How To Align Your Lathe

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This episode on Blondihacks, I show you how to align your ways and your tailstock so your lathe won't cut tapers! Exclusive videos, drawings, models & plans available on Patreon!
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@joegarrett7580 4 года назад

I saw what you did there @ 6:13. You need to get the level across the 'flat spots of the ways' but the prismatic sections are 'in the way'. :)

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

😬😬😬

@JaneGraeSmithy Год назад

I worked for several of the highest precision large machine tool companies and gained a reputation as machine leveling “expert”, and you still taught me something. In this case, it was finding that there will be an orientation on your surface (plate) where the level will read level. Great video.

@TheFeller1554 4 года назад

The toothpick scale model was a brilliant representation of both ability for machine movement and the effect in real time. Great job!

@mattw7949 3 года назад

It's good that you show your mistakes. I think too many teachers are inclined to edit those out for reasons of pride, but so much more can be taught by sharing them. Great stuff.

@FabtecS5 4 года назад

How refreshing, someone who really knows what they're doing and methodically walks you through the whole process - CORRECTLY! Thank you.

@davesmith9325 4 года назад

The best tutorial on levelling i have ever seen !

@johnnycab8986 3 года назад

It's incorrect. I did it this way and the level was not calibrated (well, it was impossible to calibrate it using this method). If you search for the level axis using a level that is not calibrated and use the bubble in the center, that is not going to be the level axis of the surface plate. You have to find the axis where there is equal discrepancy in both directions, that is the only way to find the level axis with non-calibrated level. After you find the level axis, you adjust the level to get the bubble level, you will have to keep rotating the level and splitting the difference closer and closer and this will probably require very small re-adjustment of the 123 blocks/reference edge. Also, do not fiddle with the screw side as shown in this video, there are small half balls under there which are meant to be the pivot point of the level, you adjust the nuts, not the screw. The incredibly thin slot for the screw is there on purpose to make people avoid fiddling with that side as it will require a specialty slotted head if you want full contact and not risk marring the slot.

@Anony___mous 4 года назад

I've been a machinist for 12 years and I've never seen a lathe leveled this way. It makes so much sense! and now you've given me something to do tomorrow lol. p.s. I'll keep an eye out for a good deal on a tenths indicator I can donate to the blondihacks cause!

@codprawn 3 года назад

This method is show in my old Colchester lathe manual from 1964!

@laurencestonard4593 2 года назад

@@codprawn and my Myford from 1960…., good video 👍

@chuckthebull 2 года назад

Yeah and that awsome Sterrett level...I did not realize you can calibrate a level that way too.. an old dog can learn new tricks

@donziperk Год назад

@@chuckthebull I didn’t know that trick either so I tried doing it to a couple of my construction levels. One went in the garbage and the other is now for rough work.

@charlesmenz5555 11 месяцев назад

😊

@DCFusor 4 года назад

"Don't push the shim all the way under, you'll never get it out again." Words of wisdom, no doubt learned from hard experience.

@oldfarthacks Год назад

Quinn would not have pushed that all the way under, right?

@jefflyon100 11 месяцев назад

It had been years since I needed to do this. I found a couple other videos on this but gave up, they were long winded and left more questions than answers. You were clear, concise and I walked back into the shop knowing exactly what i needed to do. Great video, thank you!

@TCB031 4 года назад

Best explanation and process to correct that I've seen yet!

@kBIT01 11 месяцев назад

This should be added to the lathe skills Playlist.

@flababofa 3 месяца назад

This is like watching a wizard explain magic but then by then end you're very surprised to realize you actually kinda get it. You're one hell of a teacher.

@mhe0815 4 года назад

We, the lathe noobs, salute you. Finally a video about leveling in practice that I understand, thank you so much for this!

@frankcire1439 4 года назад

I love your content, it's great seeing machining from a hobbyist's viewpoint without a model maker's overlay. As an amateur machinist, I machine things for my other hobbies and machining is just an adjunct to those hobbies. I don't make models, I make modifications and repairs to other items. I also like how you aren't a machine snob. A new Chinese manufactured machine is often a better bet than an old American machine that has a lot of wear issues, especially if you are going be making small parts.

@RobertSmith-st1fr 4 года назад

Great instruction( as all yours are) I spent 4 hours on my "new" 1939 southbend 9"c, and got a final of .0002 taper per foot- decidedly the best Ive ever done. Thank you, and keep up the good work.

