npolanosky
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2016
- Location
- USA, FL
I've had the KIA lathe up and running for some time now and I'm starting to push it a little harder. I have a 1" 5xD drill in the turret with through coolant holes, and I'm having some trouble with it chattering like mad and not evacuating chips. I don't have as much coolant pressure as I think I need, and that's likely because half of my coolant is exiting the base of the turret. Some tool positions leak more than others, so I think I probably just have a bad seal somewhere- I am assuming there's a big O-ring surrounding the curvic coupling that needs to be replaced.
How involved is removing the turret face? I purchased this machine used and everything probably needs a good cleaning. I continue to be astounded at the crap I find in every hose, cavity, and ledge. Will I need a hoist or just a strong friend?
In addition, I am reading about .003" (high) out in Y at 4" from the turret face, though the X is dead straight. Is there an easy-ish way to adjust the Y alignment? When I go to X0 the pocket ends up about .026" off center, but I can correct for that in my tool offsets. If there's a good procedure to bring that in to zero I'd love to hear it though! Would I just add a gridshift to X?
How involved is removing the turret face? I purchased this machine used and everything probably needs a good cleaning. I continue to be astounded at the crap I find in every hose, cavity, and ledge. Will I need a hoist or just a strong friend?
In addition, I am reading about .003" (high) out in Y at 4" from the turret face, though the X is dead straight. Is there an easy-ish way to adjust the Y alignment? When I go to X0 the pocket ends up about .026" off center, but I can correct for that in my tool offsets. If there's a good procedure to bring that in to zero I'd love to hear it though! Would I just add a gridshift to X?