Greg Menke wrote:
"ATP" writes:

jim rozen wrote:
In article , Greg Menke says...


I recently scored a decent SB heavy 10, complete but no tooling.
I'm probably going to spring for a reasonable set of used stuff,
maybe a KRF omnipost as well. On a couple occasions I've read of
new chucks being trued on the lathe on which they'll be used, I
was wondering at what skill levels or for which applications the
need for chucks set up like that starts to become apparent.

Also, if anyone has hints/tricks that might be of help while I'm
cleaning off the crud and tightening it up, I'd really appreciate
it.

Backplates for chucks are often skim-cut on the machine they
will be used for. There should be zero runout on a backplate,
if there is, a quick skim cut will fix it right up.

The 10L is one of the best small lathes because it will accept
5C tooling. Get a collet setup for your machine and start
hunting for good used hardinge 5C collets.

Best of luck on your new toy!

Jim

I saw a nice 10L with a short bed go for 500 today, including a
quick collet drawbar. I picked up 4 or 5 hardinge collets for $10.

I either got a great deal or what I paid for, depending on the ways
and the feeds. Its a gamble, we'll see how it turns out on Saturday.
From the photos it still looks good. Theres a road-trip to Plaza
Machinery coming up in a month or two, maybe I'll find some fun stuff
up there. btw; how heavy is a 10L?

Gregm

I have the sheet metal cabinet base. I used a dolly and a come-along to
slide it off a landscape trailer and roll it into my garage. The
southbendlathe group on yahoo is a great resource.