Re: Outdoor Welding

On 6/29/2025 6:05 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:103psbl$14ctm$1@dont-email.me...
 Old School DRO.  Use a dial indicator.  Its the default for longitudinal
(Z axis) lathe work.  Lots of people will set a zero to work towards on
the indicator.  I think its easier to hit the mark than a digital DRO
because you can have it in your field of view while watching the work as
opposed to having to look up at the DRO.
 Bob La Londe
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A dial indicator on the carriage allows me to thread to a dead stop on the lathe, usually to get close to a shoulder or the bottom of a blind hole. Because the SB 10L has an easily exposed leather belt drive and back gearing I can pull up the belt clutch to stop the spindle within a quarter turn of the end, shut off the motor, and then turn the belt on the cone pulley by hand to feel the bit run up against the previous chip. When done the chip stack can be chiseled out and filed smooth.
 

I use the foot brake for a lot of that sort of work.  When I step partway down it kills the motor, and the rest of the way engages a mechanical brake.  The only little hiccup, is my brain baulks at having to turn the lever off and back on again, until my hand feels its already on.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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