@user-iy6de7qi1r Год назад

I work on my "new" 48 Logan ten inch, but I learned on a thirties southbend back in the seventies. It's good to know I'm not alone in the old iron.

@hairyfro 4 года назад

Where were you a year ago when I did this? You put together all the info that I scraped together from ToT, Tom Lipton, and others. You're doing an amazing service for the hobbyist machining community by putting all this info into a concise series. One of my long term goals is to build a spanning beam lathe stand which would allow me to adjust twist by turning bolts instead of inserting shims under the feet. Should allow much better control and make the whole process easier.

@jeffanderson1653 4 года назад

Very well done. When you moved the tail stock, I said to myself, “Blondie, you are going the wrong way”. I didn’t expect you of all people to misjudge the correction. You made a complicated process easy to follow. Thank you.

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

The inside of my head is like cold scrambled eggs. It’s amazing anything comes out right at all.

@kennethelwell8574 4 года назад

So many instructions assume that one will just follow along to a perfect result. Some of the most useful and memorable, however, point out the places where you can make mistakes and how to correct it!

@danielstewart3507 4 года назад

Quinn: You're going to need an assortment of precision shim stock. Me: *Goes through recycling bin and assumes Pepsi Max is thicker than Pepsi.*

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

Soda cans do make pretty good shim stock for that one size. They are made to remarkably precise thickness, to minimize cost of material. 😀

@BenMitro 4 года назад

@@dsloop3907 are you talking about using the skin off a potato? (I really never heard of peel shims, so now I know - thanks. - All the best for the festive season too.)

@kevinmartin7760 4 года назад

I wonder if cans are a consistent thickness from top to bottom. If they aren't you could use two strips back-to-back in the way wood shims are used in pairs in construction. They would act like the two halves of an adjustable parallel.

@mutasimaldory 4 года назад

Would ordinary soda can material (made, presumably, from aluminium) not be too soft and likely to crush/deform?

@UrsusSuperior44 4 года назад

Actually laughed out loud 😂

@button-pushing-monkey 4 года назад

As a machinist with over 20 years experience, though I've never had to perform a machine leveling, this is correct and very well explained. Excellent job sharing info and procedure to keep a dying trade alive!

@mikeznel6048 2 года назад

Reql quick. If one has been a machinist over 20 years, and one has never performed any leveling, how would one know it to be the correct way and very well explained?

@walterjoncas12 4 года назад

I always enjoy your lessons. A wonderful mix of skill, science and of course well timed levity.

@joycethomas8868 4 года назад

I once asked an ex Navy machinist how they got machines “Leveled” on board......he laughed at me, So I guess square and perpendicular are more important than level.

@Errol.C-nz Год назад

Flat.. would be the word vs level

@tommcelroy6975 2 месяца назад

Yes level doesn't matter

@sks04221968 4 года назад

One of the most straightforward explanations of how to do this that I have seen!

@twocan90 4 года назад

Superb video, Blondihacks! Thank you for explaining the minute adjustments required to remove twist. Your videos are a testament to your machining AND teaching skills.

@practicemakesbetter7132 4 года назад

In my humble opinion, this video is your best work so far. It was entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work!

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

Aww, thanks! 😄

@petersd-maxadventures8079 4 года назад

Thank you. I have tried for months to align my 1440 lathe. I have been mucking around at the chuck end thinking it was that. 10 minutes spent on the tailstock and bingo.....perfect.

@nathanielstephenson7932 4 года назад

This is why I am SO thankful for taper correction on the CNCs. I had a tail center in a 350MY that was introducing .008 taper over about 16", fixed that in 10 seconds using the keypad on the controller. The tail stock has since been properly aligned, but I still use that technique to compensate for deflection. If I'm turning anything long enough to require a tail center I program with the assumption that I will have to take out taper somewhere in the part (kinda like bringing the duct tape with you instead of walking across the shop every time you need it 😀).

@IBWatchinUrVids 4 года назад

Jerk. :)

@nathanielstephenson7932 4 года назад

@@IBWatchinUrVids I know, but that's how we do ;)

@oldfarthacks Год назад

With a CNC lathe, you can have a machine that has ways like a Detroit road, that wanders around whit heating like a one eyed dog in summer and where nothing is square. The reason, the computers can and do track all that and adjust. Haas machines used to keep track of the movement of the ball screws so that they could comp for the expansion due to temperature.

@ninthm00n 4 года назад

Lovely yet again Quinn. You have a true gift for teaching .

