Now here’s a head-f**k.
I’ve just realized that the hole through my lathe (through the chuck and spindle) is a pissant 1.25″ (approx). So I can’t get even a measly 1.5″ bar through it.
So…that’s what steadies are for, right? So how come these steadies are made with blunt pieces of metal THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO REST AGAINST AND STEADY A SOFT PIECE OF METAL REVOLVING AT HIGH SPEED?!
What kind of FUCKWIT came up with that idea? “I know, we’ll steady the revolving work against blunt pieces of metal so we can hear the workshop windows shatter with the screech and watch the surface get torn to shreds.”
I’ve tried it with 2″ bar. Not only is it next to impossible to get the bar concentrically held in the chuck’s jaws, the steady does all of the above.
Am I to believe that a lathe of the size of mine is limited to bar no bigger than 1.25″? Or that I’m supposed to wreck my work on a standard non-roller steady? Because finding a roller-steady to buy is proving to be an act of futility. Lots of places showing you how to convert a non-roller to a roller though, further indicating that retail items are unavailable as a rule.
I’m truly baffled.
The usual idiots, please spare me the comedic dross, it’s getting old. Walt from Hawaii or Sean, two chaps who seem able to advise without the condescending trash-talk, I’m all ears. Please put me straight on this one. I’m about to fear I’ve bought a lemon of a lathe.
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Because when you slow down in a bottleneck to look, you back up traffic for miles, making people late, causing road range, and wasting people’s gas while they sit in traffic. You make everybody hate you, just so you can look at the wreck.
Look straight ahead, and do the job you’re supposed to be doing, DRIVE.
And for god sakes GET OFF THE CELL PHONE!!!!!
Well, you have to slow down, otherwise you’d go up the arse of the rubber-necking twat in front. 😆
Because when you slow down in a bottleneck to look, you back up traffic for miles, making people late, causing road range, and wasting people’s gas while they sit in traffic. You make everybody hate you, just so you can look at the wreck.
Look straight ahead, and do the job you’re supposed to be doing, DRIVE.
And for god sakes GET OFF THE CELL PHONE!!!!!
I was seriously trying to help…. Its almost as if your holding a grudge or something?
If that’s true I sincerely apologise. But I’m afraid I’ve got you grouped with WK, and he very clearly wants to continue to be the wise-ass. Somebody less cynical may well have taken his comments (and yours, sincere though they may have been) seriously and gone right ahead and bought some expensive gear (the collet-chuck), only to discover (as pointed out by Shadoh) that it was no solution to the problem. Not that I would have done so without first establishing the max size of the collets available for it. I’ve made that mistake already with the bore-size of the lathe, it won’t happen again.
Peace.
THANK YOU!
And that’s a perfect example of normal human nature. People make with plenty of the old “tut tut” but they rubber-neck regardless, just like slowing down to look at a bus-wreck. Why not, it’s free entertainment. 😆
Sorry, not seeing it…
I’m guessing 13? 🙄
Wow langa…..
I was seriously trying to help…. Its almost as if your holding a grudge or something?
It’s quite clear that what little computing power your brains have has been fully expended on learning how to operate lathes and suchlike, with precious little left over for introspection. If that wasn’t the case you’d be thoroughly ashamed at the spectacles you’re making of yourselves. How old are you? Like a pair of spolied brats running amok in the playground, but only because you think daddy is standing close by watching your backs. Do you egg each other on via PMs? Oh yeah, I’m way ahead of you boys. Two supposed adults getting off on malice and vindictiveness. I bet your kids would be reeeaaal proud.
Save your breath from hereonin, I’m going to treat both of you with the contempt you deserve and ignore you. I figure the forum will be a better place for everyone as a result.
😯 WTF! Is this guy new, uh, um, your talking about the fathers of this here forum… 😕 If your kidding a few emoticons are in order!
I have to ask the same question Lama asked and I never saw answered…
Are you a mean old man or just an angst driven youngster in dire need of life’s lessons? 😕
In all seriousness this has been one of the most easy going, fun to all, everyone sharing freely (even giving stuff away) forums I have ever participated in/on.
I think what is off here is you!
HOW OLD OF A TROLL ARE YOU?????
