Hi Keith, BLeonard here. I do enjoy the LeBlond Lathe Restoration. I have a 14 inch LeBlond H D and I remember leveling it. In the manual for the 12" & 14" Lathe on page 6 it states "The rear flatway is 1/16" higher than the front flat way on 12" & 14"". Keep up the good work. Bob
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
That is why I was not on the rear flatway - I was on the front flatway, which is at the same level as the one on the other side.
@yanwo2359
7 жыл бұрын
70 degrees in the shop. Must feel like Heaven!
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I am enjoying it while I can!
@johnstrange6799
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for leveling with us, Keith.
@jonmessenger2829
7 жыл бұрын
John Strange boo😀
@watsonm05
7 жыл бұрын
John Strange Yeah, it's wonderful that Keith is so levelheaded!
@Mishn0
7 жыл бұрын
you want to hear "level headed", go watch the episode where he snaps off the shaft on the reversing cam...All I can say is I'd have had a different selection of vocabulary involved!
@scottpecora371
5 жыл бұрын
As you were discussing distributing the weight of the lathe out and not on a single point reminded me of something my father told me. He was an airline pilot from 1946-1979. In the early years he told me how Douglas had to strengthen the floors in the DC6's in the isle and galleys because at the time those tiny little 1/2" heels, or smaller were all the rage with the stewardess's and some of the heavier ones were punching holes in the floors of the airplanes because all the person's weight was concentrated on that tiny little heel! A little piece of lost trivia.
@bishopsmall4418
7 жыл бұрын
keith, i just finished your blacksmith blower series, when i saw the times on the videos i was nervous so many videos of length are 60 pct useless information about the videographer rather then the work, in your case it was about the work and in such detail my midnight bathroom run and smoke break wound up being your whole series, and i wish some parts were even longer. great videos and thnk you for your detailed information. please keep making videos they are enjoyable not just watchable which makes a difference.
@hooter7003
7 жыл бұрын
Great to see you getting it done
@jeffwhite1979
7 жыл бұрын
The overall finish looks great Mr. Rucker
@Abom79
7 жыл бұрын
Those new lathe feet look great! I like the color the natural sunlight is pouring into the shop Keith...👍🏻
@Landrew0
7 жыл бұрын
I love that Keith always takes the time to keep his videos up to a high standard, no matter how busy he may be.
@piccilos
7 жыл бұрын
man, that is just a great looking machine now that its all cleaned up
@ecleveland1
7 жыл бұрын
Chasing the bubble, they should make it an Olympic game.
@andymandyandsheba4571
7 жыл бұрын
coming together nicely keith
@shawnstrode3825
7 жыл бұрын
First of all love that you put up Old Glory. Second, the attentiveness to detail used on the lathe is just as important on plainer.
@Patriot1776
7 жыл бұрын
Patient job Keith, but worth it. Watching you do that, reminded me of adjusting the pendulum on a grandfather clock. I was able to find out how much one complete turn of the bob nut on the pendulum sped up or slowed the clock down, so then of course I could sub-divide out how much to turn the nut when making adjustments. Took me about a month, checking once a week, but without the help of putting a degree wheel on the bob nut I got that grandfather clock to running as close to you can get when comparing to a quartz clock, +/- 3-5 seconds or so to the quartz clock, before you gotta start using a degree wheel on the bob nut to get any closer.
@injun-gman6216
7 жыл бұрын
Good to see the old girl again. Can't wait to see her first chips!
@RoelTyros
7 жыл бұрын
Hello Keith,Great video as always ! Greetings from Roel.
@FredMiller
7 жыл бұрын
Nicely done Keith. The longer the bed the more important it is to get and keep it level!
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Very ture!
@elidouek5438
7 жыл бұрын
It's finally out! I've been waiting for this since part 10! Although in all seriousness, this has been a great series Keith! Now I'm only 17, but one day I'm going to get a lathe and I'm gonna restore it!
