06-16-2023, 03:36 PM
When I took the control box off of the lathe I noticed some swarf in the bottom of it. Not a lot but enough to be concerned. Once I had the lathe reassembled I looked to see where the cracks were that could allow the swarf to get into the box. The cut-out in the box for the lead screw has a gasket that closes up the opening pretty well but the fit around the lead screw is loose enough to allow swarf to get by. I plan on finding a fat O-ring that'll butt up against the gasket to close off the gap in the gasket.
I 3-D printed a shield to cover the gaps around the head stock screw that could allow swarf in.
Ed
I 3-D printed a shield to cover the gaps around the head stock screw that could allow swarf in.
Ed