leveling

  1. jareese

    Lathe Leveling feet

    I've been working on leveling my lathe as I wait for replacement parts. My garage floor is horrible, especially RIGHT where I have my lathe of course. I have the orange cast iron feet epoxied to 1/2" by 3" flat square steel for risers. I'm needing a little more height on some, or a better way...
  2. X

    My PM-1640TL lathe, also known as TL-1640

    This thread is about my PM-1640TL also known as TL-1640 which I received in August, 2021. I had placed the order at PrecisionMatthews.com only weeks earlier. It was ordered with DRO and the taper unit installed. I was posting to the thread "PM-1660TL" which was started by @erikmannie in June...
  3. D

    how to level south bend 9

    The lathe is a a late 1945 South Bend 9a. It has an under motor mount. After much back and forth the lathe is installed on a new table. It is a tool room model with a free floating foot. In other words the bed is supported by 4 bolts to the casting near the head and the foot is supported by a...
  4. cascao

    Lathe. Alignment and wear evaluation

    My essay about setting up a lathe, levelling and checking against wear. [turn english subtitles on]
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