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hi,
I have a 9" SB lathe. I've been making some little items trying to teach myself the in's and out's of lathe work. When I originally set up my lathe I had the compound and cross feed gibs adjusted to what I thought was perfection. Everything moved smoothly and without any play. Now that I've been using the lathe I've noticed the gib screws are coming loose as I work. 3 times now while working I noticed some play and had to tighten the gib screws. The first time I figured i would have to make some adjustments as I first starting using the machine but now it's just keeps happening. Is this a common problem? Is there a good solution? Does this mean I'm doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance
I have a 9" SB lathe. I've been making some little items trying to teach myself the in's and out's of lathe work. When I originally set up my lathe I had the compound and cross feed gibs adjusted to what I thought was perfection. Everything moved smoothly and without any play. Now that I've been using the lathe I've noticed the gib screws are coming loose as I work. 3 times now while working I noticed some play and had to tighten the gib screws. The first time I figured i would have to make some adjustments as I first starting using the machine but now it's just keeps happening. Is this a common problem? Is there a good solution? Does this mean I'm doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance