14-12-2011, 03:36 PM
Thanks for posting the interesting update Colin - things are beginning to take shape!
You sound as though you've dropped lucky with the two firms you've dealt with for the leather honing belt and buffing compond.
The steady does look a bit sorry for itself, but at least it does the job. I can't fathom out why lathes get so abused by supposedly 'skilled' people. I've often seen teeth missing from gears where it's obvious that someone has jammed a bar between the teeth to stop the headstock from moving, then used a hammer to remove a chuck, with predicatavble results. You can bet your life that anyone who'd do that didn't own the lathe personally.
You sound as though you've dropped lucky with the two firms you've dealt with for the leather honing belt and buffing compond.
The steady does look a bit sorry for itself, but at least it does the job. I can't fathom out why lathes get so abused by supposedly 'skilled' people. I've often seen teeth missing from gears where it's obvious that someone has jammed a bar between the teeth to stop the headstock from moving, then used a hammer to remove a chuck, with predicatavble results. You can bet your life that anyone who'd do that didn't own the lathe personally.
Regards, David.
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'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
