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**Bunkerbarge** · 26-12-2006

OK Alan I see what you mean now, that is an excellent link and an interesting read anyway!

To be honest though he is only describing normal adjustments and checks that you will have to become familiar with through out the life of the lathe. As screws and slides bed in with age and use they will require adjusting, the frequency being dependant of course of type and amount of use. This is precisely why all these things are fitted with adjusting mechanisms to enable these tasks to be completed easily.

It is no more daunting than adjusting a pushbike or a motorcycle chain and is the same sort of philosophy. Things that are expected to wear have adjustments built into them and should be understood and attended to when required.

The only exception is the tail stock modification which is an obvious minus point to be weighed up against all other considerations.

I found my cross slide was a bit sloppy so I took it apart, cleaned it and degreased it all and reassembled it adjusting the fillet peice pressure as I did. It isn't too difficult but bear in mind that whatever lathe you buy you will have to become familiar with and understand it's adjustment machanisms.

I think overall his report is quite positive and reassuringly the two I had narrowed it down to were the Chester one and the Waco one.

Another point worth mentioning. A friend at the boat club purchased one of thier three in one machines and it arrived in a damaged condition. When he phoned them up they immediately replaced the unit without waiting for the faulty one to be returned. After sales like that is an important consideration.

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