Hello again everyone. I have been playing around with my recently acquired (used) G0768 and find that I cannot get any kind of decent surface finish on aluminum or steel regardless of feeds or speeds. By this I mean the surface of the work piece ends up looking like a finely threaded surface - not smooth at all despite traversing the compound VERY slowly. My uneducated suspicion is that the compound slide assembly/carriage is probably not rigid enough although I can imagine that a loose spindle could also be a potential problem area, but that seems good with no apparent play. Mmy suspicion is with the carriage assembly/slide assembly. Is there any good way to trouble shoot this before I simply start disassembling things? I have worked with tightening gibs and cross slide lead screw nuts but I end up with slides too stiff to operate when I attempt this. I have not found anything on-line to guide me on this model. Any suggestions?
As an aside, the tail stock operation was really stiff and "non-friendly" so I tore it apart and found the quill was very slightly bent. Bought a replacement, put it all back together, and it works like butter. So it seems like there is potential for the rest of the machine. Please let me know if my expectations are too high for this machine.
Thanks for any input!
Terry
As an aside, the tail stock operation was really stiff and "non-friendly" so I tore it apart and found the quill was very slightly bent. Bought a replacement, put it all back together, and it works like butter. So it seems like there is potential for the rest of the machine. Please let me know if my expectations are too high for this machine.
Thanks for any input!
Terry