Greetings all, I'm seeking some help getting set up and running with my recent acquisition of a Mori Seiki MS-850G lathe. Up until recently I was running a smaller WEBB lathe which was a wonderful machine but I've always wanted a Mori simply because my father had one many years ago. Last week I managed to trade my WEBB (and some cash on top) and get this 850 into my shop. The machine was recently gone through by Greer Machinery and runs really smoothly but I was hoping to get some advice on how to get up and running. Though I've been around lathes for years for years and can handle most basic operations, I was hoping to get some more in depth knowledge on tooling, setup, terminology, backlash tuning, etc. Thanks in advance for your input and here I go with some questions:
1) I was able to keep all of my old tooling such as chucks, cutters, tool posts, etc. For years I was under the impression that my old WEBB ran A1-6 chucks but it became clear today that I was misinformed since my new Mori is in fact A1-6 and is clearly much bigger. Is it possible to use my old smaller chucks onto my new lathe? What mount type are my old chucks? (see picture below). Is that what adaptor plates do?
2) I may have screwed myself slightly since my old machine was smaller and more suited to the smaller type jobs I do 90% of the time, ideally I'd have a large lathe and a small lathe but space and money is always an issue. I wanted to be able to turn automotive road wheels of about 15" diameter which my old machine could not handle. I find that my old tool posts (KDK/Dorian) are nothing like the monster tool post that came with this Mori. Is it possible to run my old small tool posts? (see Picture)
3)It seems like if I was able to run my old small tool posts, the cross slide might contact the chuck before my cutter would (see picture). How do I address this?
Thanks again for your help and please forgive my beginner questions!
1) I was able to keep all of my old tooling such as chucks, cutters, tool posts, etc. For years I was under the impression that my old WEBB ran A1-6 chucks but it became clear today that I was misinformed since my new Mori is in fact A1-6 and is clearly much bigger. Is it possible to use my old smaller chucks onto my new lathe? What mount type are my old chucks? (see picture below). Is that what adaptor plates do?
2) I may have screwed myself slightly since my old machine was smaller and more suited to the smaller type jobs I do 90% of the time, ideally I'd have a large lathe and a small lathe but space and money is always an issue. I wanted to be able to turn automotive road wheels of about 15" diameter which my old machine could not handle. I find that my old tool posts (KDK/Dorian) are nothing like the monster tool post that came with this Mori. Is it possible to run my old small tool posts? (see Picture)
3)It seems like if I was able to run my old small tool posts, the cross slide might contact the chuck before my cutter would (see picture). How do I address this?
Thanks again for your help and please forgive my beginner questions!