@jusb1066
7 жыл бұрын
totally! start with something easier, i like to buy used tools and restore then, i also used to restore motorcycles, outboard engines, but never did any machine tools, i still ike doing it on a small scale, i like taking things apart, cleaning, fixing, painting and making them work just like new
@literoadie3502
7 жыл бұрын
I'm 17 too, and also into cycling, What a coincidence! You watch GCN?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Like others have said, start with something simple and work your way up to some of the more difficult machines. A drill press is a great first machine to restore - fairly simple to learn the basics on, and relatively cheap to buy one that needs restoration. And, you always need a drill press in the shop!
@MrPossumeyes
4 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, three years later, young fellas! Do what spins your wheels! Spin those buggers! - Girls too! Spin your wheels, girls! You know you can!
@jamesconner8275
7 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you have some time to get back to your other projects. Onward and upward...
@ianbutler1983
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Keith.
@bcbloc02
7 жыл бұрын
I level my lathe, then make test cuts and tweak the screws from there to get it cutting true. It is a bit time consuming but gives wonderful results. :-)
@jacquespoirier9071
7 жыл бұрын
I've done the same thing with my old lathe... the issue is that facing is not true and i had to chose between a true diameter and true facing probably that is due to wear on the bed and the cross slide
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
And I will be doing that as well - after I get the lathe running!
@Roca89
7 жыл бұрын
that lathe is looking awesome... better than new ! haha
@AmateurRedneckWorkshop
7 жыл бұрын
Good job of leveling. In the old house I had the whole garage to myself and I bolted my lathe to the floor and leveled it. I don't have much room here so my lathe is on wheels.
@olivier2553
7 жыл бұрын
I think that is This Old Tony who made a video explaining the importance of leveling recently.
@dixonqwerty
7 жыл бұрын
Looks great Keith. :) And a big thanks for the metric numbers as well!!
@johnbiggs7620
7 жыл бұрын
love that you have the American flag up on the wall there Keith
@elsdp-4560
7 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU...for sharing. Those leg extension came out really nice. Lathe looks nice.
@patchaonkasat3334
7 жыл бұрын
i love the way you say fine tune it goes to show precision starts right from the word go wow i look at the patience you showed even from the paint stripping very inspiring/useful to many an up and coming potential trades person
@joetiller1031
7 жыл бұрын
That is one sharp looking lathe Keith you did a great job on it.
@trespire
7 жыл бұрын
Important to adjust the force that each point applies. The correct force is related to the center of mass of the machine, on a lathe I would expect the head to be heavier. I always clean & lubricate the contact points & the thread, to get a better feel for the force on each screw. When I level break press machines, sometimes they need a readjustment after a week or so, I think it's because of stress release in the frame. If it's good steel it will eventually all straighten out.
@TheMetalButcher
7 жыл бұрын
Try a cordless drill driver on you tap for light tapping. Set the clutch, and little risk of breaking, even with a smaller tap.
@mejinks1978
7 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video!
@shawnmrfixitlee6478
7 жыл бұрын
Looking Good Keith .. Thumbs up !!
@russkepler
7 жыл бұрын
As others have said the lathe doesn't have to be 'level', it has to have the bed parallel to the spindle axis. The reason that 'level' works is that the lathe was manufactured with the spindle parallel to the leveled bed, and that a precision level is an easy way to transfer the level measure along the lathe bed. You can also do it with tensioned wires, optical collimator or even a precision clinometer. If you know the bed is good you can check spindle alignment with a parallel test bar held in the spindle taper, or in a pinch a chunk of Thompson shafting in a 4-jaw. With either you want to average the TIR on the horizontal and vertical axis separately. If you don't know the bed quality it's a big mistake to try and align to it. I hope you ran a stone against the bed where the 123 blocks were bearing, a little nubbin on that part of the bed could make for a decent error. I'd consider a leveling with a Starrett 98 a 'good start'. Check it again in a week after the bed has moved and the concrete has settled some. Most folks would think of a lathe bed as hard and concrete as pretty set but a few rounds of leveling a machine tool and you understand that they're really just hard silly putty.Once it stops changing on the 98 move to a 199 or something else with .0001/foot and tweak it into final alignment. You don't need it dead nuts on but taking it to .0005/foot can make a real difference.
