Thread: Annoying legs

TTT
I'm just on 6'
It was relatively easy to put the original chocks on. They were/are 3 x 2 pine cut to the requisite length (if I remember correctly)
Just lift up each end and slide into position. Simply drove a screw through the screw hole in the bottom of each leg. The change this time was to add the darker bits underneath. This accomplished two things. lifted it about 20mm and now the lathe rests on 4 points which negates the likelihood of the long board rocking on ineven floors (like mine). Hope this makes sense

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

TTT
I'm just on 6'
It was relatively easy to put the original chocks on. They were/are 3 x 2 pine cut to the requisite length (if I remember correctly)
Just lift up each end and slide into position. Simply drove a screw through the screw hole in the bottom of each leg. The change this time was to add the darker bits underneath. This accomplished two things. lifted it about 20mm and now the lathe rests on 4 points which negates the likelihood of the long board rocking on ineven floors (like mine). Hope this makes sense

It does. I'm a tad over 71", so I think I'll have some blocks with a small footprint ready to add right off the bat. I probably won't need that extra 20mm.

Thanks for doing the hard work thinking up a cool hack to the stand. I'm definitely going to file that away, just in case. I won't know if it's a problem for me until this afternoon. I'm still hunting for a NEMA6 outlet. the 2024 is shipped with a NEMA6 plug (two horizontal flats with a pin ground) in the US. I've never seen one of those before. Most of our 220vac equipment has round twist-to-lock plugs. I sure hope the local electrical supply shop has them.

Originally Posted by Trent The Thief

I'm still hunting for a NEMA6 outlet. the 2024 is shipped with a NEMA6 plug (two horizontal flats with a pin ground) in the US. I've never seen one of those before. Most of our 220vac equipment has round twist-to-lock plugs. I sure hope the local electrical supply shop has them.

If your shop is standardized with 220 twist lock outlets, change the plug on your lathe to a 220 twist lock.

Here in North Carolina, Home Depot and Lowe's have NEMA6 plugs and outlets as well as the electric supply places.

I do mostly bowls so my lathes have the center about 4 inches higher than my elbow. I'm 6' 3" so the lathes are WAAYY up there. I use free off cuts of 6 X 6 pressure treated posts for blocks as I am in a dirt floored basement.

For the spindles I just keep the tool rest lower and use the accursed skew at a more up angle.

Originally Posted by Paul39

If your shop is standardized with 220 twist lock outlets, change the plug on your lathe to a 220 twist lock.

Here in North Carolina, Home Depot and Lowe's have NEMA6 plugs and outlets as well as the electric supply places.

I do mostly bowls so my lathes have the center about 4 inches higher than my elbow. I'm 6' 3" so the lathes are WAAYY up there. I use free off cuts of 6 X 6 pressure treated posts for blocks as I am in a dirt floored basement.

For the spindles I just keep the tool rest lower and use the accursed skew at a more up angle.

I overlooked the most obvious fix. Yeah, I have several. Man, some mornings I must leave my brain on the nightstand.

I'm thinking that I'll just leave the leg as it is for a week and see how it feels. I've got a few nice blanks ready and I'm just waiting for the delivery truck, now.

Originally Posted by Trent The Thief

I overlooked the most obvious fix. ......

Had you considered one of these? http://vermec.tripod.com/PDFs/spindle_extension.pdf

Originally Posted by Trent The Thief

I overlooked the most obvious fix. Yeah, I have several. Man, some mornings I must leave my brain on the nightstand.

I'm thinking that I'll just leave the leg as it is for a week and see how it feels. I've got a few nice blanks ready and I'm just waiting for the delivery truck, now.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

Had you considered one of these? http://vermec.tripod.com/PDFs/spindle_extension.pdf

I think you quoted the wrong problem ;-)

Originally Posted by Paul39

If your shop is standardized with 220 twist lock outlets, change the plug on your lathe to a 220 twist lock.

Here in North Carolina, Home Depot and Lowe's have NEMA6 plugs and outlets as well as the electric supply places.

I do mostly bowls so my lathes have the center about 4 inches higher than my elbow. I'm 6' 3" so the lathes are WAAYY up there. I use free off cuts of 6 X 6 pressure treated posts for blocks as I am in a dirt floored basement.

