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RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - Roadracer_Al - 05-18-2015
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.
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - DaveH - 05-18-2015
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
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - aRM - 05-18-2015
(05-18-2015, 12:20 AM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: 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.
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
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - aRM - 05-18-2015
(05-18-2015, 12:43 PM)DaveH Wrote: Normally but not always the cross slide just comes off quite easily.Hi DAVE
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
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
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - aRM - 05-18-2015
(05-18-2015, 12:20 AM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: 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.
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
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - DaveH - 05-18-2015
(05-18-2015, 01:57 PM)aRM Wrote: 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.
aRM
That is true you may need to.
DaveH
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - dallen - 05-18-2015
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.
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - EdK - 05-18-2015
(05-18-2015, 01:57 PM)aRM Wrote: ...
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.
...
aRM
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
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - aRM - 05-18-2015
(05-18-2015, 03:42 PM)EdK Wrote:Thanks ED(05-18-2015, 01:57 PM)aRM Wrote: ...
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.
...
aRM
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
Will do that
aRM
RE: Where 2 mount ball turner ??? - wawoodman - 11-14-2015
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?