I have got a Wilton 99177 mini lathe, and when checked the alignment of
the centers by mounting a big block of wood on the face plate and then
moving the dead center in the tail stock till it just touched, and
moving the block by hand, it made a small circle about 3mm in diameter.

It looks like the tailstock cannot be adjusted.
Does anyone know how to adjust the headstock on this lathe?

Thanks
Richard

Sat, Sep 17, 2005, 8:24am (EDT-3) (Fantastico) who
doth state in public:
I have got a Wilton 99177 mini lathe, snip Does anyone know how to
adjust the headstock on this lathe?

I take it you have not tried asking the manufacturer.



JOAT
If it ain't broke - fix it 'til it is.
- Unknown

I don't own that particular lathe, but I had a similar problem with my
rockwellized walker turner. Solution was to use shim stock under the
tail stock 1/2 the size of the offending offset. But then I have a
flat bed lathe with split ways. If your problem is side to side offset
then you have a different kind of problem. How is the tail stock
mounted? Tubes? or on the old style split ways bed? You might also
check out rec.crafts.woodturning , the folks over there are a great
help often too. I also believe there is a metalworking group.

Fantastico wrote:
I have got a Wilton 99177 mini lathe, and when checked the alignment of
the centers by mounting a big block of wood on the face plate and then
moving the dead center in the tail stock till it just touched, and
moving the block by hand, it made a small circle about 3mm in diameter.

It looks like the tailstock cannot be adjusted.
Does anyone know how to adjust the headstock on this lathe?

Thanks
Richard


An "Advanced Google Groups" search for "alignment headstock tailstock"
turns up 145 hits. You may find something the

"http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=alignment+headstock+tailstock&num=10&s coring=r&hl=en&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ugroup=rec .crafts.woodturning&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=& as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1981 &as_maxd=17&as_maxm=9&as_maxy=2005&safe=off

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

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You might also check their website:

http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/index.cf...=vendors&VID=3

& contact them -- I did a quick search on wilton tools-- the site was
the second hit.