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You look at your lathe tailstock- 50+ years has rendered the scale markings next to useless, with the most used section (the front) unreadable and the rear section only just visible.
What do you do to renew them??
1- machine a shallow groove in the ram (this should be possible because a previous owner has filed marks in the ram, so it's not dead hard) and then embed a trimmed down section of steel rule in the ram?
2-removing the ram and reengraving measurements on the ram?
3- mount an external pointer (or even a digital scale)?
4- take the quill out and mill a shallow slot that will allow you to glue in a steel rule?
5- pull the quill, put a blank arbor in it and chuck it in the lathe. Put a sleeve over the screw that lets it go half way into the quill, and put it in a steady. Use your carriage to mark it where you want. Roll the chuck by hand to make the marks?
6- remark it yourself by either using a flycutter on the mill or a shaper to get very accurate marks, then either take it to the engravers or simply use a stamp set to carefully mark it?
7- buy a Black paint stick and rub it on the scale. Wipe off with a rag all the black in the grooves will stay?
8- mount a Digital Read Out on your tailstock- like this http://www.mrrace.com/Mini_Lathe_DROs/ ?
What would YOU do?
Thanks,
Nelson
What do you do to renew them??
1- machine a shallow groove in the ram (this should be possible because a previous owner has filed marks in the ram, so it's not dead hard) and then embed a trimmed down section of steel rule in the ram?
2-removing the ram and reengraving measurements on the ram?
3- mount an external pointer (or even a digital scale)?
4- take the quill out and mill a shallow slot that will allow you to glue in a steel rule?
5- pull the quill, put a blank arbor in it and chuck it in the lathe. Put a sleeve over the screw that lets it go half way into the quill, and put it in a steady. Use your carriage to mark it where you want. Roll the chuck by hand to make the marks?
6- remark it yourself by either using a flycutter on the mill or a shaper to get very accurate marks, then either take it to the engravers or simply use a stamp set to carefully mark it?
7- buy a Black paint stick and rub it on the scale. Wipe off with a rag all the black in the grooves will stay?
8- mount a Digital Read Out on your tailstock- like this http://www.mrrace.com/Mini_Lathe_DROs/ ?
What would YOU do?
Thanks,
Nelson