I am becoming more familiar with my logan 820 and wanted to ask if the differences in run out that I'm getting is acceptable for this lathe.
I completely disassembled the lathe, cleaned it and reassembled it. There are no broken gears and I've leveled it but not with a machinists level.
I put a piece of approximately 1" round ten inches in length in the chuck and I miked the rod at each one inch mark and got a consistent 9.706 + - .002. for the 10 inches
I also used a live center in the tail stock so the rod was supported at both ends.
I turned .020 and then a finish cut of .003 then measured the diameter of the rod in 1 inch increments from headstock to tailstock with the micrometer.
Results were .930,.929 .928, .927, .926, .924, .922, .924, .923 .923.
So, over 10 inches the taper is .007 or .0007 per inch. Is this acceptable to hobby machining for a lathe made in 1947? Is this flex of the work?
I have also aligned the headstock to tailstock with a rotary dial indicator to + - .0005.
Can this run out be improved by leveling the lathe with a machinists level?
Thanks!
I completely disassembled the lathe, cleaned it and reassembled it. There are no broken gears and I've leveled it but not with a machinists level.
I put a piece of approximately 1" round ten inches in length in the chuck and I miked the rod at each one inch mark and got a consistent 9.706 + - .002. for the 10 inches
I also used a live center in the tail stock so the rod was supported at both ends.
I turned .020 and then a finish cut of .003 then measured the diameter of the rod in 1 inch increments from headstock to tailstock with the micrometer.
Results were .930,.929 .928, .927, .926, .924, .922, .924, .923 .923.
So, over 10 inches the taper is .007 or .0007 per inch. Is this acceptable to hobby machining for a lathe made in 1947? Is this flex of the work?
I have also aligned the headstock to tailstock with a rotary dial indicator to + - .0005.
Can this run out be improved by leveling the lathe with a machinists level?
Thanks!