For the spindles I just keep the tool rest lower and use the accursed skew at a more up angle.

Holy crap, is that thing heavy! The carrier brought it right to my basement door and I horsed it down the stairs with no damage (except for my aching back). I'd thought that the plug would be a molded nema6-15, but it's a plain, old DIY style, so swapping it is going to be simple.

Thanks for the update Nick, I think that's a good converse.

Originally Posted by Trent The Thief

I think you quoted the wrong problem ;-)

Nope! If he is RH'd & working close to the headstock on small spindle work isn't the obvious simple answer a high quality spindle extension or two??

I have an old Woodfast 908 on a cabinet with the newer M910 EVS and love to do small spindle work all the time on it, particularly spin tops. I had the same problem but it dissapeared with a Vermec spindle extension and a Vermec ER25 Collet chuck. Combined they give you about 130 to 150mm extension Runout is practically almost negligible as evidenced by how true the spin tops run.

ps Nice DVR lathe btw, I would love one but cannot use them due to the motors proximity to my defib.

Mobyturns

To be candid I didn't think of that I spose you can get them with a 2 morse taper in them

Have to admit I've only thought of them as a method of moving the chuck out a bit from the headstock, something I haven't needed to do, as yet

But having a close look at the offering from Enzo I can see one major design flaw, can't see anywhere to put my coffee!

That reminds me haven't had a look at Enzo's site for a while - must be something I need the kids to save up for, say, fathers day.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Mobyturns

To be candid I didn't think of that I spose you can get them with a 2 morse taper in them

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I looked at them about 3 years ago and with a MT2 drilled into them was $ 85.00 and $ 10.00 postage. So I add an extra spacer on most of my home built chucks.


Your option is the best.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Mobyturns

To be candid I didn't think of that I spose you can get them with a 2 morse taper in them

Have to admit I've only thought of them as a method of moving the chuck out a bit from the headstock, something I haven't needed to do, as yet

But having a close look at the offering from Enzo I can see one major design flaw, can't see anywhere to put my coffee!

That reminds me haven't had a look at Enzo's site for a while - must be something I need the kids to save up for, say, fathers day.

Since I've had the ER Collet Chucks I really don't use the MT2 in the HS spindle. Coffee? Don't drink the stuff 'spose I must be weird. When I mounted the Nova Mercury on a Jet mini lathe stand I just mounted it on some 240 x 35 pine but offset it so the L foot missed the support leg.

As a very happy user I reckon Enzo has some of the best wood turning gear ever made - Queenslander!

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

Since I've had the ER Collet Chucks I really don't use the MT2 in the HS spindle. Coffee? Don't drink the stuff 'spose I must be weird. When I mounted the Nova Mercury on a Jet mini lathe stand I just mounted it on some 240 x 35 pine but offset it so the L foot missed the support leg.

As a very happy user I reckon Enzo has some of the best wood turning gear ever made - Queenslander!

The ER collet chucks look good - my collet set sits in the morse taper with a bit of all thread through the spindle to hold it in
The ER seems to be far easier (and quicker) to setup

I use a couple of steb centres for spindle stuff - handles etc

So you must be like and drink tea? You'll need somewhere for the Wedgewood fine china cup and saucer!

I've been more than happy with the Enzo product that I have (That's Vermec for the uninitiated)
He's also a really likeable chap*
I'd like a couple of the unisex chucks (this one) as I like the idea of being able to use bith Vicmarc and Teknatool jaws













for a Queenslander

Originally Posted by Sturdee

I looked at them about 3 years ago and with a MT2 drilled into them was $ 85.00 and $ 10.00 postage. So I add an extra spacer on most of my home built chucks.


Your option is the best.


Peter.

Look further. See:

Packard Woodworks: The Woodturner's Source: Morse Taper Extensions

2 USED COLLIS MORSE TAPER EXTENSION SOCKETS 1-2 MT & 2-2 MTA on eBay!

Morse Taper fittings have to have something pushing against them or they may come out. Some are threaded for a screw to hold them in, assuming you have a hole all the way through the spindle.