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  1. #1
    Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
    There will be some way to adjust the headstock, but it might involves scraping or shimming.

    First step I'd suggest is finding a parts diagram, so you can see how the headstock attaches to the bed.
    Thanks, I do have the exploded parts page, it shows that shaft and with a bearing each end, no shims, I did read about paper shims, which makes little sense?

    My steel square on the beds shows the traveling bed to be spot on, so it is the head stock shaft.

    I have tried to up load the drawing of the parts but it does not work.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Africanimp View Post
    Thanks, I do have the exploded parts page, it shows that shaft and with a bearing each end, no shims, I did read about paper shims, which makes little sense?

    My steel square on the beds shows the traveling bed to be spot on, so it is the head stock shaft.

    I have tried to up load the drawing of the parts but it does not work.
    Hi
    Have a look at this
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMP_F9wvb1c
    ideally a No3 Morse test bar would be used.
    I had to settle for the Emcomat 7 when i bought my lathe, the headstock on your machine should be in perfect alignment with the bed as it locates on the V section of the lathe bed, but it might have some clearance so it can be shimmed, however i don't think this is the case. Emco machines are of good quality and were priced accordingly.
    Regards
    Mike

  3. #3
    Thanks, that is a very good video!

    However my situation is that the headstock is not true to the beds, its pointing out towards the tailstock.

    Anyway, bit by bit and with advice from forum users I am making improvments, today I removed the twist from the tailstock end, it was low at the back by over 4mm!

  4. #4
    is there any clearance between the interface on the v section ie between hedstock and bed, can you get a shim between the bed and the headstock V section. do those two small screws allow you to move the headstock ?

  5. #5
    If the base of the headstock was shimmed up I think some sideways wiggle will be possible?

    Right now I am still hoping for a forum member who had the same problem and found out how to fix it?

    The Maximat VP11 had paper shims.

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