@AtelierDBurgoyne
7 жыл бұрын
Russ Kepler Does it matter that the 123 blocks were not resting on the ground part of the ways where the carriage sits?
@russkepler
7 жыл бұрын
I don't think it would matter much if any - the flats should have been machined at the same time as the ways, but just not finished with grinding as the ways were. So they should average pretty good, really. Note that the planes described by the flat ways and the flats next to the ways don't have to be parallel to one another for the leveling to work, but if the flats being used aren't in the same plane you have to be careful with the placement of the 123 blocks by holding to the same edge or you might get different readings at the same location on the bed. Maybe not so much with a 98 but when you play with a 199 you can see it. Absolute level on the bed is really only useful when your rebuilding as it allows you to transfer planes to other planes making them parallel - id the bed is level in both directions and without twist it allows you to bring the spindle axis parallel to the bed with a parallel test bar and an indicator. Once that's in you can get the cross slide perpendicular to the spindle axis and in the same plane with the level, etc. But all a working lathe really needs is an untwisted bed. If the bed's in good shape you're pretty well done with that. It's hard to write on this - there are whole books on machine rebuilding (ex Machine Tool Reconditioning by Connelly) that go into the subject in exhaustive detail on precision alignment. A couple readings of the book will give you good insights on what matters and when.
@AtelierDBurgoyne
7 жыл бұрын
Russ Kepler Thanks for the thorough explanations!
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Russ - very good points. Yes, I will be checking it again several times over the first few months. I also have a Starrett Master Precision Level that is accurate to 0.0005" but I don't have it in the shop right now. When I get it back here, I will be fine tuning it further. And once I get it running, I will also be making final adjustments with a test bar - can't do that now because it is not running!
@Hannobaum83
7 жыл бұрын
perfect timing! just right yesterday I wondered, if the next session will come up soon as I'm finished with the first 10. Nice work, good quality videos and nice education for me! thanks for that!
@armiller76
7 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see it in action!
@MK-SHOW
7 жыл бұрын
Thank's for the Tipps. I'm just looking for a small lathe that fits in my hobby cellar. Therefore, I could use your advice for setting up very well now. thank you from Germany !
@lyntonr6188
7 жыл бұрын
excellent video Keith , the new shop is looking good !
@colmone5592
7 жыл бұрын
Hi. I worked on the railway. On all the tracks everywhere we inserted pads of rubber or soft plastic between the running rail and the sleeper. On any sleeper where the pad was omitted, the direct contact between rail and sleeper would turn the high quality concrete to powder in one to two years. The sleeper would need replacing. The vibration is the cause of this. I use this type of pad under the feet of my lathes. The pads are only 1/4'' thick but stop the vibration transmitting to the floor.
@robertkutz
7 жыл бұрын
keith nice work.
@travisshrewsbury7169
7 жыл бұрын
looks great,the feet are a good addition
@w056007568
7 жыл бұрын
That's one pretty looking lathe! Great restoration job and I like the colour.
@opticaltrace4382
7 жыл бұрын
I'll be interested to see some test cuts for taper once you get the saddle back on
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
We will be doing that as well as making some final adjustments to help offset wear in the machine after I get it back to running.
@howder1951
7 жыл бұрын
My my that Leblond is looking great Keith, that thing is a monster compared to my Asian 12". Happy machining and the shop is coming along nice too, cheers!
@halrhoades7333
7 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the video, and learned some good tricks. I have a sister lathe to this lathe. The manual I got with my late says that the rear flat way is 1/16" higher than the front flat way on the 12" and 14" lathes ant 1/8" higher on the 16" and 18" lathes.
@rtkville
7 жыл бұрын
Keith great job your lathe looks wonderful, you should be proud. One thing you could have mentioned in the leveling process is before using the level is how to check your levels accuracy. I have a starrett level that I check before using every time just to be sure it’s still good to go. I enjoy watching you videos because I learn something every time I watch you.
@rtkville
7 жыл бұрын
Also, I love those feet / pads you made for the lathe, they're much better than the ones I made for mine, so I'm going to copy what you have done, thank you!
