22-12-2012, 09:51 AM
Hi,
I hope you enjoyed your bacon buttie David; a good way to start the day.
Very well done in reducing the run out of your Lorch chuck. You've demonstrated restraint as it is so easy for a novice to make matters much worse.
I think your Lorch lathe is only suffering from fair wear and tear over it's long life; when I saw it the Lorch looked grubby but didn't appear to be abused; your excellent clean up though has made it a very desirable lathe.
The DTI has paid for itself on this job alone and if you get some time I'm sure you could get the chuck to run perfectly true although you might find accuracy varies depending on what diameter work is gripped due to uneven wear on the scroll.
Another useful item is your ultrasonic bath for cleaning components; like the DTI the bath won't be used a lot but when it is needed it is needed badly.
Like you David I'm Imperial at least my DTI's; micrometers and lathe lead-screws are. My 6" digital vernier caliper is useful in that at a press of a button it reads both Imperial and Metric. This caliper only cost around £15 and is so convenient to use.
The Lorch is a very useful bit of kit; not taking up a lot of space but capable of producing many small turned components we find we are always in need of and which cannot be bought over the counter. As you will have already noticed David the lathe tooling can end up costing more than the lathe as you become ever more involved in lathe work. I notice whilst with you at Rufforth you enjoy buying bar stock for use in the lathe; it becomes an addiction because I too buy odd lumps of metal that always come in handy when least expected; Rufforth gives us the chance of stocking up without breaking the bank.
Thanks for adding this interesting thread David and for the pictures.
Kind regards, Col.
I hope you enjoyed your bacon buttie David; a good way to start the day.
Very well done in reducing the run out of your Lorch chuck. You've demonstrated restraint as it is so easy for a novice to make matters much worse.
I think your Lorch lathe is only suffering from fair wear and tear over it's long life; when I saw it the Lorch looked grubby but didn't appear to be abused; your excellent clean up though has made it a very desirable lathe.
The DTI has paid for itself on this job alone and if you get some time I'm sure you could get the chuck to run perfectly true although you might find accuracy varies depending on what diameter work is gripped due to uneven wear on the scroll.
Another useful item is your ultrasonic bath for cleaning components; like the DTI the bath won't be used a lot but when it is needed it is needed badly.
Like you David I'm Imperial at least my DTI's; micrometers and lathe lead-screws are. My 6" digital vernier caliper is useful in that at a press of a button it reads both Imperial and Metric. This caliper only cost around £15 and is so convenient to use.
The Lorch is a very useful bit of kit; not taking up a lot of space but capable of producing many small turned components we find we are always in need of and which cannot be bought over the counter. As you will have already noticed David the lathe tooling can end up costing more than the lathe as you become ever more involved in lathe work. I notice whilst with you at Rufforth you enjoy buying bar stock for use in the lathe; it becomes an addiction because I too buy odd lumps of metal that always come in handy when least expected; Rufforth gives us the chance of stocking up without breaking the bank.
Thanks for adding this interesting thread David and for the pictures.
Kind regards, Col.
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