@robjohnson1138 4 года назад

I’m just an amateur (recovering woodworker), but this has got to be one of the most informative videos I’ve ever seen. Simple, understandable, and doable by most dummies (and by “dummies” I mean “me”). Now I need to figure out how to mount my mini-lathe on something OTHER than a table made from 2x4s and plywood. (Old habits die hard).

@PorchPotatoMike 4 года назад

Rob Johnson Welcome to the Dark Side!

@smellsofbikes 4 года назад

If it's a thick table, that's not a bad mounting. Ideally it'd be mounted on concrete, sure, but something that's equivalent to 5" thick wood is pretty resistant to deformation. A sufficiently stiff table can lend a wimpy lathe extra stiffness, though, so error towards overkill.

@OldtimeIronman 4 года назад

Get a surplus chunk of granite counter top off Craig list, bolt lathe to that

@wisdombear4965 4 года назад

Mounted mine to a commercial metal 2" thick door 7 1/2 foot long. on wood frame for drawers.

@roadshowautosports Год назад

@@OldtimeIronman I’m new at this and always been afraid of using granite and break it if something like stock fell on it, an I just being overcautious? Thank you for sharing!

@4SafetyTraining 4 года назад

Had to stop watching an old western for this, but it was worth it....THANKs

@madscientist5969 4 года назад

@Blondihacks - - - You make it seem so straightforward...! I really like these technical explanations of machine operations and metrology in general. Merry Christmas!

@michaelhayward7572 4 года назад

Newbies take note. You can learn a lot from this lady. Very well explained, great production, very enjoyable. Congrats

@ManicSalamander 2 года назад

Yes! Ms. Hacks couldn't be more Newbie-friendly! Just walking with her through all her projects (some very ambitious!), trials, errors and saves could save a newbie a lot of pain. Actually, a newbie wouldn't last long, as such, watching these videos and making things in between. Quinn the Newbie-slayer! :)

@oldfarthacks Год назад

@@ManicSalamander I love that she shows her oops, those are the biggest learning moments.

@400_billion_suns 4 года назад

Brilliant! I've worked on lathes and mills a fair bit but never knew how they were actually set up for precision. Learned a lot from this!

@forrestsecord7743 4 года назад

Well done video, great, concise explanation of a tedious process, love the "Tony" reference - can't wait to do my lathe

@marcmckenzie5110 4 года назад

Your timing is impeccable. I recently bought that brand's tool that you had to obfuscate in the video, and I'm almost caught up enough on other shop issues to spend a day (I'm slow) calibrating the bed and the tailstock of my lathe. You are a born teacher! To true my mill head, which has neither nod nor tilt adjustments, I had to use shim stock. It was a special form of hell because I had no help in levering the column between shim permutations, but it paid off! So I'm sure it will on the lathe, too.

@ManicSalamander 2 года назад

I really appreciate your focus on precision. I have been machining for about 22 years, but I have mostly been focusing on just making what I need to make to get what I want, and that level of precision was always expendable in the service of getting the job done. I noticed, though, that there are a lot of jobs, generally involving fast moving parts, that were absolutely off limits for my skill level. Over the years, that has been more and more irritating, because my ambitions are growing. Thank you for walking us through basic machine setup. I think it will open some doors for me.

@saneemp 2 года назад

Best demonstrated lathe alignment video in RU-vid. Nice job. Appreciating your efforts.

@trangotowergmail 4 года назад

The level calibration method totally blew me away! A very much needed absolute reference in a world of chaos :)

@weizheng7970 4 года назад

Very useful tutorial. I just bought a second-hand 290 lathe a few days ago, and I am adjusting it according to your way.

@RedDogForge 4 года назад

Thank you so much for going into detail on calibrating the level, how to use it in conjuction with a surface plate etc... Im restoing a 1928 series O south bend 11" and this entire vid was invaluable to allieviating my crippling ignorance of this proceedure...quinn you are an absolute godsend!

@dcsensui Год назад

When I got my lathe a year ago, I saw this and made a custom cabinet/stand for my lathe out of steel tubing. The lathe is bolted to the steel frame, and the steel frame is bolted to the concrete floor. There's also adjustable bolts for the frame's feet. To take twist out of the lathe bed, I loosen the hold-down bolts on one end of the cabinet's frame, adjust the feet as needed, then re-tighten the hold-down bolts. Thanks for all the great information and ideas!