@DonDegidio
7 жыл бұрын
Keith, Great video. Nice how the new shop is coming together. Adam Booth did a final leveling using a test bar and I think he ended up with his lathe being about a tenth out.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Once I get the lathe running, we will also do a test bar and fine tune it further.
@kevinhornbuckle
7 жыл бұрын
Some circles of roofing felt under those feet would prevent moisture from getting rust started. But the paint will do well enough a job of that.
@turbocobra
7 жыл бұрын
Goo video Keith, shop is coming along!
@1jtolvey
7 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO !!
@chrisseats
7 жыл бұрын
Great video and love that flag!!
@johnferguson7235
7 жыл бұрын
I can almost smell the hot chips coming off of the LeBlond. I'm so green with envy that I might end up looking like The Hulk.
@birdfighter0307
7 жыл бұрын
it seems a fine thread would make it easier to get precise adjustments
@lwilton
7 жыл бұрын
Sure, but if you think about it the adjustments are pretty fine already. The screws are 10 TPI, so a full turn is 100 thousandths. A tenth of a turn is only 10 thousandths, and it is easy to make a far smaller adjustment than that with a wrench. The .010 is over about 2 feet crosswise or 6-8' lengthwise. So making an adjustment of one thousandth of an inch per foot isn't all that hard with a 3/4 NC bolt. What is harder is getting all of the bolts supporting the same amount of weight. Ideally (for making adjustments) you would want 2 feet under the headstock and one under the center of the tailstock so you had 3-point support. Real easy to level that, but not stable enough to use. So Keith has to adjust 8 bolts and get them all supporting the exact same amount of weight. That is harder to do.
@aristakas5893
7 жыл бұрын
May be desirable/beneficial to level headstock end with the two leftmost feet while suspending tailstock end using engine hoist/crane and chain or strong straps fed through gap between the ways and under the pedestal, effectively allowing any twist tension in the bed, to, over some time, unwind itself.. This could be monitored fairly easily by using a gauge block to adjust and lock each of the six hanging adjusters, simply checking the gap and bed level over time. John Greenwood
@mikemarriam
7 жыл бұрын
You know, those feet really dressed up that old lathe.
@roberthamilton9730
7 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking too.. Looks good there!
@nitramretep
7 жыл бұрын
Informative as usual, thanks!
@darrenblattner2508
7 жыл бұрын
looking good Keith, like the feet.
@Drottninggatan2017
7 жыл бұрын
Of the lathe.
@larrywalker3137
7 жыл бұрын
I like your flag in the background
@torbjornkrondahl8116
7 жыл бұрын
Check the bed after some days it's very likely that it's moved and are out off trim because of internal stress that has been put in to chassis when it's been stored and out of trim it can take weeks and even months to get it right in trim .
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are correct. I will probably check it often over the first couple of months.
@charlescompton4495
7 жыл бұрын
I imagine after it sets for a while you may have to check levels again. Greg
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, you should check your machines from time to time.
@arkansas1313
7 жыл бұрын
Great video! You did a very nice job leveling. Make some chips! ....13
@yertre
7 жыл бұрын
Great video but to my thinking a more precise way would be to drill a small hole dead center of 2 small half inch round stock to put a small guitar string through and put one piece in the lathe chuck and the other piece in a drill chuck in the tail stock and draw it taught. Then put a very pointed tool in the tool post and follow the string along with the carriage front to back.
@DoItYourselfMusician
7 жыл бұрын
Keith, how about a little lesson on how to read a level like that. It seems like reading a bubble between some lines would not be accurate enough to see .005 of an inch?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Those bubbles are actually very accurate. And I have another level that will measure to 0.0005"/ft!
@tomkrause62
7 жыл бұрын
The machine and floor(especially a relatively new floor like this) will settle over time, don't forget to go back and check level several times in the coming weeks and months.
@jusb1066
7 жыл бұрын
its been close to a year i think since it was poured, id have to check back, i remember it being bad weather!
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, you need to check all of your machines from time to time. The manual for the lathe says to do this every few months.
