My Grizzly GO765

[Sitting on Blocks Racing]

I guess I haven't updated this in a while. Going to have to take some picture.

Here's it's new home since moving into my new 30x30 shop


New steam engine I completed

 

[Sitting on Blocks Racing]

Some additions



Extended cross slide with thrust bearing


Spindle Indexer


Spring loaded pin



Expanding Mandrel

 

[jsh]

Thanks for the up date. Makes me really antsy to get moving on mine. I will have one before summer is over!
I am a fall/winter person. To much gets in the way of fishing and other interest in the summer. Grass mowing etc. I am of the mind I would rather scoop snow than mow grass lol.
Jeff

 

[Takingblame]

Some additions



Extended cross slide with thrust bearing


Spindle Indexer


Spring loaded pin



Expanding Mandrel

Genius!!! I have been looking for a dedicated index / dividing plate, was actually gonna make one from AI, but your solution is simple and effective. I am assuming that it is a little limited on options for indexing, but none the less a great solution for a tool that would only be used an handful of times. I will be making one of these this weekend.
Cheers

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[Sitting on Blocks Racing]

I'm not sure my ideas are original. I tend to look at internet images and build stuff on the fly to fit what I have.

 

[Dustin_Housel]

Did you have any issues with vibration with your 5" chuck? Is your lathe bolted to the table?

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[Sitting on Blocks Racing]

No issues at all. i have it bolted to 2 pieces of 1x1 tubing maybe 11 " long. But those aren't bolted to the work table. i got a good deal on a 6" 4 jaw but it might be too big for the lathe.

 

[Dustin_Housel]

No issues at all. i have it bolted to 2 pieces of 1x1 tubing maybe 11 " long. But those aren't bolted to the work table. i got a good deal on a 6" 4 jaw but it might be too big for the lathe.

While waiting on the new pulley I broke I bolted it down to some angle. I screwed the plastic end back on to test. Huge difference. Rock solid. Thanks for the info! Vibrations dampened greatly. I'm going to try and do the old indicate and hammer the high spots down before I do the final tighten on the chuck. Last resort I may face the boss off the backplate and cut a new one that is a slight interference fit.

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[Jim Mass]

Hi,

Cool stuff! The DRO mod is pretty interesting. How well does it work? for instance if you traverse the saddle 3" according to the DRO and make a groove or shoulder or something, how close does that feature actually measure? Same question for the cross slide - can you trust it when turning down diameters? To what accuracy?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Sitting on Blocks Racing]

The traverse is pretty accurate. The crossslide is close enough for what i use it for. There's a little variance due to some flex in the rear DRO mount (.001-002). I just make sure to take a couple of measurements as I get down to final diameter and reset my reference point.