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Hi there, I am trying to build an adaptor for my Van Norman 12.
I had never tried some thing of this level of precision, and right now I am getting bad results, I am running over an issue that I just don't get.
My idea is to turn a 3/4 rod and then mount over this a er32 to mt2 adapter, and then mount my prevoiusly made adapter over the mt2 in order to correct the taper with the toolpost grinder.
Well I did a try and the result was not that good, I got a runout of 1 mil near to the mill spindle, wich worsens on the tool.
At this point I had always asumed that a fresh turned rod over the chuck turns truth, but I was unable to find the source of runout so I did a check of my lathes.
I have a 10 inch taiwan made lathe and a standard modern 13 inch series 2000 utilathe
Well, that's what I don't undestand: a fresh turned rod that still mounted in the chuck runs out about 0.02mm or 0.8 mils, it seems to be a little better on the taiwan lathe, but when I check my cut with micrometer, it seems to be perfectly round, under a tenth of mil.
I have tried different combinations of materials, cutting tools, chucks, preload of spindle bearings and checked the spindle runout, everything looks normal but I get allways the same result
Some hint?
I had never tried some thing of this level of precision, and right now I am getting bad results, I am running over an issue that I just don't get.
My idea is to turn a 3/4 rod and then mount over this a er32 to mt2 adapter, and then mount my prevoiusly made adapter over the mt2 in order to correct the taper with the toolpost grinder.
Well I did a try and the result was not that good, I got a runout of 1 mil near to the mill spindle, wich worsens on the tool.
At this point I had always asumed that a fresh turned rod over the chuck turns truth, but I was unable to find the source of runout so I did a check of my lathes.
I have a 10 inch taiwan made lathe and a standard modern 13 inch series 2000 utilathe
Well, that's what I don't undestand: a fresh turned rod that still mounted in the chuck runs out about 0.02mm or 0.8 mils, it seems to be a little better on the taiwan lathe, but when I check my cut with micrometer, it seems to be perfectly round, under a tenth of mil.
I have tried different combinations of materials, cutting tools, chucks, preload of spindle bearings and checked the spindle runout, everything looks normal but I get allways the same result
Some hint?