@outsidescrewball
7 жыл бұрын
Level.is where to start, but some machines due to age/wear have to be tweaked out of level to get the lathe to cut true
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Very true, and once I get it running, I will cut a test bar and fine tune things. Still good habit to start out level!
@Bobbycat115
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Keith I had to look twice? You have the 123 block on the backside of your ways in the clearance slot and not on the flat of the ways because your level is to short .I think your lathe will be tipped forward use your long level on the transverse and your short one on the longitudinal way.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
No, both the front and back were on a part of the ground bed that were on the same plane. If I had it on the higher section, it would be tilted.
@jeffhoser7717
7 жыл бұрын
Keith, having done a lot of "bedding" i'm astounded at how easily you brought the LeBond into your acceptable tolerances ! My background was drivers and pumps and both required some serious bedding and "pre leveling" to +/- .030 " over greater spans ! Will vibration pose a problem when turning ?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
It helps that I have done this before! As for vibration, I doubt that it will matter much with this machine as heavy as it is. On a light weight machine, it can be a big problem.
@six9smoke
7 жыл бұрын
Ok, i'm confused how do you level it while keeping the same amount of pressure applied to all 8 points. I thought that if the pressure was not the same on all points, that would cause an imbalance in the pressure the lathe puts on the floor and cause the lathe to run out of true. Please help.
@six9smoke
7 жыл бұрын
Paul Girardin Thanks.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I basically did my main adjusting with just a couple of the screws. Once I got it level, I tried to put a similar amount of pressure on each of the screws to spread the weight out. It is somewhat tricky - even a small adjustment can move the bubble. Just trial and error but it is not as bad as you might think.
@six9smoke
7 жыл бұрын
ok, thanks and keep up the great work on your new shop.
@jusb1066
7 жыл бұрын
Lovely looking now, makes you want to handle it, i popped back to the first episode of the LeBlond, and you dont want to even touch it
@kylemaple6115
7 жыл бұрын
Keith being your lathe hasn't been setting level in your shop since you had it. And not knowing if it was with previous owner. Would you check for level a few days weeks or months later to check an see how it settles in later on in its new position an what not. This is pure speculative an just asking on your opinion. Or anyone else wanna chime in. Keep up the great work.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, I plan to do this and should have mentioned that in the video.
@fabricancustoms
11 ай бұрын
LeBlond has a special offer of a "Free video" if you subscribe to their newsletter. The video is about leveling a lathe and it wasn't even a 1/4 as informative as your video.
@worthdoss8043
7 жыл бұрын
Shim up the tail stock end of the lathe between the chip pan and bed to get final twist adjustments. Monkeying around with 8 leveling feet is like trying to herd cats. LOL Keith can you tell us how thick the concrete is and the PSI and what the soil is like under it. Clay or sand?
@dougankrum3328
7 жыл бұрын
...Herding cats......yeah, I have an old saying I like....."That'll work about as well as telling cats what to do".......
@mertonsilliker4858
7 жыл бұрын
how to square or true the level so you know it's always. go for bubble on center which is driving me scary, or opposite marks on either of center
@ericcommarato7727
7 жыл бұрын
Just began watching Keith. If I recall, South Bend's How to Run a Lathe recommends having the tailstock installed and tight prior to leveling. Please correct me if I'm wrong on this. Thanks, Eric
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
You know, my gut tells me that on a lighter weight machine (like a Southbend) this is probably true. On a heavier built lathe, I doubt it really matters.
@ericcommarato7727
7 жыл бұрын
Yes you are most likely correct, I bet the bed on that LaBlond is very stiff.
