Here's Why I Don't Like Air Guns Around Machine Tools!!!

Surveywaters said:
Could another probable cause not be 40 years between cleanings? Also, that level of neglect would suggest that the lathe likely has the original way wipers.

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Yep! Original way wipers. I have NOS replacements here somewhere. Have to remember where I put them.
 
I haven't checked the saddle very close, I would say there's about 5-8 thousandths wear on the surfaces bearing against the bed ways. Bed does have harden ways and appear to be in good shape. Good enough for me anyways!
 
chips&more said:
I did a wood turning job once on my metal lathe. Notice how I said “once”. The saw dust went everywhere. Even used a vac. I’m still finding some of that saw dust in/on my lathe from years past. No more…Dave

When I took apart my new to me Bridgeport to fix it up. I found metal chips in places that you would think was impossible to do.
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I did a wood turning job with my tracer attachment on my metal lathe. I was apprehensive about doing it but the guy couldn't find anybody to make these rosettes for an old house restoration. I charged him $8 per rosette to make them and he was happy to pay it. I made 120 rosette s in one day...do the math! I'm still cleaning wood dust 6 months later. The way I figure it, the wood dust acts like a kind of wiper holding and releasing way oil as needed...LOL
 
I could clean up a lot of sawdust for 120 rosettes in one day.
 
It's not always air that makes chips fly . Cooling fans on you and motors, chips build up and get moved all over the chip pan . I don't think I've ever used air on my or the shops I worked into for cleaning. It just wasn't done. More then ever it's just plain build up. Specially brass and aluminum they just fly everywhere.
 
Being a mechanic i used air for cleaning everything so I was a little shocked when Mr.Pete in vid after vid stressed no air! So I just got used to using the chip brush and shop vac and it makes cleaning up simple after you have things clean.

What's funny now when I see some of the YouTube guys that I think of as good machinists using air and I just CRINGE! One guy in particular I can't imagine what the inside of his lathe chucks look like as he blows the part off constantly into the chuck.

I have to say those are some gruesome pics 4gsr. I don't see how that thing ran.
 
C-Bag said:
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I have to say those are some gruesome pics 4gsr. I don't see how that thing ran.
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Yeah, I know now why I got the lathe so cheap! You ought to see all of the stuff in the headstock I had to fix and repair too!
 
You sir are a brave man! There is that $$$ thing always lurking. Most times I get somethin cheap and hope there is stuff I can deal with. It's funny when I saw those pics my Portuguese garndma's words came to me, "I hope you don pay too mush por dis........" :)
 
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