Originally Posted by
bulgie
No, you used the right words, sorry if I sounded like I was correcting you. You said it right, I was just confirming that we were on the same page, 'cuz some people use words differently.
Today I finished cleaning the grime off the last parts I took off the lathe, which is everything but the main chunk: the bed with the headstock attached. I have to get that down into the basement where the lathe will live before I can reassemble it. I think in this bare-bones config it's about 300 lb, so I will have to winch it down, should be exciting (hopefully not
too exciting).
Then LOTS of reassembly and adjustment, leveling, dialing in spindle bearing preload etc., but hopefully I'll be able to thread a steerer by next week! I'm excited.
Mark B
Thanks for your kind words, and more importantly: going forward with your "lathe project"!
You're not the only one excited: if this works out you'll be filing a major and crucial need for us C&V fans (IMO) and deserve maximum kudos for your effort!
Cheers to a Happy New Year for many who of us have (and WILL have) frame&fork mis-matches.