@MrStanzpapst
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Keith, thanks for this educational video. I’ve done leveling on my own lathe several times (every time I moved it from one corner of my shop to another ;-). And I’ve discussed this object with others and because of some wear on my lathe (its a german VDF lathe from the seventies) I’ve twisted it on the tailstock end more or less on purpose. Within these discussions came up a very interesting question (in my opinion) that may be dicussed here and maybe you or some of your viewers may enlighten me. Imagine there is a lathe on an oceangoing ship and I think it is a must to bolt this lathe to the ships (workshops) ground. Maybe the lathe is in level at commissioning in the dock, where the ship is build. What may happen if the ship is on the ocean and not longer leveled, but bolted to the ground… Will the machinist get accurate results when working on this lathe? Perhaps there are some U.S. NAVY or Royal NAVY or commercial trade sailor machinists here as viewers in your channel, hope they will find a satisfying answer… Thomas
@flatblack39
7 жыл бұрын
It does not need to be level but must be straight, square and parallel. On land we use the level as a standard to gauge from. If the machine is "exactly" level then we can use a machinists level to help in setting up a part relative to the machine. On a ship the lathe would just need to be setup so as to be straight and square to the deck. Like Kieth said we are trying to get it in the position it was in when clamped into the machine and ground straight.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Look down through the comments - there is a thread discussing this very topic down there. Instead of trying to put it all in again here, just look down and find it. Some interesting comments.
@jkannap
7 жыл бұрын
Did you consider using a digital inclinometer or other device, rather than spirit levels? Great video, thanks!
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
No, I did not. Nothing wrong with that, I just don't have a digital inclinometer but I do have precision sprit levels!
@mertonsilliker4858
7 жыл бұрын
how do you adjust the level in first place
@mkirefu
7 жыл бұрын
Do a pass on a long shaft and give us some measurements. Great video
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I will be doing that once I get the lathe running.
@carver3419
7 жыл бұрын
Keith ... She's beautiful ... You did a great job on the restoration. Question: Will you have to check the level periodically as the building "settles"?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
The manual says you should check it for level every couple of months and make fine adjustments. Few people actually do this but it is good practice.
@petervance9886
7 жыл бұрын
Keith all this goes out the window when you set up a lathe on a ship.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
There is a discussion on that topic in the comments here. Fortunately for me though, I am not on a ship!
@billsargent3407
7 жыл бұрын
Keith I know that you got nagged into making bigger wider feet by your fan base. I don't know if they were required, but darn they look nice! I bet the extra inches is nice too...
@lwilton
7 жыл бұрын
And then you want to re-check the level in about a week or two, after things have had time to settle in. :-)
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, you will have to make some fine adjustments.
@devore1776
7 жыл бұрын
Shop is looking great Keith. Thanks for the great information. While the bed is now level is it guaranteed to be square to the Headstock or is there an additional step to adjust that comes later?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
When it was new, it was guaranteed but all bets are off on an old lathe. You can use a test bar to fine tune things to match for wear in your machine - and I will be doing that as well, but I have to get the machine running first! Not quite there yet....
@devore1776
7 жыл бұрын
Great job so far. Always more to do, and you Sir seem to get more done than 5 men and a mule. I am amazed by how much you get accomplished! Thanks for bringing us along.
@cmonster6
7 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos Keith my question is how do you fix headstock alignment after you're bed is leveled?my small lathe is out .002 would that even be worth trying to fix?
@KnolltopFarms
7 жыл бұрын
shimming it would be the only way I can think of to align it...
@jusb1066
7 жыл бұрын
might depend if its vertical or horizontal? we didnt ask! assuming its vertical then you are right.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
As others have already stated, you can shim it if necessary.
@Mishn0
7 жыл бұрын
Would it make sense to recheck it after it sets for a couple of weeks? I'd expect it to need to relax after having twist or bend adjusted out. I just binged watched the other parts of this series and it's making me realize I wasted my youth...
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, you should check it again in a few weeks and a few times a year after that.
@bossecarlberg
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Keith Rucker I have a question. How often do you test wath leveling are correct ? Tanks for a very fine video.
@jusb1066
7 жыл бұрын
no reason it should move once its done, its on concrete and steel bolts, and esp with the load spreaders he made, it wont be hammering itself pits into the concrete either.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
The manual says you should check it for level every couple of months and make fine adjustments. Few people actually do this but it is good practice.
@llsdigitek
7 жыл бұрын
Great Job.. After you run it a while do you ever have to re check the leveling?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, the manual says to check it every couple of months.
@dannywilsher4165
7 жыл бұрын
Is it necessary to level both sides lengthwise? I know if they are perfectly parallel, and one side is level, wouldn't it be kind of a double check to verify all places for level? Keith probably did this, but I didn't see it in the video. Just curious to other thoughts.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I actually checked it in multiple places. I thought I commented on that but maybe not.
