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- Apr 11, 2014
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My first machined creations after immediately getting the Rutland model F2639 GH Tawainese Lathe wired up and working correctly! WOOO HOOOOO!!!!
i was in despair and overwhelmed when the control box was smashed and motor wiring ripped out during the transport home after just acquiring it as my first lathe.
I was very lucky that the motor is still heathy after previous six months of wiring attempts result only in angry 60 cyle moans of grief and plumes of white smoke released from the motor windings!
This lathe was next to impossible to find docs for and I had to fifure it out through other taiwan lathe brands. Immediately i was spinning stock and flipping chips as I experimented with several cutters and the quickchange toolhead. I broke two cutters until i figured out that ya gotta pay attention to keeping the cutter centered to the axis of the workpiece and also turning in the right direction. This aluminum was very "gooey" but increasing the spindle spead seemed to actually smooth my cuts and produced a smoother surface. It seems that some cutter cut from one direction and others the other direction of the spindle rotation? What is the best way to part or cut your stock from the chuck? I ended up cutting or parting it with a sawzaw. Also howvisvthe best way to keep from marring the surface in the jaws of the chuck? How can you best sharpen a cutter to make a smooth flat cut?
i was in despair and overwhelmed when the control box was smashed and motor wiring ripped out during the transport home after just acquiring it as my first lathe.
I was very lucky that the motor is still heathy after previous six months of wiring attempts result only in angry 60 cyle moans of grief and plumes of white smoke released from the motor windings!
This lathe was next to impossible to find docs for and I had to fifure it out through other taiwan lathe brands. Immediately i was spinning stock and flipping chips as I experimented with several cutters and the quickchange toolhead. I broke two cutters until i figured out that ya gotta pay attention to keeping the cutter centered to the axis of the workpiece and also turning in the right direction. This aluminum was very "gooey" but increasing the spindle spead seemed to actually smooth my cuts and produced a smoother surface. It seems that some cutter cut from one direction and others the other direction of the spindle rotation? What is the best way to part or cut your stock from the chuck? I ended up cutting or parting it with a sawzaw. Also howvisvthe best way to keep from marring the surface in the jaws of the chuck? How can you best sharpen a cutter to make a smooth flat cut?