Topslide fix.

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  • Опубликовано: 20 июн 2024
  • The compound or top slide of my lathe has some issues. Let's do something about it.
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  • @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
    @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Месяц назад +10

    Hi Michel. Your perseverance to achieve your goal was certainly rewarded. As you said, “ it works”. Well done. 👏👏👍😀

  • @MyMiniHomeWorkshop
    @MyMiniHomeWorkshop Месяц назад +4

    I can imagine that some of the purists out there would have been having kittens with some of the things you did, but a Man's gotta do, what a Man's gotta do to get the desired result, with the equipment you have. Great result. 👍

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +2

      I'm not a purist. I just make it work :)

    • @MyMiniHomeWorkshop
      @MyMiniHomeWorkshop Месяц назад +2

      @@Rustinox Same Same with me, I had the purists having a go at me when I was building my Mill, they didn't like the fact I was calling things Flat, without the part being surface ground. 👍

  • @dcraft1234
    @dcraft1234 Месяц назад +3

    I like how you advise to clean out the chip pan, then don't clean it out! 😂

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      Well, maybe next time...

  • @junkmannoparts9696
    @junkmannoparts9696 25 дней назад +1

    This is why a lot of guys disassemble a new old machine when you get it to inspect / clean / and repair before you use it . then maybe you might have another 20 years of fun well you get it have fun .on mine i bought it over a year ago and now it's ready to move to were it will live in the shop . lets do 👍Good Job . JM

  • @UncySpam
    @UncySpam 17 дней назад +1

    I am about to do this with an old Hercus 9 (Australian made version of a Southbend). I was thinking of using a flycutter rather than an end mill so I could do both sides in one cut. Loved watching how you went about it, has given me some great ideas

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  17 дней назад +1

      Nice. Go for it.

  • @dublloyd9625
    @dublloyd9625 23 дня назад +1

    enjoy and learned not to be too afraid to try some repair on my well worn lathe appreciate the humor

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  22 дня назад

      Go for it. And if it fails, go for it again.

  • @robertoswalt319
    @robertoswalt319 Месяц назад +1

    Nice job in diagnosing and performing a repair on your lathe.

  • @Preso58
    @Preso58 Месяц назад +2

    Nice job, Michel. I really thought the shaper would save the day, but the Deckel prevailed!
    Regards, Preso

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      Well, the shaper doesn't always win.

  • @nickfox6339
    @nickfox6339 29 дней назад +1

    Hello Michel, that’s a beautiful little shaper that you have there.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  28 дней назад

      Thanks. Indeed, it is.

  • @yvesdesrosiers2396
    @yvesdesrosiers2396 Месяц назад +1

    HI Michel. For the nuts that use a pin spanner wrench you can use a pin punch as a lever to help to loosen it. Nice work!!! Salut

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      Thet's a very good way to bend punches.

  • @RalfyCustoms
    @RalfyCustoms Месяц назад +1

    Good morning Michel, just settled down with a fresh coffee and a soft Kitten, ready to watch, I know before I start, this will be a good one, best wishes to you and yours buddy

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      Coffee... I need that too :)

  • @CreaseysWorkshop
    @CreaseysWorkshop Месяц назад +2

    Huge success! You had me worried for a while there.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      No need to worry. It works :)

  • @TheUncleRuckus
    @TheUncleRuckus Месяц назад +1

    Nothing to say just an obligatory algorithm boost 👍👍

  • @MrFactotum
    @MrFactotum Месяц назад +4

    Great job Michel😉😉👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏
    atb
    Kev

  • @stuartlockwood9645
    @stuartlockwood9645 Месяц назад +1

    Hi Michel ☺, looks like your efforts to true up the slide has worked, I presume a test cut on the lathe will show up any problems, I hope there isn't any, and it is moving nice and smooth now. Thanks for another interesting video mate, have a good wkend. Stuart Uk.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      I haven't used it yet. We'll see.

  • @ThePottingShedWorkshop
    @ThePottingShedWorkshop Месяц назад +3

    Well done!
    I wouldn't have tackled the fix like that, but then my milling machine needs some TLC to get it running accurate again.
    When I did my topslide, it was straight to the surface plate, measure, scrape, measure, scrape etc etc until it ran silky smooth.
    Time for you to learn how to scrape ways flat?

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      I absolutely hate hand scraping...

  • @HaxbyShed
    @HaxbyShed Месяц назад +1

    Chasing down errors in old machines where many surfaces are worn is difficult, knowing what wear counts. Informative - well done.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  29 дней назад +1

      Yes, it's useful to take mesurements in different ways to figure out where to cut and how much.

