A video of a South Bend 10 Long Bed lathe being planed. It begins with measuring a few things as they were before cutting. The width between the two carriage vees is critical, but so is the height between the flat and the vee of the headstock portion. Referencing the heights from the planer table means that I can always compare to what things were originally. Not shown is that this was done at several points along the bed's length.
Several indicators are then used as the bed is jogged its length to determine wear and warp. Then when cutting, it is known how much will be taken off. Cutting commences on the most worn way. All others are brought down to that level.
After cutting the first vee, the planer head is moved over using the Digital Read Out (DRO) to the second vee. The offset was obtained during the original measurements. An unused register is then selected and the DRO is zeroed. This zero will be the finish cut on the second vee. (The DRO clip was taken when machining the saddle.)
Not shown is the planing of the underside, the tops of the vees, and the vertical outside surface of the back vee. Clips are not necessarily in the order of machining.
Rees Acheson
