Hi Guys
Most of U will say this is indeed a dumb question.
Nevertheless we have to get it out and over with, if we want to improve the final quality of our work.
We have this quite accurate 14 x 40 heavy duty import Lathe on which we just cannot seem to slow down the auto Y AXIS SADDLE/APRON FEED RATE towards the chuck to acquire a nice SUPER SMOOTH FINISH. Having seen a short video of an EMCO V10P in action, which a friend wants to sell, we were blown away by the absolutely dead slow even AUTO FEED that machine had to take a finish cut. It was classy.
We have attached pics of the CONTROLS of our LATHE which shows the LEADSCREW ENGAGEMENT LEVER at the lower most. Having tried most of the positions on both the Red right and Blue left, we just cannot seem to slow down the LEADSCREW to achieve this speed reduction.
Are we doing everything wrong ???
Is there something we need to do with the other LEVERS ???
Is this not possible on this TYPE or MODEL of machine ???
It seems illogical for the LEADSCREW to turn at any slower speed than set by the governing SPEED CONTROLS at the upper most !!!
We are confident there are many of U more experienced with these mechanical oddities out there who would be able to throw more light in our state of darkness.
Your esteemed input would be immensely appreciated.
We thank U in advance.
Kindest regards
aRM
Most of U will say this is indeed a dumb question.
Nevertheless we have to get it out and over with, if we want to improve the final quality of our work.
We have this quite accurate 14 x 40 heavy duty import Lathe on which we just cannot seem to slow down the auto Y AXIS SADDLE/APRON FEED RATE towards the chuck to acquire a nice SUPER SMOOTH FINISH. Having seen a short video of an EMCO V10P in action, which a friend wants to sell, we were blown away by the absolutely dead slow even AUTO FEED that machine had to take a finish cut. It was classy.
We have attached pics of the CONTROLS of our LATHE which shows the LEADSCREW ENGAGEMENT LEVER at the lower most. Having tried most of the positions on both the Red right and Blue left, we just cannot seem to slow down the LEADSCREW to achieve this speed reduction.
Are we doing everything wrong ???
Is there something we need to do with the other LEVERS ???
Is this not possible on this TYPE or MODEL of machine ???
It seems illogical for the LEADSCREW to turn at any slower speed than set by the governing SPEED CONTROLS at the upper most !!!
We are confident there are many of U more experienced with these mechanical oddities out there who would be able to throw more light in our state of darkness.
Your esteemed input would be immensely appreciated.
We thank U in advance.
Kindest regards
aRM