Note that those measurements are relative to each other. Then I measured the Junior's bed :
After that, I set it onto the lathe, with success :
Note that although it fits, this headstock is an under drive, and my lathe bed is an overdrive. That means this won't work. [sigh]. Now that means I really need to get a heavy 10 bed (on it's way here), tailstock, and carriage. It also means I need to start buying parts to get the headstock into an operational mode. My new toy has an expensive shopping list:
- oilers (felts and gits)
- thrust bearings
- take up bearings
- take up nuts
- spindle gear
- spindle bull gear
- spindle headstock bearings
- bushings
- forward/reverse gear mechanism
- back gears (14DP, 70 tooth on the bull back)
- gearbox
- banjo and idler gear
- lead screw gear
- saddle apron
- cross slide
- compound slide
- tailstock
I might be able to manufacture a few parts with my junior, but it would probably be simpler to just buy them.
No comments:
Post a Comment