Lathe tailstock casting repair?

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Thanks for the warning. I did recently invest in a respirator in an attempt to live long enough to get dangerous at this hobby I'd probably need...

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I shall try to refrain from licking it!
More seriously though, it could be a reason to not try brazing it!...

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Interesting. It never occurred to me that it might take months to dry; I'd just assumed it was permanently naff. Might have to check whether it still...

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JoeLee I suspect the locking set screws were what caused the problem in the first place - or rather failing to realise they were locks for the side-to-side...

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nickel-city-fab Appreciate the thought of donating a casting. Such is the way of things though and the experience of fixing it will probably do me good...

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Have ordered some flat bar to insert and machine. I thought initially that it wouldn't be a problem to bolt all the way through but having put a square...

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Sounds like a job to give to the apprentice! ...

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I stand corrected. I blame the tiny screen I was surfing on previously Tapers are entirely possible then....I was thinking it would seem an unusual...

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I was wondering that but I think there's no carriage in the way that most lathes have. It's moveable but doesn't travel, if you see what I mean. That...

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Richard P Wilson reggie_obe I'm really not trying to disrespect the UK here. I'm sure there are skilled people around and because of suggestions previously...

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If by "versatile" you mean HV rotary table clamped onto a table far too small for it, I'm right there with you. Gotta make it work!
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Woah, hang on a tick (and forgive me if I'm reading the tone wrong here). I'll be the first to admit that this was almost certainly my own fault here....

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The Metal Butcher Ah, you may kick yourself but unfortunately it's not a fix. Doozer would be right and it would be genius but for the top part of the...

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I'd be the first to agree as I've bought my fair share of it - some bad, some adequate and some sold by Starrett. These days you get it everywhere. ...

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DrMike and the machining content?! Come on, what sort of finish did the new knew have?!
Hope it goes well for you. The one thing I can pass...

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Well, she's certainly no lovingly hand-finished old iron....you get what you pay for these days and that means they only bother to make a passing attempt...

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I have been looking for an excuse to buy a blow torch for a while - to play around with hardening etc. Given a total inexperience with brazing (electrical...

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I had trouble with a taper appearing when I engaged the tailstock on a long, thin (180mm stick-out of 10mm alu) rod and took a light cut to get the dimensions....

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Thanks. I wish I could take credit for a well-ground tool....but had it been a tool I'd ground it'd probably have looked a lot more jagged! I went carbide...

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Wouldn't have occurred to me to even try knurling POM. Interesting to know that it works: are we talking deformation knurling or cut knurling though?...