(04-05-2013, 07:54 PM)Bustednuklz Wrote: Good day to all
I am having a chatter problem while trying to use my parting tool (cut off tool) on a mini lathe. It is a 7x10 lathe.
Steve, also check the retaining plates on the saddle (that ride on the underside of the bed ways) for looseness or cracks around the screw holes. They are often made of cast iron and are known to crack, allowing vertical movement between the bed and the saddle. If you grab the saddle and rock it fore and aft on the bed, can you feel any play?
Saddle strips
Been there done that. I made new plates from mild steel and did away with the "adjusting" screws. I just shimmed them so that there is minimal clearance. (.0005" - .001")
Willie