I think you’ll find that a lot of newcomers get a whiff of the coffee and simply bugger off, never to return. I’m made of sterner stuff and am quite prepared to tell it like it is. These two took an early dislike to me because I very obviously failed to doff the cap, and since then have been ragging on my ass. But when they finally get it back they start singing a different tune. And so it is with most bullies.
Fathers of the forum? More like a pair of obnoxious louts who think their status gives them carte-blanche to try and belittle anyone who doesn’t give them what they think is their due deference.
But your point is well taken, which is why I’m going to ignore them from now on. As mentioned, the forum will be a nicer place for it. I dislike this kind of trash-talking foolery as much as anyone else and I’m done with it. So long as nobody else has anymore points or questions that’ll keep giving it air.
Oh, and if you could but know it you’d find I’ve had significantly more than the average person’s share of “life’s lessons”.
god damn this is a fun thread, I almost pissed myself multiple times….
THANK YOU!
It’s quite clear that what little computing power your brains have has been fully expended on learning how to operate lathes and suchlike, with precious little left over for introspection. If that wasn’t the case you’d be thoroughly ashamed at the spectacles you’re making of yourselves. How old are you? Like a pair of spolied brats running amok in the playground, but only because you think daddy is standing close by watching your backs. Do you egg each other on via PMs? Oh yeah, I’m way ahead of you boys. Two supposed adults getting off on malice and vindictiveness. I bet your kids would be reeeaaal proud.
Save your breath from hereonin, I’m going to treat both of you with the contempt you deserve and ignore you. I figure the forum will be a better place for everyone as a result.
😯 WTF! Is this guy new, uh, um, your talking about the fathers of this here forum… 😕 If your kidding a few emoticons are in order!
I have to ask the same question Lama asked and I never saw answered…
Are you a mean old man or just an angst driven youngster in dire need of life’s lessons? 😕
In all seriousness this has been one of the most easy going, fun to all, everyone sharing freely (even giving stuff away) forums I have ever participated in/on.
I think what is off here is you!
HOW OLD OF A TROLL ARE YOU?????
Take it as read that no questions I do ask will be directed at either of you. You should be on a stage. In a facility somewhere. 😆
It’s quite clear that what little computing power your brains have has been fully expended on learning how to operate lathes and suchlike, with precious little left over for introspection. If that wasn’t the case you’d be thoroughly ashamed at the spectacles you’re making of yourselves. How old are you? Like a pair of spolied brats running amok in the playground, but only because you think daddy is standing close by watching your backs. Do you egg each other on via PMs? Oh yeah, I’m way ahead of you boys. Two supposed adults getting off on malice and vindictiveness. I bet your kids would be reeeaaal proud.
Save your breath from hereonin, I’m going to treat both of you with the contempt you deserve and ignore you. I figure the forum will be a better place for everyone as a result.
Yes Lang please ask many, many, many questions and please make sure you do it all day long everyday.
I have no idea what collets you were looking at, nor do I know exactly what lathe you have (its a chester… with a 1.25 hole in the chuck AFAIK).
Suggesting that I KNEW that something wouldn’t work with your lathe is giving me WAY too much credit. I was simply saying what you were doing seemed like a good course of action to solve your bore dimension issue.
I’d suggest to keep looking and you might find something.
Have you looked into boring our your chuck/spindle? It can be done on the Mini Lathe’s and I did it to mine to increase the bore diameter to just under .9″.
Biggest diameter I can find for a centre-lathe is 34mm, and bigger than 1″ isn’t recommended (for reasons I can only guess at).
I can only drop my jaw in abject disgust that two individuals could be so malicious as to think to dupe me into going ahead and splashing the cash on something that wouldn’t suit. The more the pair of you go on the more you reveal yourselves for the thoroughly unsavoury characters you are. What kind of mentality do you share? My god, I must have stuck a burr so far up your arses. 😆
Shhh!……
Your gonna ruin all the fun 😉
Wassup Adam, not up to speed on the new type yet? Gee, that’ll be a first! 😆
Trust me, any advice you two give me will be confirmed elsewhere before I act on it.
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Lets review the ignition point of this thread.
Hmmm…..
I wonder how else the events of today might have turn out if those words were left out?
Naw….. It has to be everybody elses fault.