HF 7x10 Mini Lathe Compound Dial Binding

It occurs to me that even if I made perfectly matched replacement pillow blocks, I might still need to account for misalignment from their mounting surfaces on the lathe base casting not being coplanar and parallel to the ways.
 
NF6X said:
It occurs to me that even if I made perfectly matched replacement pillow blocks, I might still need to account for misalignment from their mounting surfaces on the lathe base casting not being coplanar and parallel to the ways.
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Yep. Unfortunately, in order to mate with a nonperfect lathe casting it will be necessary to make an imperfect pillow block :D. But there are reasons why shims have been around for a long time.
 
The lathe seems to work fine with the right side pillow block screws still loose, if you're looking for the easiest fix possible...
 
When I was faced with the same problem, I cheated and used Timesaver to lap them. Once the lead screw was smooth, I made a bronze thrust washer to take up the end play. Kinda hack but it's still smooth 9 years later.
 
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