Getting ready for new lathe...

[Spindle]

So, not designed to take high radial loads then
Having watched helicopters working in gales, I would imagine the bearings would take anything you could throw at them.

In order for a helicopter to function reliably all of it's major rotating components are balanced statically and dynamically - to reduce vibration. Bearing loads are highest in the axial direction due to lifting or 'centrifugal' forces.

I think I'd look to a heavy vehicle wheel bearing set for high radial load capacity

Regards Mick

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Take your point, but I assume he had good reasons for going down that route. I don't suppose for a moment they were cheap.

 

[Spindle]

I'll bet that's exactly the reason - probably free :wink:

 

[Stiggy]

Drool!

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

well that looks a beautiful machine Stewart, nice purchase there. That chest of drawers fits perfectly doesn't it?

I look forward to your competition entry because with that beast behind you, you can't lose

 

[stewart]

well that looks a beautiful machine Stewart, nice purchase there. That chest of drawers fits perfectly doesn't it?

I look forward to your competition entry because with that beast behind you, you can't lose

Will do my best! That chest of drawers was almost made measure - glad I rescued it from a skip at school! Workshop is now a mess as I try to re-arrange everything...



Made a start on a new rack now that I've put the inverter box on the wall...



Will try to do some turning instead of re-organising!

 

[paulm]

They are very capable machines Stewart, have fun

Cheers, Paul

 

[stewart]

Finally had time to use my new lathe today. Lovely. But I need a screw chuck for it...had to use my old lathe to get the outside turned and then put it in the new one...

Decided to move the inverter box as it took up a lot of wall space. Now need a control box to have near the lathe. Have seen a couple online but tempted to make my own...

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[Random Orbital Bob]

You probably already know this but most of the manufacturers/dealers sell adaptors for both Morse tapers and spindle threads to allow you to modify your new lathe to accept your existing investment in chucks and drives, accessories et al. I went from a CL4 to a Woodfast and have re-used all my old stuff. Works absolutely fine with no wobble or vibration and that saved a lot of money as of course chucks etc aren't cheap. Axy/Sorby/Record etc all have there own variants.

 

[stewart]

Cheers, Bob. I know they're available, it just seemed a shame to have a 33mm spindle and use a 3/4" chuck, which, although capable of all I threw at it on the CL2, might not cover everything I could do on the new lathe. I have got a 33 to 1" one to use with a collet chuck. I might investigate getting a bigger insert on my existing chuck. Having said that, I did get an new chuck from Axminster this week which is lovely!!

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Don't look at it as binary though ie its not an either/or decision. Your old cucks and accessories can still be used for less primary roles than that which is directly threaded to the M33 on the new lathe. You could install COLE jaws or a shark jaw or any other more specialised fittings to tackle lighter, slower, less frequent turning procedures like reverse turning off the chucking point on a bowl. By getting the adaptors you can re-use that existing investment but not for the bread n butter stuff. It will save you faff and setup time and you'll be pleasantly surprised how rock solid they are on the new lathe even when further away from the bearings.

 

[stewart]

You're convincing me,Bob! I did have one of my chucks up for sale but have ended the sale while I ponder! However, I'm sure my other half would welcome me getting back some of the money spent on the new lathe!

 

[stewart]

...and today's task was to make a control box as the inverter is a bit too far from the lathe. I did look at some ready made alternatives and they were competitively priced but it seemed more fun to have a go myself (probably ended up being a bit more than a ready-made one after I'd bought everything!)