Tailstock Way Wipers 

Gday Max, I thought you’d finished your off, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Steve, This job can be done in a day easily and no big experience, definitely worth doing mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Preso, I was a bit the some but it wasn’t to bad in the end, thanks for watching mate, cheers

Gday Craig, definitely an improvement and simple to make, the photo was taken one morning a couple of weeks ago out the front of home here, good camera on the iPhone 13, thanks for watching and commenting mate, cheers

Gday Kev, another job off the list mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday, The tailstock feels so much nicer to move along the ways now the oil is trapped in there, thanks for watching, Cheers

Thanks very much Mark, really appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday, this was an enjoyable project, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

Gday Chris, these ended up being really easy to make, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

Gday Olly, definitely worth doing mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Scott, thanks for the kind words mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday, I try to keep busy but I’ve been having a few slack days lately, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

Gday Ralph, thanks for the positive feedback mate, cheers

Gday Russell, it’s definitely going to help, cheers

Gday, definitely an improvement mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Gemma, it can get pretty fiddlie and I don’t look forward to doing it but this time it went well, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Jim, these were a lot easier to make then I first thought, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

Gday, I honestly thought these were going to be a pain to make but I was quite wrong, the Colchester would of been a beautiful lathe own, I’d love to have one but they really hold there value, thanks for watching and commenting, Cheers

@@MattysWorkshop The Colchester lathes are very well made, mine was an early 1970s I think, it had seen a lot of hard work, everything was still working well, just the clutch as mentioned previously. Prices here in the UK 🇬🇧 are between £ 2000 to £ 4000, spare parts are mega expensive though. Replaced it with a XYZ 1630 (Taiwan built, with American control system, wired and commissioned in the UK, only drawback is its direct drive from the motor, minimum speed is 150 rpm, great machine otherwise. TTFN John

Gday Ralfy, thanks very much mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday, one side oil grooves looked good but the other is a bit ordinary 😂, thanks for watching mate, cheers

Gday Chris, definitely learnt a lot from watching Max, brilliant teacher that for sure, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Paul, im no fan of the dremel mate, thanks for watching

Gday, thanks for the kind words, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday Rob, I’m not shy with the way oil, I thought your lathe had way wipers on the carriage, Cheers

@@MattysWorkshop Hi Matty. None of my five lathes have ever had way wipers. I've got nothing against them, but there are two schools of thought on this. One is the negative view that the pads will become impregnated with metal or grindings over time and become abrasive, quite likely. Swapping out the pads periodically would stop this, but most seem to be there indefinitely. Whether they are actually still touching the ways or doing anything useful is the moot point. The other is that using light oil to flush the crap off of the ways is a good alternative (my approach) seeing as I don't have way wipers. If you can keep the crap off of the ways to begin with then most of the issues are eliminated. I've had the carriages off of most of my lathes and it's all been clean underneath. Interesting discussion point. Cheers Rob

Gday Robert, the AL960b is a bloody good lathe and you’ll get years out of it, definitely worth putting way wipers on the tailstock mate, thanks for watching, cheers

@@MattysWorkshop Yep. Copy of a Harrison maybe? I bought it back in 2000 from a bloke who had hardly used it. I’ve added a lead screw cover, a taper turning attachment from an AL1000, and moved the screw cutting dial to the lhs of the carriage. Also added some extra oilers ( need to copy you and do that to the tailstock). Robert

Thanks very much Paul, have a great weekend, cheers

Gday Bill, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday, definitely an improvement and not a hard job to do, thanks for watching and commenting, Cheers

Gday, that’s a brilliant idea using the shell, I’ll have to get a couple, thanks for watching, cheers

Yeah tiny brass tubing works good too, you can file the edge really sharp, then cut rubber and felt by rotating the tube in a handdrill or just by hand it works like a micro hole saw.

