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Lathe vibrates | 1. | Workpiece is unbalanced. | 1. | Reinstall workpiece so it is centered. |
excessively. | 2. | Worn or broken gear present. | 2. | Inspect gears and replace if necessary. |
3.Chuck or faceplate has become unbalanced. 3. Rebalance chuck or faceplate; contact a local machine shop for help.
| 4. | Spindle bearings at fault. | 4. | Tighten or replace spindle bearings. |
Cutting tool | 1. | Tool holder not tight enough. | 1. | Check for debris, clean, and retighten. |
vibrates exces- | 2. | Cutting tool sticks too far out of tool holder; | 2. | Reinstall cutting tool so no more than 1/3 of the |
sively during cut- |
| lack of support. |
| total length is sticking out of tool holder. |
ting. | 3. | Gibs are out of adjustment. | 3. | Tighten gib screws at affected component. |
| 4. | Dull cutting tool. | 4. | Replace or |
| 5. | Incorrect spindle speed or feed rate. | 5. | Use the recommended spindle speed. |
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Can't remove | 1. | Quill had not retracted all the way back into | 1. | Turn the quill handwheel until it forces taper out |
tool from |
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| of quill. |
tailstock. |
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Cross slide, com- | 1. | Gibs are out of adjustment. | 1. | Tighten gib screw(s). |
pound rest, or | 2. | Handwheel is loose. | 2. | Tighten handwheel fasteners. |
carriage feed has | 3. | Lead screw mechanism worn or out of | 3. | Tighten any loose fasteners on lead screw mecha- |
lash. |
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Cross slide, com- | 1. | Gibs are loaded up with shavings or grime. | 1. | Remove gibs, clean ways/dovetails, lubricate, and |
pound rest, or |
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carriage feed | 2. | Gib screws are too tight. | 2. | Loosen gib screw(s) slightly, and lubricate |
handwheel is |
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hard to move. | 3. | Backlash setting too tight (cross slide only). | 3. | Slightly loosen backlash setting by loosening the |
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| 4. | Bedways are dry. | 4. | Lubricate bedways and handles. |
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Bad surface fin- | 1. | Wrong RPM or feed rate. | 1. | Adjust RPM and feed rate. |
ish. | 2. | Dull tooling or poor tool selection. | 2. | Sharpen tooling or select a better tool for the |
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| 3. | Too much play in gibs. | 3. | Tighten gibs. |
| 4. | Tool too high. | 4. | Lower the tool position. |
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Inaccurate turn- | 1. | Headstock and tailstock are not properly | 1. | Realign the tailstock to the headstock spindle bore |
ing results from |
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one end of the |
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workpiece to the |
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Carriage won't | 1. | Gears are not all engaged or broken. | 1. | Adjust gear positions or replace. |
feed, or is hard | 2. | Gibs are too tight. | 2. | Loosen gib screw(s) slightly. |
to move. | 3. | Loose screw on the feed handle. | 3. | Tighten. |
| 4. | Lead screw shear pin has sheared. | 4. | Correct for cause of shear pin breakage, and |
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| replace shear pin. |