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POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?
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My initial hope was that I could bore the recess to be a very close fit, but this plan was stymied by the fact that the body of the indicator is not particularly round. ( curses, foiled again! ). At the moment I have opted for a simple o-ring on the stem which is holding the indicator tightly in place. Seems to be working just fine.
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So in the process of breaking things, something really did get accomplished.
The DRO scales are now back on the old sheldon lathe. Still need to dial indicate the cross feed scale square, but it's mounted. Decided to mount the scale cantilevered past the carriage. This old lathe has such a short tailstock stroke, with the scale mounted in the previous position it was always in the way.
So, the new solution was to mount a 1.5x1.5x1/4 wall square tube using some existing holes. That was used to mount some aluminum angle with a plate welded on to support the scale. (Them inside corner TIG welds are always fun!). The mount was machined square and bolted to the square tube. A small angle bracket was used to attach the read head to the way cover using existing holes again. Now it's out of the way. And the wires hang free. I'm curious if heavy cutting will cause anything to vibrate. I can tap the way cover and sometimes see the tenths digit jump during the tap. Was really glad to get all this mounted without any extra holes in the machine itself.
Getting closer to putting this old thing back to work!
The DRO scales are now back on the old sheldon lathe. Still need to dial indicate the cross feed scale square, but it's mounted. Decided to mount the scale cantilevered past the carriage. This old lathe has such a short tailstock stroke, with the scale mounted in the previous position it was always in the way.
So, the new solution was to mount a 1.5x1.5x1/4 wall square tube using some existing holes. That was used to mount some aluminum angle with a plate welded on to support the scale. (Them inside corner TIG welds are always fun!). The mount was machined square and bolted to the square tube. A small angle bracket was used to attach the read head to the way cover using existing holes again. Now it's out of the way. And the wires hang free. I'm curious if heavy cutting will cause anything to vibrate. I can tap the way cover and sometimes see the tenths digit jump during the tap. Was really glad to get all this mounted without any extra holes in the machine itself.
Getting closer to putting this old thing back to work!
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I had to do some refurbishing on my shady eBay Dynasty 280DX. The doghouse was the wrong shade of WTF for me, so I fixed it with a more classic shade of blue and some 1970's decals for retro class.
And we had to pause for a family photo. Everybody say argon!
And we had to pause for a family photo. Everybody say argon!
No doubt that one has been to the gym! Looks good Mike
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Thanks. It's been rubbed on a little. Bored, stroked, cross bolted mains, hyd roller cam, ported heads, etc., backed by a five speed Tremek. Should get down the road in a satisfactory manor. Mike