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OK a couple of things to bring up. I did have the gibs on the cross slide and compound replaced by a shop here in town. I supplied the gibs as bought from Logan. I had them measure things....however at that point (maybe 2015?) I had even less of a clue. When I got the parts back they had things tightened up to the point it limited movement too much in my mind anyway. Much later I started using it and spotting things to fix....or wanting to fix. While I was replacing the spindle bearings on my Bridgeport rebuild I found a set of NOS bearings to fit the Logan. About two months ago? One month who knows. But it's got new bearings...oh and a new motor and a new serpentine belt....I put a QC tool post on it. But didn't have the mill so it's a round nut. That needs work.
I want to make my own feed screws. But I need a follow rest to cut the acme threads on both. I think it would be a good learning experience to do those. The nut is no problem I have taps for those. It has lots of backlash in the cross feed and the compound feed. The lead screw/half nuts seem to be in good shape. Almost no backlash. I have learned from being on here that backlash in a lathe is easily overcome by backing out enough. I never noticed the compound was able to twist until just a couple of months ago. Because it would POP when touching off on the work occasionally.
The guy I got it from was up around Tahoe city I think. 2014 Had a 10ee in his garage and a tempering oven he had just built.
So here we are. I will paint the new legs hopefully by the end of the week and figure out what to do about the chip pan.
That's it for my explosion of thoughts to drain out of me from today. lol
Paul
I want to make my own feed screws. But I need a follow rest to cut the acme threads on both. I think it would be a good learning experience to do those. The nut is no problem I have taps for those. It has lots of backlash in the cross feed and the compound feed. The lead screw/half nuts seem to be in good shape. Almost no backlash. I have learned from being on here that backlash in a lathe is easily overcome by backing out enough. I never noticed the compound was able to twist until just a couple of months ago. Because it would POP when touching off on the work occasionally.
The guy I got it from was up around Tahoe city I think. 2014 Had a 10ee in his garage and a tempering oven he had just built.
So here we are. I will paint the new legs hopefully by the end of the week and figure out what to do about the chip pan.
That's it for my explosion of thoughts to drain out of me from today. lol
Paul