  • @ShadonHKW
    @ShadonHKW 27 дней назад +1

    I think a cool experiment would be to add a grinding head to the shaper, not permanent, just an "occasional" type of thing.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  27 дней назад

      I don't want to do that because grinding dust will get in the ways. But I'm sure it could work very well.

  • @plainnpretty
    @plainnpretty Месяц назад +1

    It’s nice when your tools work like they should. Thanks Michael

  • @MattysWorkshop
    @MattysWorkshop Месяц назад +2

    Gday, perfect results there mate, great job

  • @624Dudley
    @624Dudley Месяц назад +2

    Hello Rusti, very clever to use the shaper as a coordinate measuring machine. Resourceful! 👍👍

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      Use what you have and be happy with it :)

  • @angelramos-2005
    @angelramos-2005 Месяц назад +1

    Yes,it most certainly works,Michel.Your rationalistic approuch is flawless.Your evaluation process based on your experience and equipment is unique and transferable to your viewers.Thank you.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      The kind of jobs where you better think twise before start cutting :)

  • @MyLilMule
    @MyLilMule Месяц назад +2

    Nice fix! Sometimes the simple solution is all that's needed.

  • @howder1951
    @howder1951 Месяц назад +1

    Nice repair Michel and effective as well. All I could think pf during the process was your"dislike" of scraping. I enjoyed the video very much, cheers and have a great day friend!

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks. As is, it will work just fine.

  • @hilltopmachineworks2131
    @hilltopmachineworks2131 Месяц назад +1

    Nice Detective work there.

  • @RustyInventions-wz6ir
    @RustyInventions-wz6ir Месяц назад +2

    Very nice work sir. He he. I have to take mine down again. Want to turn it down a little bit

  • @TedRoza
    @TedRoza Месяц назад +3

    G'day Rusty. Excellent video on restoration of the compound slide assembly, & moves smoothly when using. Well done 😊🎉

  • @jacqueso8424
    @jacqueso8424 Месяц назад +1

    Great job there. The shaper and mostly the mill came to rescue to solve the problem. Respectable determination as well. Asking an engineering shop to surface grind that compound might have costed quite a bit. Hope the accuracy has improved there. Enjoy the weekend

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      We'll see. I have to use it a few times to know.

  • @Joesrustbuckets
    @Joesrustbuckets Месяц назад +1

    Nice job Michel,i think I need to do this as well.👌

  • @nobbysworkshop
    @nobbysworkshop Месяц назад +1

    I was worried the risk you took machining the slide, but it paid off. Well done Michel. Another great improvement to the lathe. Cheers Nobby

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      Well, it was a calculated risk.

  • @davidberlanny3308
    @davidberlanny3308 Месяц назад +1

    Hi Michelle, very interesting to see the rebuild, It looks like you've got rid of the tight spot now, well done.
    Have a great weekend!!

  • @Lesfac
    @Lesfac Месяц назад +1

    You are a brave man Michael! Re-machining your lathe.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      No need to be brave. Just go for it.

  • @eyuptony
    @eyuptony Месяц назад +2

    Nice one Rustinox, those tight spots are annoying. Good to see you've rectified it. Cheers Tony

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      Absolutely ennoying. Makes it difficult to have a nice finish.

  • @TheRecreationalMachinist
    @TheRecreationalMachinist Месяц назад +1

    Great result Michel. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @Stefan_Boerjesson
    @Stefan_Boerjesson Месяц назад +1

    Thanks for this educating video. You mastered the difficulties. Then things always work in the end.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      That's the goal :)

  • @michaelcripwell1724
    @michaelcripwell1724 Месяц назад +1

    Nice work

  • @daveharriman2756
    @daveharriman2756 Месяц назад +1

    Great result, well done!

  • @TheAyrCaveShop
    @TheAyrCaveShop Месяц назад +1

    Hi Rusty
    Too bad the shear tool didn’t work
    Carbide on the mill got it done.
    Cheers…….

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  29 дней назад

      Well, the shaper doesn't always win :)

  • @neilgarrad4931
    @neilgarrad4931 Месяц назад +1

    Thanks

  • @LetsRogerThat
    @LetsRogerThat Месяц назад +1

    Excellent!!! ;)

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks Gilles.

  • @graedonmunro1793
    @graedonmunro1793 Месяц назад +1

    it works!!!!!

  • @improviseddiy
    @improviseddiy Месяц назад +1

    Now you can cut super accurate tapers. 😅

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      That's the plan.

  • @marvinpybus4599
    @marvinpybus4599 Месяц назад +2

    Don't know if this suggestion will be helpful, but I saw a RUclips video where a guy mounted a small surface grinder on his shaper.....

