Curt George 

curtgeorge@wowway.com!

 

Let me start by saying I'm sorry about all the ranting and raving I have done about those plastic bushings.

 I had another mishap with The legacy personal. Again about price and what I really needed,  To make a long story short, I didn't buy there new head stock and tail piece. Instead I made my own!

 After I got started it turned out to be rather simple.

  First I took two flat stock 2"x1/8"x 12 1/2" ( rough cut ) and tack wielded them together.

 Next I took off the old headstock and traced the ends of the headstock (tails) on to the flat stock. then I cut to size.

 After playing around with a file I then placed the flat stock on the legacy rails, next I ran the tailpiece into the metal, leavening a small indentation, which is the machines center point. (why make a new tail stock? I like the one I've got! ) Then I marked the new brackets, so I couldn't get anything mixed up. (top, face, left...)

 The rest is simple I found two nice flange bearings with a 1" center.  I drilled the holes (to mount the flange to the flat stock and the clearance hole for the shaft.),  Next I cut and bent the end brackets drilling the end holes (for mounting onto the legacy .)

 I separated the two pieces of flat stock. I then clamped everything together, I wielded everything,( tack wields only at this point) I placed a long 1" rod in the bearing flanges. and checked with a square. Then I wielded everything solid.

 It works GREAT! with only one small problem, the locking pin needs to be relocated. (a job for tomorrow.) But tonight I'm TURNING! ;-)

And I really like it! It sure beats spending good money, to fix something I can fix my self.

 

any questions or comments please let me know what you think?

 

C.A.G.