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.
