jim314159
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2011
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
Hi Folks,
Some of you have been following along with my 2 year odyssey to rebuild a 1957 square dial 10ee in a separate thread. This is a different sort of update to that and I thought it'd be worth starting a new thread to get a broader set of opinions.
When I first tore down the lathe to clean it, the scoring in the ways of the cross slide and the broken/rebrazed gib were evident. At the time there was a similar vintage cross slide on ebay for not much so I bought the whole thing and put it on the shelf.
Now it is time to decide what to do! The "original" CS:
The "ebay" CS:
...which one should I use?
I am inclined to go with the "original" one; the dings give it some character, and I think the existence of scraping marks despite the scoring will give me better results, and to use the intact gib from the ebay version.
What do you all think? Are my instincts correct? Also, were the gibs custom fitted or can I swap them without causing unnecessary wear? Would it be sacrilege to take 0.150" off the headstock side of the slide with a fly cutter to remove some of the old chuck scars?
Thank You,
jim
Some of you have been following along with my 2 year odyssey to rebuild a 1957 square dial 10ee in a separate thread. This is a different sort of update to that and I thought it'd be worth starting a new thread to get a broader set of opinions.
When I first tore down the lathe to clean it, the scoring in the ways of the cross slide and the broken/rebrazed gib were evident. At the time there was a similar vintage cross slide on ebay for not much so I bought the whole thing and put it on the shelf.
Now it is time to decide what to do! The "original" CS:
- Has deep scoring on the ways
- Has a fair amount of chuck damage
- Has a damaged gib (and had a brass shim installed as well which I doubt is factory)
- Still has a lot of original scraping marks still visible despite the scoring
- Has a (beat up) dovetail for a rear toolpost of some sort
- Has a lot of scraping marks on the top of the CS, which I have never seen. Are those original? What purpose would they even serve?
The "ebay" CS:
- Is generally in better shape/exhibits no scoring
- Has an intact gib
- Also has zero original scraping still visible (even on the gib)
...which one should I use?
I am inclined to go with the "original" one; the dings give it some character, and I think the existence of scraping marks despite the scoring will give me better results, and to use the intact gib from the ebay version.
What do you all think? Are my instincts correct? Also, were the gibs custom fitted or can I swap them without causing unnecessary wear? Would it be sacrilege to take 0.150" off the headstock side of the slide with a fly cutter to remove some of the old chuck scars?
Thank You,
jim