[modeleng] Re: A level lathe
- From: Terry Lane <tel.47@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:03:12 +1000
Dead right you are AJ - a level machine means absolutely nothing, the
lathe can be tilted fore and aft, or side to side to almost any angle
and it won't make a scrap of difference, as long, as you say, there is
no twist in the bed.
On 8/07/2011 5:43 AM, Alan Stepney wrote:
> I am sure we have all seen lengthy discussions on the best way to ensure
> that a lathe is level.
> Why?
>
> I dont believe that they need to be level at all.
> I have a lathe that came off a Royal Navy Cruiser, and the one thing I can
> guarantee is that, at times, the sea isnt level!
>
> The main thing is to ensure that the bed is not twisted in any way, and the
> headstock and tailstock in line, whether or not that line is level with the
> surface of the earth or not, makes no difference.
>
> If it did, vertical borers etc wouldnt work. Or rather, wouldnt give
> accurate results, which they do.
> The same would apply to face milling or fly cutting with a vetical mill.
>
>
> Does anyone agree or disagree with me?
>
> Alan
>
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