@Bullfrogerwytsch 4 года назад

I'm not a machinist. I just like watching machinist videos... also you're voice is soothing.

@kgee2111 4 года назад

I have one of those Starret machinists levels. I love it but have never calibrated it. Thank you Blondihacks!

@engelbob8402 4 года назад

Thanks for going over this Quinn. You answered some questions I had about doing this job.

@bucknaked31 4 года назад

Somehow you make the most mundane tasks fun. Thank you so much for the videos...

@JulianMakes 4 года назад

I learnt so much! Thank you. I’m getting my first lathe soon. Hoping to bore a small home made cast bronze cannon one day. Great videos cheers.

@Youtubeforcedmetochangemyname 4 года назад

I just bought an old metal lathe from the twentys and this video is perfect I need to check all rhis before I go trying to make things on it

@Sanny987 4 года назад

This is a great and intuitive explanation of a very difficult to understand process. Thank you so much for this video.

@bensmobilevideo4363 Год назад

Thanks for all your videos! I was just plowing through material and projects "farmer" style. Your videos have given me the ability and inspired me to set my equipment up right! Thanks again.

@RubenKelevra 4 года назад

Cool! *Writes a lathe on the shopping list*

@railgap 4 года назад

caveat emptor! I bought used for $1,400 what I could have bought new for $3,000 (SEIG AKA Jet AKA Grizzly etc) and boy did I wish later that I'd skipped the "discount" because of missing tooling, documentation, and support. Budget 1/2 the money you think you've got available to spend for the machine, and half for tooling. You will never ever have all the tooling you want for your machine. Promise.

@railgap 4 года назад

Tooling is an addiction. It's best not to start. ^_^ That said, a lot of Taiwan-made stuff is _good_. You don't need a Kurt vise. ;)

@RubenKelevra 4 года назад

@@railgap I'm sorry but I don't trust american made tools. I've got a Heuer wise and I'm pretty happy with it.

@railgap 4 года назад

@@RubenKelevra You're the first one to mention American-made tools in this thread, so I don't know what you're replying to or trying to say. I said Taiwan, not American. RIF

@RubenKelevra 4 года назад

@@railgap Kurt vises are (hopefully) still made in the USA. 🙄

@johndufford5561 2 года назад

Great stuff! Demystified the text & bad photographs in my lathe manual. Thank-you very much. Also LOVED the insert of the earth with the "Not to Scale" label! Only on screen for a moment, but it cracked me up! Thanks for that, too.

@28gwdavies 4 года назад

Thank's for that, I'll be doing a major overhaul on my mini lathe shortly so I've put this video on my desktop for reference later. Have a nice Christmas and all the best for the New Year from me here in England.

@daveys 2 года назад

I saw this and decided that I needed a Starrett 86 level. I was right, I did need one. It is so beautifully made, a joy to look at and use!

@roadshowautosports Год назад

You mean starrett 98 model?

@daveys Год назад

@@roadshowautosports - Perhaps ;-)

@seanwhitley7026 9 месяцев назад

One of the best instructional videos I have ever seen. You made everything easy to understand and the videography was excellent. Thank you!

@markdechant8264 4 года назад

Very well done, I will be doing this process to my lathe very soon. Thanks Quinn!!!

@mariuscaracateanu2869 4 года назад

Hi Quinn, I'm watching your videos and this is the best one (in my humble opinion), lot of very useful info and the ToTOS gave me tears of laughter. Congratulations and keep them coming. Thanks for sharing.

@joea9206 Год назад

Great methodical video. Anyone who does this will be glad that they took the time every time that they use the machine. I have used an alternative method in the past. After taking the twist out of the ways like you expertly demonstrated, I have chucked on a long bar that was as perfectly cylindrical as i could find or make. If using a CNC, taper moves can be used in a turning operation to make one. I indicate that bar while rotating the chuck by hand until it runs true close to the chuck and also at the far end, thus establishing the true center line of the rotating axis. A four jaw chuck or buck chuck helps with this. Getting it true at the front first. then tapping the far end, usually having to go back and forth to get it good on both ends. It's critical that the bar is solidly mounted in the chuck so that rotation doesn't affect it. Once I got good run-out on both ends, an indicator mounted on the tool post with the tip on the bar allowed me to tweak it in by traversing back and forth with the spindle off. For the tail stock adjustment, a 60 degree center for the chuck end can be made on the machine if one is not available, this also assures that it runs true if not disturbed after the turning of it. Keep up the great videos.

