So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see?
Erik A

------ Original Message ------
From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...>
To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see?
Erik A

------ Original Message ------
From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...>
To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see?
Erik A

On Nov 16, 2022, at 7:42 AM, E A <b-arch@...> wrote:

All, back to my original question... How does one cut an accurate taper (like 5 degrees or so) when the markings stop at 90?

Am I going the wrong direction? If you rotate the compound the other direction, you theoretically can set it accurately, but then your hand interferes with the chuck.

What am I missing?
Erik A

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_._,_._,_

All, back to my original question... How does one cut an accurate taper (like 5 degrees or so) when the markings stop at 90?

Am I going the wrong direction? If you rotate the compound the other direction, you theoretically can set it accurately, but then your hand interferes with the chuck.

What am I missing?
Erik A

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:59 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

Hmmm. I resemble that remark.  :)

Bill in OKC 

William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)

Aphorisms to live by:

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. 

SEMPER GUMBY!

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 03:10:31 PM CST, eddie.draper@... via groups.io <eddie.draper@...> wrote:

That's 30" you can fill with antiques or junque. Seems to be what happens to me.

Eddie

------ Original Message ------ From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...> To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24 Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see? Erik A

Allan is right, the markings are not very accurate, but you can set an angle with only one indicator:

- Set the compound at the approximate angle with the markings.

- Mount an indicator on the compound perpendicular to the work, and on center height.

- Do some math: Find the short side length of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of a known length, like 1.000", and the angle you are trying to hit, like 5 degrees.  This would be 0.0872".

- When you traverse the compound by the hypotenuse length 1.000", the indicator dial should move the length of the triangle side you calculated: 0.0872"

- Adjust the compound angle until you can hit the correct number.  This is tedious but it should get you very close.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 06:56:44 AM CST, m. allan noah <kitno455@...> wrote:

The markings are never accurate enough. If the angle is critical, you make test cuts and measure the workpiece. One way is to test the fit with marking blue and a matching socket. Another way is to measure the workpiece using a pair of dial indicators (one measuring the long feed, one on the cross slide measuring the work). There are other ways, but I find them less accurate or more complex.

allan

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:42 AM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:

All, back to my original question... How does one cut an accurate taper (like 5 degrees or so) when the markings stop at 90?

Am I going the wrong direction? If you rotate the compound the other direction, you theoretically can set it accurately, but then your hand interferes with the chuck.

What am I missing?
Erik A

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:59 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

Hmmm. I resemble that remark.  :)

Bill in OKC 

William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)

Aphorisms to live by:

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. 

SEMPER GUMBY!

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 03:10:31 PM CST, eddie.draper@... via groups.io <eddie.draper=btinternet.com@groups.io> wrote:

That's 30" you can fill with antiques or junque. Seems to be what happens to me.

Eddie

------ Original Message ------ From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...> To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24 Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see? Erik A

--

"well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"

Oh, that's interesting!  Seems like a reasonable price, too. Especially if the T-slots are already milled.

The other thing I'd like to get out of this change is space to attach a DRO.

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 3:59 PM ww_big_al <arknack@...> wrote:

MLA Tools has a cast kit to do this.

http://mlatoolbox.com/S-4382.html

 

Paula on practical machinist forum did a excellent writeup on making it.

https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/machining-a-t-slotted-cross-slide.177054/

 

Al

 

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> On Behalf Of Rogan Creswick
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 6:48 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

I wish the south bends had more flat (and machined) surfaces on the cross slide and compound for things like this.

 

It would be convenient to use an angle block / 1-2-3 block and run up against the chuck to set an angle like this, but there are few flat surfaces to set things against.  I imagine you could make something that slid into the toolpost mounting T-Slot and registered against the machined sides of that (they are *probably* parallel to the dovetails...)

 

I was considering the other night the thought of machining / fabricating a cross slide with a toolholder--no compound--in order to have more fixturing options, greater rigidity, and machined surfaces for setups like this.

 

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:13 AM mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

    I forgot to put the protractor in my last mail . set it on your chuck & the compound .

https://www.amazon.com/VOLCANOES-CLUB-Digital-Angle-Finder-Protractor/dp/B09PN8CQH7/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsdKbBhDHARIsANJ6-jdsmSKC5KBsU8eITCCuqNdZ25CMya_6_N4pok28hMiXVaeDRN3PRHoaAsNiEALw_wcB&hvadid=409948644601&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9032186&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17812276858912524318&hvtargid=kwd-1126019736&hydadcr=1638_11256579&keywords=adjustable+protractor&qid=1668621961&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

        animal

On 11/16/2022 7:33 AM, Tyler via groups.io wrote:

Allan is right, the markings are not very accurate, but you can set an angle with only one indicator:

 

- Set the compound at the approximate angle with the markings.

