Rivertest
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Evening all,
Having bought a Boxford 5" lathe a year or so ago I'm finally installing due to the fact I need to fabricate a suspension part for my car. What I'm looking for is your opinion on getting the lathe bang on with a calibrated level or just using my normal level which is good quality but doesn't have the ability to adjust.
I trained for 2 weeks on a lathe as part of my apprenticeship many moons ago so consider myself a newbie.
I understand that once level it would be advisable to check the lathe is running true using a calibrated machined bar with dtis which I'm happy to do.
I've seen all this done on much larger lathes on YouTube but wondered whether due to the size of the Boxford there was less chance of distortion if the levels weren't bang on.
So I suppose the question is, given the lathe is on the original Boxford stand and looks in reasonable condition is it likely to be 'off' and would you advise checking as above.
Thanks all
R.T.
Having bought a Boxford 5" lathe a year or so ago I'm finally installing due to the fact I need to fabricate a suspension part for my car. What I'm looking for is your opinion on getting the lathe bang on with a calibrated level or just using my normal level which is good quality but doesn't have the ability to adjust.
I trained for 2 weeks on a lathe as part of my apprenticeship many moons ago so consider myself a newbie.
I understand that once level it would be advisable to check the lathe is running true using a calibrated machined bar with dtis which I'm happy to do.
I've seen all this done on much larger lathes on YouTube but wondered whether due to the size of the Boxford there was less chance of distortion if the levels weren't bang on.
So I suppose the question is, given the lathe is on the original Boxford stand and looks in reasonable condition is it likely to be 'off' and would you advise checking as above.
Thanks all
R.T.