@Trimadian65 2 года назад

Hi Blondihacks, Sheldon from down under here. I have been a home machinist for a number of years now. Your video of how to reset the bed is awesome. I have had problems with my lathe turning tapers etc, as the lathe was dropped when I was shifting. I have tried your technique and the lathe is now within 2 10ths (6 inch) out of the chuck. Before, it was running about 3 tho of run out. You are one of the best machinists I have come across to explain all this machining in detail. By the way I have 2 ragdolls that help me on the lathe too! Damn fur!

@perolovson1715 4 года назад

Thank You for this easy to follow instruction. Merry Christmas!

@kristinamckeown5106 4 года назад

Hi, thanks for showing how to self prove the level. I had not seen that done before.

@christopherjones7459 3 года назад

Excellent explanation. I have followed you advice and now have excellent results. Thanks

@vincentguttmann2231 3 года назад

3:15 This starts to feel like This Old Tony, and I like that!

@TomMakeHere 4 года назад

Good video If the tailstock is still out it may be worthwhile checking the vertical alignment as well I had to shim mine a year ago after discovering wear

@cramersclassics 2 года назад

Wonderful job making another challenging task seem within reach of the average man. Your videos are inspiring and fun to watch Quinn. Thank you.

@SorryMcMorrow 4 года назад

Thank you. I am preparing to overhaul a Chinese lathe/mill combination from the late 1980s and this will help a lot.

@bostedtap8399 4 года назад

Excellent, love the wooden model👍. May I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. Thanks for sharing.

@chieft3357 4 года назад

I very much appreciate the verbal instruction along with the visual. 😀

@steved8038 4 года назад

Congratulations you made a difficult to explain subject look easy , merry Christmas to you and yours look forward to a new year full of projects.

@toshadavinci5379 2 года назад

Greetings from NZ Quinn. I learnt a bit from this. After doing a 9000 hour railway apprenticeship in fitting turning and machining we never delved in to alignment to any great degree. Thank you Quinn. Im looking at buying my first lathe upcoming and look forward to working precision on a lathe that hasn't been abused. If videos like this existed 40 years ago ........

@joelee2371 Год назад

Videos may not have existed them, but the knowledge did. You'd be surprised what you can find in your local library or online archives.

@Bob_Adkins 3 года назад

Excellent! I wanted a precision Starrett level, but was not willing to pay over $100, so I made my own. I bought a precision glass vial for $14 and mounted it on a piece of 1x1x1/8x6" aluminum channel. After a lot of frustration and puzzling, I ended up using exactly the same calibration method as you, right down to the 1-2-3 block! It's still 1 of my favorite tools.

@andreturnbull1259 4 года назад

Excellent video. I will be re-aligning my lathe now... thanks Quinn.

@LittleAussieRockets 4 года назад

Just bought an old lathe. Thanks mate. Just the video I needed 👍

@thetrevor861 4 года назад

Loved the speechifying. And also the Science. Both great, combined, making a great video. Happy Holidays ! And thank you.

@iantheorem 4 года назад

Great videos. Simple to understand and very thorough.

@MrSmeagolsGhost 4 года назад

:) thank you for the text notice of the pause. People with crappy internet thank you.

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

I had a couple of people mention that my freeze-frames were confusing. 😁

@usethenoodle 4 месяца назад

I had to move to a new shop with my lathe. I reviewed this video I had used 3 years ago to set up my 10X22" Grizzly when it was new. using these techniques I was able to get it cutting at 2/10,000" over 5" in about 2 hours. Thanks for the second time! I have the same Sterrett level, bought it used on eBay after watching this the first time. It took a .020 shim on the tail stock rear corner.

@nevetslleksah 4 года назад

Nice and clear explanation on lathe alignment. Saving this video for future reference. Thanks for making the video. Happy Holidays.

@DARANGULAFILM 2 года назад

Thank you for this presentation. I have a 20 yr old Taiwanese small "desk" lathe which was apparently made for US high school trade classes. I also do little more than dabble, mostly turning down bolts or making custom lens mounts. It has a very short bed and beyond the four corner bases under the machine itself, there are no other apparent alignment adjustments. I found it adequate for making my custom lens mounts with alloy and flowcast bronze with sharp tools. Machining steel became difficult but doable. However I just about dropped down on the floor in a dustraising tantrum the first time I tried machining along any length. It also flexed too much for ceramic cutters to be used which either rode or dug in. I have fixed it down to a very heavy solid piece of construction steel "C" section. It no longer chatters so easily and the longer cuts have improved even before any shimming which needs still to be done. Your presentation is very helpful for making what finer adjustments yet need to be done. I also made a recirculating feed for cutting oil by adding a drain tube to the chip tray, using a GM powersteer pump in a small oil tank and a washing machine motor to drive it.

