to be using a small press and some v blocks - sorry, must be more specific, or at least type what I'm thinking.
I'm still not sure that would have allowed me to just go straight to the travelling steady though? Maybe doing it properly with a 4 jaw or between centres would have helped, but I only have a 3 and 4 jaw, no mandrel etc.
The shaft was an old metro driveshaft and had a bit of a bend in it....
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