The Home Machinist!

Bill—

Got it!

—Other Bill

liveaboard--

No chips, yet. Too BUSY!

But, I am having fun.

Thank you for the advice.

--Bill

All-- My lathe has been stored for over four years. Now that I have it and the rest of the equipment up in the new shop, I decided to change the oil in the lathe. The manufacturer recommends ISO 32 for the spindle. I have some, but probably not quite enough. I also have some AW 32. (I don't remember...

Harold and All—

Re: “. . . it's just plain old common decency . . .”

Amen.

—Bill

Harold—

If we had the ability to ‘upvote’ a post I would upvote that one for sure.

—Bill

liveaboard—

That’s a good story.

—Bill

pete--

I can think of a good reason why you haven't had problems adjusting it . . . you know what the heck you're doing!

I wonder how fine the thread is on your Mitutoyo shcs?

--Bill

All-- I got it! Thank you for all the help. The secret was to find a stable surface on which to set my granite surface plate. I used one of the free-floating shelves I built in the new shop. Although the shelf is strong, I avoided touching it; the only thing I touched was the adjustment mechanism on...

Pete--

Thank you for that expert advice! The surface plate is in a box and I know where it is!

--Bill

ctwo-- Our main level is supported by heavy, engineered trusses on 2' centers. I first attempted to adjust the level on the quartzite slab forming the island in the kitchen. Every time I leaned one way or the other--not touching the slab--the bubble moved. I finally went downstairs to the lowest ste...

All-- Thank you for the suggestions. They helped me figure it out. Plus, I found a YouTube video with a nice Chinese lady demonstrating on a model that looked just like mine but wasn't. I think that design may be somewhat popular. The nice Chinese lady spoke Chinese. Natural, I suppose. Fortunately,...

ctwo--

Yes, I saw those instructions. But there is no red plastic cap.

--Bill