More Tool Junky

[ScotiaFE]

It has it's own fancy box.

[FirstEliminator]

   After looking at it for a more than a couple seconds, I realized it's not made by Black and Decker. But, I am not sure what it is.

[65er]

Looks like an arbor of some sort. That thing wouldn't happen to fit the main bores of an FE block would it?

[jayb]

Looks too small to be for the main bores.  We're waiting, Howie...

[ScotiaFE]

It's a lathe test arbor. It's used to set the head stock. Also for zeroing the tail stock.
It's a little short for the mains on a FE, but I may be able to come up with a plan.
If not I can turn a pretty good shaft.

[jayb]

Cool, I've never seen one of those.  I guess it speaks to my general lack of knowledge of basic machine tools that I did not know that a headstock could be "set"; are you saying that the headstock center can be moved somehow?  Same with the tailstock center?  I always thought that you were stuck with whatever misalignment the lathe had...

[WConley]

I knew the tailstock was adjustable on a lathe, but I've never seen anybody move the headstock.  That would be a job!

I was thinking it was a precision earthquake detection instrument.  Just stand it on end and wait.

[ScotiaFE]

Yup, unbolts and comes right off.
When they make a lathe, the bed is ground and then the headstock is set in place.
There are good size bolts at each corner and most good size lathes have adjuster screws to push it around.
Although most lathes and machines go off because they are not sitting level.
And that requires an accurate bubble level.