Jim Simmons
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2016
I'm doing the complete restoration on my 1948 10L. I've finished painting the table, and now I'm looking at the two "feet" for the lathe bed and wondering why one would paint them as they are just going to get bolted to another machined surface. Couldn't one paint the rest of the castings (Front and rear feet, bed), let them dry, then spray the bare metal with fluid film and bolt it together? I'm just hesitant to bolt two painted surfaces together before the aklyd enamel isn't 100% cured. Paint can says cured in 28 days. won't there be plenty of lubricant hanging out around these surfaces to prevent corrosion?
Parts I still need: Steady rest, taper attachment, large dial upgrade, four jaw chuck, collet rack, collet set, drawbar. It's my first lathe, so I'm starting from scratch. I used to say, "If only I had a lathe, I'd make that..." Now I look at my new lathe in pieces and say "If only I had a lathe, I'd make that..."
Hope to be making chips by summer.
Parts I still need: Steady rest, taper attachment, large dial upgrade, four jaw chuck, collet rack, collet set, drawbar. It's my first lathe, so I'm starting from scratch. I used to say, "If only I had a lathe, I'd make that..." Now I look at my new lathe in pieces and say "If only I had a lathe, I'd make that..."
Hope to be making chips by summer.