 

- Mount an indicator on the compound perpendicular to the work, and on center height.

 

- Do some math: Find the short side length of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of a known length, like 1.000", and the angle you are trying to hit, like 5 degrees.  This would be 0.0872".

 

- When you traverse the compound by the hypotenuse length 1.000", the indicator dial should move the length of the triangle side you calculated: 0.0872"

 

- Adjust the compound angle until you can hit the correct number.  This is tedious but it should get you very close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 06:56:44 AM CST, m. allan noah <kitno455@...> wrote:

 

 

The markings are never accurate enough. If the angle is critical, you make test cuts and measure the workpiece. One way is to test the fit with marking blue and a matching socket. Another way is to measure the workpiece using a pair of dial indicators (one measuring the long feed, one on the cross slide measuring the work). There are other ways, but I find them less accurate or more complex.

 

allan

 

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:42 AM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:

All, back to my original question... How does one cut an accurate taper (like 5 degrees or so) when the markings stop at 90?

Am I going the wrong direction? If you rotate the compound the other direction, you theoretically can set it accurately, but then your hand interferes with the chuck.

What am I missing?
Erik A

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:59 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

Hmmm. I resemble that remark.  :)

 

Bill in OKC 

 

William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)

 

Aphorisms to live by:

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. 

SEMPER GUMBY!

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better

 

 

 

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 03:10:31 PM CST, eddie.draper@... via groups.io <eddie.draper=btinternet.com@groups.io> wrote:

 

 

That's 30" you can fill with antiques or junque. Seems to be what happens to me.

 

Eddie

------ Original Message ------ From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...> To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24 Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see? Erik A

--

"well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"

I wish the south bends had more flat (and machined) surfaces on the cross slide and compound for things like this.

It would be convenient to use an angle block / 1-2-3 block and run up against the chuck to set an angle like this, but there are few flat surfaces to set things against.  I imagine you could make something that slid into the toolpost mounting T-Slot and registered against the machined sides of that (they are *probably* parallel to the dovetails...)

I was considering the other night the thought of machining / fabricating a cross slide with a toolholder--no compound--in order to have more fixturing options, greater rigidity, and machined surfaces for setups like this.

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:13 AM mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

    I forgot to put the protractor in my last mail . set it on your chuck & the compound .

https://www.amazon.com/VOLCANOES-CLUB-Digital-Angle-Finder-Protractor/dp/B09PN8CQH7/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsdKbBhDHARIsANJ6-jdsmSKC5KBsU8eITCCuqNdZ25CMya_6_N4pok28hMiXVaeDRN3PRHoaAsNiEALw_wcB&hvadid=409948644601&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9032186&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17812276858912524318&hvtargid=kwd-1126019736&hydadcr=1638_11256579&keywords=adjustable+protractor&qid=1668621961&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

        animal

On 11/16/2022 7:33 AM, Tyler via groups.io wrote:

Allan is right, the markings are not very accurate, but you can set an angle with only one indicator:

- Set the compound at the approximate angle with the markings.

- Mount an indicator on the compound perpendicular to the work, and on center height.

- Do some math: Find the short side length of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of a known length, like 1.000", and the angle you are trying to hit, like 5 degrees.  This would be 0.0872".

- When you traverse the compound by the hypotenuse length 1.000", the indicator dial should move the length of the triangle side you calculated: 0.0872"

- Adjust the compound angle until you can hit the correct number.  This is tedious but it should get you very close.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 06:56:44 AM CST, m. allan noah <kitno455@...> wrote:

The markings are never accurate enough. If the angle is critical, you make test cuts and measure the workpiece. One way is to test the fit with marking blue and a matching socket. Another way is to measure the workpiece using a pair of dial indicators (one measuring the long feed, one on the cross slide measuring the work). There are other ways, but I find them less accurate or more complex.

allan

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:42 AM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:

All, back to my original question... How does one cut an accurate taper (like 5 degrees or so) when the markings stop at 90?

Am I going the wrong direction? If you rotate the compound the other direction, you theoretically can set it accurately, but then your hand interferes with the chuck.

What am I missing?
Erik A

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:59 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

Hmmm. I resemble that remark.  :)

Bill in OKC 

William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)

Aphorisms to live by:

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. 

SEMPER GUMBY!

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 03:10:31 PM CST, eddie.draper@... via groups.io <eddie.draper=btinternet.com@groups.io> wrote:

That's 30" you can fill with antiques or junque. Seems to be what happens to me.

Eddie

------ Original Message ------ From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...> To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24 Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see? Erik A

--

"well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"

Mike, there are several videos o people making the taper attachments. Did not seem to be overly complicated. 