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      I don't want to do that. I don't want grinding dust to get in the slides.

  • @donnykiofetzis5775
    @donnykiofetzis5775 Месяц назад +1

    butter fingers!🤣

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +1

      Sinds I had this cancer, I have sometimes uncontrolled movements. It just makes the videos a bit longer :)

  • @ronwilken5219
    @ronwilken5219 Месяц назад +1

    Hi Michael, I don't have the same lathe, but my top slide gib has four setscrews with locknuts to adjust the gibs on both top and cross slides. Usually, gibs like on yours are tapered with an adjusting screw at each end. How are you "supposed" to adjust that gib normally? Making a new gib to tighten it up seems a bit strange. I couldn't decern any threaded holes with setscrews in them for any adjustment. Just curious as to how normal wear is compensated for.
    Your "repair" seems to have worked, but adding an extra shim seems a little overkill to me. There should be a way of adjusting that small change.
    Regards from Canada's banana belt. 🤞🇨🇦🍌🥋🇺🇦🕊🇧🇪💩🏁👍

    • @opieshomeshop
      @opieshomeshop Месяц назад +1

      Adding shims to gibs is a normal practice. And yes there should be a way to lock the gib. I don't have time to go back over the video to see if there were any. If he doesnt have them he has enough of a shop to add them and he should.

    • @wibblywobblyidiotvision
      @wibblywobblyidiotvision Месяц назад +1

      The way the gib adjusts is with the screw at the fat end. It has a step in it which engages with a slot in the gib, pulling / pushing the gib in and out of the ways. In some cases (like the one on the X axis of my mill), there's a second screw at the thin end in order to lock the gib in place, but mostly it's not needed, as the gib can't back drive the screw.
      Shimming when you get to the end of travel is a necessary evil when you have a "pre-loved" machine like Michel has.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      There aren't any adjusting or lock screws on the slide. It's just a tapered gib.

  • @SergeiPetrov
    @SergeiPetrov Месяц назад +1

    It's strange that you didn't use Prussian blue to determine what to fix on the surface of the guides.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  29 дней назад

      Well, I used sharpie black.

  • @richardw3294
    @richardw3294 Месяц назад +2

    If you don't try, you'll never win.

  • @nchtdiemama7267
    @nchtdiemama7267 Месяц назад +1

    ONG !! Dont do this ! My heart is bleading see this. You have to scrap the ways. Never Sandpaper, Never Grynding Paste. Why dont look on RUclips before?? There so many channel that show how to fix this the wright way !!

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  29 дней назад

      I will explane in my next video why I didn't scrape.

  • @wibblywobblyidiotvision
    @wibblywobblyidiotvision Месяц назад +1

    Hi Michel. Looks like you got a decent result, but you took a few risks. Odd that the lower surface under the slideways is rough, you're right that it stops you measuring, I think I'd have skimmed them with the shaper :)

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад

      No risks, no fun :)

  • @opieshomeshop
    @opieshomeshop Месяц назад +2

    *_You should check out Max Grant on his scrapping videos._* Scraping is the key to real flatness. And the only time you should be feeding with your compound is when making angled cuts. There are locking screws to lock the gib so the compound doesn't move which is what you should be doing when making normal facing or 90 degree cuts. 👍👍👍👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣

    • @pingwax.
      @pingwax. Месяц назад +1

      Great channel suggestion. Max Grant is what happens when decades of experience and natural talent collide. There might be better 'how to' videos on scraping (Stefan Gotteswinter did a good tutorial, I thought), but Max got a lot of result with very few tools when he scraped his bridgeport's ways. It's a crime his channel isn't more popular. I've learned so much watching his videos.
      For those interested: Max Grant ,The Swan Valley Machine Shop.

    • @opieshomeshop
      @opieshomeshop Месяц назад

      @@pingwax. Yes there are more "instructional" videos on scraping but Max is more real, in the dirt; What someone is going to be experiencing sort of thing in real life in their shop. I call Max The Wizard. LOL. I agree his channel is an unsung gem. In fact, all of the Aussie channels are great. Few American channels can really hold a stick to them.

    • @Rustinox
      @Rustinox  Месяц назад +2

      There are no locking screws on the topslide. And I know Max very well. He's a legend.

    • @opieshomeshop
      @opieshomeshop Месяц назад

      @@Rustinox I would recommend installing locking screws and locking them when making cuts. The effect that alone will have on the quality of the cut is amazing. I went through my compound slide last year and glad I did. I only have one locking screw but I am planning on adding another at the front of the compound slide.