Thread: (Mini Lathe)Potecting Leadscrew
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28-09-2010 #1
Last Activity: 07-10-2010
How are those shields fitted and what material is used to protect the leadscrew from swarf? I've protected the saddle gears by using a perspex plate over the back of the saddle where swarf seems to accumulate terribly but the leadscrew needs a cover now.
Stripped the machine right down to the bare metal used a dremmel to remove the bad casting spikes on the inner of the bed and removed rust that was primed over in the factory(Really bad/poor steel used on these lathes castings) repainted it with metal paint and it looks really nice now.
Also done a bearing change and changed the puny little 3 jaw self centering chuck for a 100mm 4 jaw independant chuck.
:whistling:Last edited by GeorgeD; 28-09-2010 at 03:45 PM.
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