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Where 2 mount ball turner ???
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05-18-2015, 12:20 AM
Consult Professor Google for a parts diagram of your lathe, that should be reassuring.
If you can't find one of your lathe, while they're not all the same, they're all pretty close, so any exploded view would be useful. 
05-18-2015, 12:43 PM
Normally but not always the cross slide just comes off quite easily.
Turn the handle so the cross slide moves away from you, most times the cross slide will stop moving and the handle just keeps on going around. At this point the thread part has disconnected from the cross slide nut, the cross slide should slide off (towards the back ) provided there is nothing in the way to stop it. To make things a little easier you may need to loosen the jib screws a little. Most cross slides do come off as easy as this.  DaveH 
05-18-2015, 01:46 PM
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(05-18-2015, 12:20 AM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: Consult Professor Google for a parts diagram of your lathe, that should be reassuring. Good idea AL Will give that a shot as well However, we did speak to the machine suppliers and he suggested we ensure loosening the Dovetail Gibs for starters and then the Cross Slide bolt holding the threaded Rod Hopefully that should not be too complicated for us Will let U Guys know how things turn out Thanks all the same aRM
05-18-2015, 01:57 PM
(05-18-2015, 12:43 PM)DaveH Wrote: Normally but not always the cross slide just comes off quite easily.Hi DAVE Good thing U spoke about the Gib Screws 'cos the Supplier did mention that as well. So U Guys are on track here. Just a thought, we might need remove our back Splash Guard seeing we have quite a long Cross Slide. We'll only know when we tackle this over the weekend. Thanks for giving us a very good heads up. It's really reassuring the interest and deep concern reflected here by all U Guys It is overwhelming in the sense that we can't reciprocate in a similar vein We can only say "Muchas Gracias" from the deepest recess of our heart - which seems totally inadequate LORD BLESS aRM
05-18-2015, 02:01 PM
(05-18-2015, 12:20 AM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: Consult Professor Google for a parts diagram of your lathe, that should be reassuring. Heck AL, we are getting old !!! ..........we need to look up our parts manual that came with the machine Am getting to be a 'Duh' now !@#$%^&*() aRM
05-18-2015, 03:11 PM
05-18-2015, 03:21 PM
four holes in a piece of aluminum flat bar is a lot easier, even if you have to make a shorter bit holder to adjust for the .5" change in height of the ball turner.
dallen, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Apr 2012.
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Thanks given by: aRM
05-18-2015, 03:42 PM
(05-18-2015, 01:57 PM)aRM Wrote: ... There's no reason to remove the back splash guard. Remove the cross slide from the front. That's what I do. It's really quite simple.  Ed Thanks given by: aRM
05-18-2015, 11:26 PM
(05-18-2015, 03:42 PM)EdK Wrote:Thanks ED(05-18-2015, 01:57 PM)aRM Wrote: ... Will do that aRM 
11-14-2015, 10:52 PM
I'm going to jump in here, because this in on my project list, as well. Everything I see seems to require that flat plate base, and removing the compound. Is there a way to utilize the T-slot in the compound? That is, just slide out the QCTP, and slide in the ball turner? Or is that a bad idea?
Mike
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