juggaloslaya
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2015
Hi All,
Looking for some tips on turning some long thin walled tubes. I am running into a few issues.
First is that the tubing is bowed, these tubes are about 36" long and 1.5" diameter. Some are better than others but ultimately its out of the question to find perfectly straight tubes. I have a follow rest for my 13x36 Clausing lathe but the tube nudges my whole carriage to the side as the high spot passes. Is there a way to shim the carriage back to tight tolerance on the ways? Or are these just forces a lathe isn't designed to take?
let me know if anyone has any ideas..
Looking for some tips on turning some long thin walled tubes. I am running into a few issues.
First is that the tubing is bowed, these tubes are about 36" long and 1.5" diameter. Some are better than others but ultimately its out of the question to find perfectly straight tubes. I have a follow rest for my 13x36 Clausing lathe but the tube nudges my whole carriage to the side as the high spot passes. Is there a way to shim the carriage back to tight tolerance on the ways? Or are these just forces a lathe isn't designed to take?
let me know if anyone has any ideas..