Nickedemuz
Plastic
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- Jul 19, 2016
I’m about to embark on a tailstock repair project on a Rexvalter vf-118. I guess it doesn’t matter what lathe it is because it is very similar to many others in its class.
The problem I have is the good old “tilting tailstock from wear” so i cannot just shim it to get the correct height since it is more worn in the front. It would have been easier if it would have had flat faces but the v-groove kind of puts me on the spot
Pics:
Don't know if it shows in the pictures but the wear is mostly in the front and hardly anything in the back.
Being a happy hobbyist that loves to repair old machines this of course presents a perfect opportunity to learn how
I’ve searched high and low on YouTube for this but no luck. Plenty of videos showing how to shim it and how to flatten the surface but no luck when it comes to the v-groove.
The flat surface should be parallel to the “top” of the tailstock base, and that one is scraped in so in that direction there shouldn’t be a problem.
But when it comes to the groove I’m very uncertain of how to align it and how to mill it. I’m doing the milling on a small bench milling machine (Hobbymat bfe65) but i think it will work.
Any help appreciated and if you have links to some video I’d be delighted
The problem I have is the good old “tilting tailstock from wear” so i cannot just shim it to get the correct height since it is more worn in the front. It would have been easier if it would have had flat faces but the v-groove kind of puts me on the spot
Pics:
Don't know if it shows in the pictures but the wear is mostly in the front and hardly anything in the back.
Being a happy hobbyist that loves to repair old machines this of course presents a perfect opportunity to learn how
I’ve searched high and low on YouTube for this but no luck. Plenty of videos showing how to shim it and how to flatten the surface but no luck when it comes to the v-groove.
The flat surface should be parallel to the “top” of the tailstock base, and that one is scraped in so in that direction there shouldn’t be a problem.
But when it comes to the groove I’m very uncertain of how to align it and how to mill it. I’m doing the milling on a small bench milling machine (Hobbymat bfe65) but i think it will work.
Any help appreciated and if you have links to some video I’d be delighted
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