Gday, only side looked good but the other didn’t look that flash but it works, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Graedon, leather would work good to, thanks for watching mate, cheers

Gday Tom, there’s certainly a market for these, thanks for watching mate, cheers

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Thanks very much Gerald, cheers

Thanks very much Jim, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday Bear, I’m surprised not all lathes have TS way wiper, thanks for watching and commenting, I received your stickers yesterday and they should be in the next video, cheers

With winter just 4 months away, I best be stock looking for cord wood here 😃 Last two years have burned 3 + cords each season, not as able to cut, so having to buy instead ☹️

Gday Dale, thanks very much mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday Rodney, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

Gday, definitely worth doing mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Alan, I think it’s definitely worth doing, the tailstock feels a lot smoother on the ways now the oil is kinda trapped underneath now, thanks for watching mate, cheers

Gday Douglas, definitely a job worth doing and it can be done in a day, thanks for watching and commenting, Cheers

Thanks very much, cheers

Gday Neil, definatly worth doing mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

Gday, definitely worth doing mate, cheers

Thanks very much, cheers

Gday Steve, thanks very much, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Gday, definitely a good modification to do, I haven’t checked the vertical yet, that’s a one day job, thanks for watching, cheers

Thanks very much Gary appreciate you watching mate, cheers

Thanks very much Jack, cheers

Gday John, this is definitely a job worth doing and not hard to make, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday, this is a really great hobby to have, there is so much to learn and so many people willing to share there knowledge to help you learn, im only self taught and if I can do it anyone can mate, appreciate you watching, cheers

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

Thanks very much Phil, appreciate you watching, Cheers

Thanks very much mate, cheers

Thanks very much John, cheers

Gday DJ, definitely worth putting way wipers on in my opinion, the channel has grown way bigger then I thought it was going to and really appreciate you watching and commenting, Cheers

Gday, I’m not engraver that’s for sure, what type of lathe are you getting?, this job you can do in a day easy, thanks for watching and commenting, Cheers

Thanks for watching and commenting mate, cheers

Gday, definitely worth doing mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Terry, I used compressed air to blow the chips away and vacuum to keen the mess off the floor, thanks for watching mate, cheers

Another one to the list mate, Cheers

Thanks very much Trevor, another job on you list now mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Willem, I went front and back to try and retain as much oil as possible, Thanks for watching and commenting, Cheers

Gday Mark, almost like a brought set mate, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Paul, mine is 8”, this on the Cincinnati is perfect but is quite big on the mill/drill, 10” is a lot heavier to so moving it around can be an issue, you can make small things on a big table but harder to make big things on a small table, Vertex brand is the way to go mate, cheers

Gday, I really think all lathes should have this done from the factory, this tailstock clamps has always clamp down tight and never moves, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday, I should have done this a long time ago, defiantly a well worth doing. Thanks for watching, Cheers

Gday Joe, definitely a modification worth doing, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday, I hope one day I’ll be half as good as Max machining, there’s lots to learn by watching max, cheers

Thanks for watching, cheers

Gday Greg, the felt I got is from EBay, the seller names is hytec_1, there in Melbourne, I hope this help mate, thanks for watching, cheers

@@MattysWorkshop thanks again. I'm in Canberra, so the felt won't take long. Keep up the good work. Cheers Greg.

Gday, the Cincinnati was 3ph 4hp when I got it. I don’t have 3ph here so I put a single phase 3hp motor in and had no issues, I’ve never had anything to do with vfd’s yet, thanks for watching, cheers

Gday, the material was larger at the tailstock end so I moved the tailstock towards me, Thanks very much for watching and commenting, Cheers

Ah thanks for that matty, I unfortunately missed out on being able to set up a workshop like yours as DVA stuffed me around as I was med discharged from the after 15 yrs service and a trip overseas and we had to sell the house as they took over 12 months to give me a pension, so I missed out but I went to take as an adult trainee and did a few courses in the same vane as the old night school classes. I was going to get into it as a sideline but the beauracy got the better of me. We now housesit, stay with family or hideaway In our caravan nowadays. Heading back to QLD from WA next week resume some babysitting duties. So I really admire your work attitude and ethic and the simplistic but informative parting of information. I just really wish I could get back to hands on again myself but get through enjoyment watching you knock out the good stuff. Well done matty👍👌😄 Cheers Dave

Well you know what I mean mate, can’t beat an R-Model

@@MattysWorkshop lol yeah I know the old volvo joke

Swedish love machine , That's what one of the blokes at work called the F12 he drove !

Gday, it’s only a inox bottle with WD40 in it, it’s all the shop had at the time…

@@MattysWorkshop Thought you had come into some money!

Gday, my lathe is a Hafco Metalmaster AL960B,

Gday, that’s a great idea, thanks very much, cheers

Gday Wayne, I got these from EBay, the sellers name is “prodbuys” I hope this helps, cheers

@@MattysWorkshop thanks found him

Gday Geoff, way more then I was expecting that’s for sure, may have to give a third prize away, Cheers

Gday John, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, cheers