@stefantrethan
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Keith, are you going to paint the shop walls white or are you going to leave the wood finish? It looks OK now, but I expect it will darken over time and steal a lot of light.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I am going to leave them as they are. The wood has a natural colored finish on them to seal them but I suspect that they will darken somewhat over time.
@pedro1066
7 жыл бұрын
I still don't really understand. I get the bit about the warping but I don't understand why it needs to be level. if the lathe is inclined surely the part will be turned on an incline and not make any difference? I guess I am missing the point...
@pedro1066
7 жыл бұрын
Yep. Sorry my mistake. I must have tuned out that bit!
@lito11111940
7 жыл бұрын
Should a torque wrench be used to keep each set screws pressure even ?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I don't think that is necessary. You would go crazy trying to keep them all loaded the same....
@lito11111940
7 жыл бұрын
If there is any settling afterward equal weight distribution might help a tiny bit. Might ?
@andymandyandsheba4571
7 жыл бұрын
hello keith
@wdhewson
7 жыл бұрын
Did you rotate you levels 180 deg to make sure the levels are good? I've had a few bad levels.
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, I actually checked them to make sure and even did some fine tuning to them to calibrate the level (which you can do on a machinist level).
@napalmv8356
7 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for video Keith! Could you please clarify - how did you adjusted all 8 stands? Which criteria did you use to check that for example all 4 stands under front stock are loaded equally ? Thanks in advance and greetings from Soviet Russia! ;)))
@lewiemcneely9143
7 жыл бұрын
70 degrees. Wonder you aren't fozen solid, even with the long britches!
@billsargent3407
7 жыл бұрын
I know right? I live in New Hampshire, so 85 degrees is hot. I see Keith doing hard physical labor and its 100. He takes time off when its 110. He has a little sweat. I'd be soaked like a shower! Of course, When I get ready for maple sugaring in February its general 15- 20 degrees in the woods. But wow....
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
I prefer the shop to be about 60-65 degrees but I can sure live with 70!
@lewiemcneely9143
7 жыл бұрын
Bill sargent You get used to it I guess. I remember when it got down to 80 in a certain location in the Army and I thought it was going to snow!
@stuarthardy4626
7 жыл бұрын
Good vidieo there Keith I do know the bed twist is important , but can you explain how they level a lathe on a ship , may be in dock I do not know, or in the mobile workshops the army used to have Just me rambling on 😀 Stuart
@jusb1066
7 жыл бұрын
from another comment on this, basically level is less important than twist in the bed
@Blazer02LS
7 жыл бұрын
Generally on a ship the deck they will be mounted on is cleaned. Then they bolt down a "pallet" which is a rubber isolated piece of heavy steel. The lathe is then bolted to that and leveled in both directions using shims. Once it's leveled and bolted down it won't change much unless it is hit or the pallet breaks free. In the mobile trailers they bolt and shim, they also test both types on a regular basis to ensure they haven't moved.
@ronalddavis
7 жыл бұрын
And if the ship is not level?Ships rarely are.The best way would to install the lathe when the ship is in drydock when they are sitting level on the blocks. Or at least close to level.But you are right most machinery on a ship is soft mounted. After all the ship is gonna rock and roll.As long as everything moves together you should be ok..
@ronalddavis
7 жыл бұрын
ok.
@Blazer02LS
7 жыл бұрын
Yup, as long as the section of deck the machine is bolted to doesn't flex or bend the lathe will stay in tolerance. There are lot's of pictures of shipboard machine shops online. Some you can see the shims and the mounting systems. Pretty neat really.
@dougankrum3328
7 жыл бұрын
...You said those levels were accurate to .005" per foot? Aren't they actually more like .0005" per foot?
@VintageMachinery
7 жыл бұрын
The level I was showing is 0.005. Starrett also makes a "Master Precision Level" that is accurate to 0.0005. I have one of those as well but it will drive you crazy unless you first level it with the other level!
Пікірлер: 172