PS

I am not making one for myself.... ever

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of mike allen <animal@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:10 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

        I don't have a taper attachment for my lathe , but with the prices for these things these days the only way I will ever get one is

        1.  if it falls of a truck in front of my place (which is highly unlikely    since I own the road & no one can drive by my place )

        2. Someone wants to sell me one for nickels on the dollar

        3. If I make one .

        I'm guessin it will be 3  but anyways  I do have the part that bolts on to the back of the saddle , & that give me a great place to put a indicator for checkin my work & setups without getting in             the  way of anything . It would be a real easy part to make & is super helpful. .

        animal

On 11/16/2022 3:47 PM, Rogan Creswick wrote:

I wish the south bends had more flat (and machined) surfaces on the cross slide and compound for things like this.

It would be convenient to use an angle block / 1-2-3 block and run up against the chuck to set an angle like this, but there are few flat surfaces to set things against.  I imagine you could make something that slid into the toolpost mounting T-Slot and registered against the machined sides of that (they are *probably* parallel to the dovetails...)

I was considering the other night the thought of machining / fabricating a cross slide with a toolholder--no compound--in order to have more fixturing options, greater rigidity, and machined surfaces for setups like this.

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:13 AM mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

    I forgot to put the protractor in my last mail . set it on your chuck & the compound .

https://www.amazon.com/VOLCANOES-CLUB-Digital-Angle-Finder-Protractor/dp/B09PN8CQH7/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsdKbBhDHARIsANJ6-jdsmSKC5KBsU8eITCCuqNdZ25CMya_6_N4pok28hMiXVaeDRN3PRHoaAsNiEALw_wcB&hvadid=409948644601&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9032186&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17812276858912524318&hvtargid=kwd-1126019736&hydadcr=1638_11256579&keywords=adjustable+protractor&qid=1668621961&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

        animal

On 11/16/2022 7:33 AM, Tyler via groups.io wrote:

Allan is right, the markings are not very accurate, but you can set an angle with only one indicator:

- Set the compound at the approximate angle with the markings.

- Mount an indicator on the compound perpendicular to the work, and on center height.

- Do some math: Find the short side length of a right triangle with a hypotenuse of a known length, like 1.000", and the angle you are trying to hit, like 5 degrees.  This would be 0.0872".

- When you traverse the compound by the hypotenuse length 1.000", the indicator dial should move the length of the triangle side you calculated: 0.0872"

- Adjust the compound angle until you can hit the correct number.  This is tedious but it should get you very close.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 06:56:44 AM CST, m. allan noah <kitno455@...> wrote:

The markings are never accurate enough. If the angle is critical, you make test cuts and measure the workpiece. One way is to test the fit with marking blue and a matching socket. Another way is to measure the workpiece using a pair of dial indicators (one measuring the long feed, one on the cross slide measuring the work). There are other ways, but I find them less accurate or more complex.

allan

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:42 AM E A <b-arch@...> wrote:

All, back to my original question... How does one cut an accurate taper (like 5 degrees or so) when the markings stop at 90?

Am I going the wrong direction? If you rotate the compound the other direction, you theoretically can set it accurately, but then your hand interferes with the chuck.

What am I missing?
Erik A

---

From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:59 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

 

Hmmm. I resemble that remark.  :)

Bill in OKC 

William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)

Aphorisms to live by:

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. 

SEMPER GUMBY!

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 03:10:31 PM CST, eddie.draper@... via groups.io <eddie.draper=btinternet.com@groups.io> wrote:

That's 30" you can fill with antiques or junque. Seems to be what happens to me.

Eddie

------ Original Message ------ From: "Andrei" <calciu1@...> To: "SouthBendLathe@groups.io" <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, 15 Nov, 22 At 20:24 Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

General advice is to keep the lathe 30 inches away from a wall, however, a human needs a minimum of 18 inches to fit somewhere.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

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From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of Davis Johnson <davis@...> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:51 PM To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> Subject: Re: [SouthBendLathe] follow up to my follow up

Or put the fixed mark in the rear? On mine at least. You either stand on your head or use a mirror. My guess is that they thought you would just walk around to the back. My lathe (and a great many others) is against a wall.

A previous owner added a mark in front, but they got it about 2 degrees off.

On 11/15/22 14:20, E A wrote:

So per folks's suggestions, I turned a plug to fit into my ss tubing at 5 degrees, which worked perfectly.

My question is about the compound slide... Why did SB stop the degree marks at 90? To set the compound up for my 5 degree cut, I had to overshoot 90, and take a guess as to what 5 degrees was. Did SB have some greater plan that I fail to see? Erik A

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