July 2014 – My Workshop

Cross Slide Backlash

25 July 20148 June 2021BlogAdminLeave a comment

Everyone expects a certain amount of wear in an older machine, and I was expecting all sorts of issues with my Mellor Lathe, but in most areas have been pleasantly surprised. The tailstock has a 2 morse taper fitting, is smooth in operation and ejects tooling without the need for a tang, which is an…

Tooling Around

24 July 2014BlogAdminLeave a comment

I have slowly been acquiring some more tooling, both for the lathe and for the milling machine. it is so true that you will end up spending the cost of your machine and then some acquiring tooling, at least if you are careful with your spindle choices you can re-use these items on larger machines…