MACHINE SHOP TIPS #62 Atlas Lathe Gibs Part 2 tubalcain

[RossABQ]

Mr. Pete, If you had been teaching shop class in my HS, I'd have become a machinist for sure!  I feel sorry for modern students who won't have the benefit of making chips in your classes!

[lookingforjapanesegf]

Hey, thanks for the videos. I just inherited my grandpa's lather. It needs some work, but I can't wait to get it up and running. I will be watching your videos for sure. Thank you so much.

[CRANEDRUMS]

I second that, said by tosborn56. Your videos are great! I look forward to each video you make. I check your channel often waiting to see when the next video is up. I feel like I should be sending you a donation for all all of your hard work. Kind of like PBS.

Thanks,

Jon

[weslake898]

Thank you...

[tosborn56]

Mr. Peterson: I just wanted to thank you for the extensive body of knowledge you have so generously made available here over the past several years. It's clear that you really know your stuff. You also know how to produce videos that look good, sound good, and contain a lot of good information with a bit of humor throw in every now and then. I hope that you will continue to produce many more videos in the future and keep making those "buggy whips!"

[mrpete222]

@tosborn56 Thanks.. Kind comments like yours keep me going.

pete

[lanceks1]

Great videos, Mr. Pete. They have helped me greatly to recapture my earlier metal working skills. I am thouroughly enjoying making "CHIPS" on my small machine. You are very thourough in the descriptions of all the many processes that make a superior part out of various parts of metal.

Eagerly waiting for the next video. Thanks so much!

[JeJeanSansterre]

Yes It is great. Thanks.

Could be useful to know how to adjust the play Or turn a new Acme nut.

Thanks again

[seasonedtoker]

@JeJeanSansterre he has already covered the acme threads, go and take a look at his 29° threading video

[ahz123]

The gib on my Atlas/Craftman's compound have no divots. And yes, the gibs work themselves out.

[ydna2]

Be sure not to damage the gibs on your clausing lathe....we wanted to order a replacement from clausing direct and they quoted us over $500 for the single part. I ended up making a new one from scratch lol

[turbinedoctor]

Thanks for the great videos. I do have a question about the ways, is there a time when they need to be lapped to make them more uniformed?

[w4kwd]

Thanks Mr Pete!

[wyattoneable]

It always helps. Your instructions are greatly appreciated.

[UCMWINGS]

Thanks for the great video's, always looking forward to the next one!

[mightypoo0]

Thank for the great video, I've got to do this to my 10" Atlas now I know were to start.

[911rsq]

@ROCKNTV1 he did last year,to me :)

[schneidp20]

An interesting note, many parts are still readily available through Sears for the Atlas lathe. I recently replaced the brass cross slide nut.

[dragsteralf]

thanks for the awesome vids. very good info.

[ROCKNTV1]

mr pete , did you sell your logan

[happymark1805]

I love Your vids, even if there is some info in it that I already figgured out myself it confirms that what I was thinking is good, and it shows how different lathes are build compared with my very small taig lathe.

Thanks for sharing Your knowledge.

[aryesegal1988]

Thanks a lot Mr. Pete! :) Say, shouldn't these gibs screws be torqued to a specified spec? "feel" sometimes might not be practical enough (so i believe, anyhow :))

[antifactionprogman]

@aryesegal1988, It's personal preference once you get the play out. Some people like them tight and others more freely moving.

[steveBB30]

@aryesegal1988 Force needed to push the slide along will be around about the coefficient of friction * by the total force the gib screws exert via their points. COF is about 0.16 for lubricated steel on steel. Approximate rule for torque required for a "standard" screw to exert a given force - torque [in.lb] = 0.2 *Major diameter screw[in] *F[lb]