Meeting November 23,2010

Nov 23,2010
Wayne,Paul,J Hiltz, J Maclean, Rick, Wilson, Chris

Paul's notes:


Discussion about how to properly align the lathe continued.
Keep the tailstock aligned on one side of the ways all time for consistent results.
Leo has built in a spring memchanism on his, which pressed the tailstock against the sides of the ways.
One could drill a hole in the tailstock mechanism and insert a spring and have a ball bearing on the end to keep the side of the tailstock applied to the ways properly.
Leo went over his headstock “pivot chuck” for spindle turning.
Leo demonstrated an interesting way to use sand paper on a dowel to sand the inside of a hollow cylinder like the pepper mill.

Rick's Notes:

Lathe alignment review: Leo's tailstock has springs to keep it pushing against the outer way of the lathe bed.(A small coil spring with a ball bearing on the end) He also has a coil spring going down to prevent the tailstock from grabbing when sliding back and forth along the ways.

Leo tip #1 you can also use a flat spring from an old measuring tape to force the tailstock against the ways

Lt#2 when spraying epoxy sealer use a straw in the tube of the spray gun.You may have to drill a hole in the top fitting to allow for the straw. This keeps the gun clean and you just toss the straw.

Lt#3 use a lag bolt to thread the top of the pepper shaker for turning. This can be put in a jacobs chuck.

Lt#4To sand inside your pepper mill, take a dowel,split up about 1 1/2 inches with the bandsaw, put in a piece of 100 grit paper and secure with a small screw to hold it in place. Put this in your drill press and sand to your hearts content.

Paul tip # 1 It's best not to glue the top of the peppermill to the body of the mill. You'll have a devil of a job getting pepper in it!!!!

Discussed the anvill and how it is made.
Discussed the three jaw chuck and how it is turned into a spider chuck.

Meeting 10-11-23

Meeting/Nov9/10

From Djembe drum

November 9,2010

Paul, J Hiltz, J MacNeil, Wilson, Lawrence, Brant, Wilcox,Miles,Chris,Lawrence,
Wayne,Frank

Leo discussed the process of lining up the lathe headstock and tailstock:

Put a long rod or wooden piece in a chuck in the headstock and then turn the spindle slowly and make a circle mark with a pencil on the end of this piece. This center point (of the circle) is then lined up by precise measurement with the lathe ways using a square and ruler. The headstock will have to be moves one way or another to get the center exactly equidistant between the lathe ways.

A similar process is used for aligning the tailstock. A piece will have to be put into the tailstock. One way to do this is to find a pipe that fits exactly over the tailstock quill and then the same process is used to find the center of this piece and align it with the ways in the same fashion as was done for the headstock.

Leo helped some members drill out their stock for the salt shaker project.

Lawrence made an announcement about the new fee structure as regards dues.
The member will pay $100 in September for the yearly dues.
New members will attend 2 meetings at a cost of $25.00 and if they decide to stay will then pay the annual $100.00 dues.

Jime announced thet the Xmas party will be December 11 (Saturday night) at his house in Main å Dieu.