I've been turying to turn down a part in aluminium today and have
found a somewhat serious issue with my C3 lathe.
With the saddle locked to the leadscrew, the simple act of turning the
handle on the cross-slide moves the tool closer to or further from the
workpiece, resulting in a ridged finish on the face of the work.
This is confirmed by moving the saddle hand wheel - it's possible to see the wole saddle moving on the bed.
I can't see any way to adjust the clamping system to improve the situation.
Is this a known problem with lathes at this end of the market ?
The lathe was purchased including the strip down and set up service from ArcEuroTrade, so I have no reason to believe that the initial setup wasn't precise.
Adrian.
With the saddle locked to the leadscrew, the simple act of turning the
This is confirmed by moving the saddle hand wheel - it's possible to see the wole saddle moving on the bed.
I can't see any way to adjust the clamping system to improve the situation.
Is this a known problem with lathes at this end of the market ?
The lathe was purchased including the strip down and set up service from ArcEuroTrade, so I have no reason to believe that the initial setup wasn't precise.
Adrian.