@user-xo2yo6jl3o 7 месяцев назад

Excellent narration. Concise, complete and accurate. Also entertaining in a low key way.

@marceloiannini8199 2 месяца назад

Thanks! That's the most complete and thought video I've seem on this subject. Will try it this week.

@AdventureswithJane 4 года назад

Excellent video. Love your skill as an instructor. Well done. -Mark

@banzai240 Год назад

Wow... Thank you so much! This is the 2nd of your Tutorials I've watched and you do an amazing job. Very much appreciated.

@SasquaPlatypus 3 года назад

Love your channel, totally going to level my old south bend and see if I can tweak the taper out of it. Thanks for the awesome content!

@abilalpk 4 года назад

Excellent job Quinn. Thanks for sharing.

@Kevin-ib4gv 4 года назад

I discovered you today, watched 2 of your videos so far, and immediately subscribed after the first one! Believe me when I say this, both content and presentation is spot on and probably the best I've seen on youtube ever. Thank you so much for these videos, especially this one on leveling the lathe as you've answered some questions about leveling that have bugged me for quite a long time... "lathes aboard ships work perfectly fine" . I've always wondered if being level headstock to tailstock made a difference....now I know!!

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

Aww thanks for the kind words, and for the sub! ☺️

@stephensarkany3577 4 года назад

Just enjoyed watching the process, will tune in later.

@tomsmith3045 9 месяцев назад

Most clear and concise demo of this that I've ever seen. Thanks!

@sharkbaitsurfer 10 месяцев назад

I'm about to go through this, you're an excellent teacher which is the highest accolade I can give.

@marynunn1708 10 месяцев назад

Love your detailed explanations and humor! SO wish I had you as my shop teacher. 👍

@kevincolwell9575 3 года назад

This is a wonderful video. I am rehabbing an old Sheldon EXL P that was once an US Army lathe. Now, it is a Professor's Forge lathe ( :) ) . I am not a machinist at all yet. Not really. This is the most useful video I have ever found for this. I just wanted to thank you. Good channel. You are a good teacher, too.

@siggyincr7447 4 года назад

Great instructional video on an often overlooked subject, even by a lot of experienced machinists. The only thing I could think to add is that used lathes can have significant wear on the ways themselves that is usually concentrated on the part closest to the spindle (90% of lathe use is within inches of the chuck). The uneven wear pattern on the ways can mess with the alignment process.

@oldfarthacks Год назад

The best way to fix that is to install a CNC control, then you can program in your error table for correction factors.

@noelhenderson700 4 года назад

I just found a 10ths indicator on flea bay after years of searching. It came as part of a lot of tools which included a mag base and some random tool steel. It pays to be patient. I learned that from my dog.

@scott.lindroth 3 года назад

Fantastic video. Finally nailed down spindle and tailstock alignment on my bench lathe.

@geckoproductions4128 4 года назад

VERY nice video. I learned how to align my lathe today, and learned how much i didn't know. Thank you so much.

@ruftime 3 года назад

Thank you Quinn! Just picked up a vintage NOS Starrett 98-6 off eBay.....I love precision tools❤️

@isaacsra 4 года назад

I've heard about Finite Toothpick Analysis, but never seen it in use...

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

That was Toothpick360, the new CAD software that all the cool RU-vid kids use.

@purplecat5w 4 года назад

Love it, and perfect timing! Great video as always!!!

@kmet2000 4 года назад

Hi I have seen many howto videos on unwanted taper. Also from machining youtube superstars. But this one from a fine lady beats them all. Both in explanation an execution. Well done! Wery well done!!!

@Blondihacks 4 года назад

Aww thank you! ☺️

@lyndone.2682 Год назад

Once again, Excellent Video! I learn something EVERYTIME i watch one of your videos!

@drd1924 Год назад

Great Vid with all the correct tricks in the correct order for aligning a lathe. For those who have adjustable feet/bolts at each corner, once you get close it will only take like 1/16 of a turn or less at one corner to make a noticeable difference. Make sure you lock the locknut down at each adjustment because if you forget and everything is square to the world, THEN have to lock the locknut, it will change simply due to bolt stretch.