Hope someone can help me with some info. I am looking at a 9 inch SB
lathe and it has a leveling screw on the foot at the tailstock end.
Can anyone tell me how this is adjusted.
Thanks, Bill.

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Hope someone can help me with some info. I am looking at a 9 inch SB
lathe and it has a leveling screw on the foot at the tailstock end.
Can anyone tell me how this is adjusted.

With an open-end wrench.

Lloyd

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With an open-end wrench.

Lloyd
Actualy, Lloyd, it is an allen screw that is placed in the front side
of the foot. I guess what I should have asked is how it actually
works. Thanks for the reply.
Bill

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I guess what I should have asked is how it actually
works.

Seriously -- "how it works", or "what's it for"?

Most lathes work best leveled end-to-end and front-to-back at _both_ ends.
If this raises only one foot, then it's to take any twist out of the bed.

LLoyd

On Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:02:49 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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I guess what I should have asked is how it actually
works.

Seriously -- "how it works", or "what's it for"?

Most lathes work best leveled end-to-end and front-to-back at _both_ ends.
If this raises only one foot, then it's to take any twist out of the bed.

LLoyd

I don't think a soutbend would be heavy enough to take twist out by
raising one foot. It think its just so it won't rock back and forth on
the floor, adjust it so all four legs have even pressure to the floor
you're on.

Karl

BTW, the open end wrench answer made me laugh.

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On Nov 6, 7:49 pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
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With an open-end wrench.

Lloyd

-Actualy, Lloyd, it is an allen screw that is placed in the front side
-of the foot. I guess what I should have asked is how it actually
-works. Thanks for the reply.
-Bill

Is there a matching screw in the back side and the ends of a lengthwise
pivot pin visible a little higher up? On the SB Heavy 10 the ways can be
released to self-align straight and then locked in position by the two
opposing screws, which secure a tongue protruding below the pivot. Mine is
only 'level' to the extent that a shim stock leaf on the front vee brings
the bubble near enough to center to touch the same lines on both ends of the
bed.

jsw