Revamp of the metal lathe

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The X and Y slides on our metal lathe have been a bit wobbly as of recent. So Alex took it apart:

 

But then was ready to tackle the worn out gibs:

And which worked rather nicely:

 

 

And if you wondered why we used such an odd washer (it is an idler from the Lathe) — rather than turn a fitting ring on the Lathe — well; think chicken & egg problems (or Yak Shaving if you are an IT type)

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And it was found that the various gibs their surfaces where not quite as flat as they should be. So we used the Abene metal mill as a grinder:

 We stole the wheel from the big grinder; and it required some dressing first (which is a lot easier in the mill!):

But then was ready to tackle the worn out gibs:

And which worked rather nicely:

 

 

And if you wondered why we used such an odd washer (it is an idler from the Lathe) — rather than turn a fitting ring on the Lathe — well; think chicken & egg problems (or Yak Shaving if you are an IT type)

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