My comment is the same as Scots last suggestion. Welding cast iron IMHO REQUIRES pre heating. I've had the best luck with pre heat and mig welding, but Ni-Rod...
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anthrhodes@...
anthrhodes
Apr 1, 2009 4:34 pm
Matt, Just a thought if you can cut your own gears. Get a piece of steel on which you can weld or braze. Turn OD and ID and face front and back to final ...
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anthrhodes@...
anthrhodes
Apr 1, 2009 4:46 pm
Interesting opinion. Martin Cleeve (aka Kenneth Hart) didn't hesitate to use 30 DP for metric conversion gears for his Myford lathe which uses 20 DP gears as...
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PeterH
peterh5322
Apr 1, 2009 5:33 pm
... Monarch, in its superlative 10EE, changed from 16 DP 14.5 PA to 32 DP 14.5 PA for metric transpositions, primarily because the machine's "end gear unit", a...
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Robert Silas
robsi39
Apr 1, 2009 6:50 pm
And 50/127 for 1.25 mm, 60/127 for 1.5 mm, 70/127 for 1.75 mm etc. threads Re: "Home Workshops Hints and Tips" www.specialinterestmodelboos.co.uk Very...
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PeterH
peterh5322
Apr 1, 2009 7:10 pm
... The "first" gear ... that which is on the reverser ... has to be changed for a number of metric pitches. The problem pitches are around 0.25, 0.3, 0.35 and...
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John Sawicky
ljohnsaw
Apr 1, 2009 10:43 pm
I probably already know the answer but I'll ask anyway. I want to make a Quick Change tool post and need a piece of iron about 2.5x2.5x3 as the main part. So...
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bill phelps
sweetwateren...
Apr 1, 2009 10:57 pm
DO NOT BOTHER WITH THE CAST IRON IT WILL NOT HAVE THE PROPER STRENGHT AND THE CAST THAT IS USED FOR DUMBELLS IS NO GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THAT ALSO DO NOT...
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Darren Dean
gixer1109
Apr 1, 2009 11:17 pm
I just made one for myself, can't answer the question on the dumbells though, sorry. Lathe, milling machine, etc, etc, are made from cast iron, so not too sure...
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Rob Hodge
unarobert
Apr 1, 2009 11:35 pm
hey, anyone have a good source for the bushings and spacers for change gear setups? i need some assorted bushings and etc. like specifically a double thickness...
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Charlie Gallo
charlie11364
Apr 1, 2009 11:39 pm
... ...snip.. In general, the quality of the cast iron in weights is pretty poor, they are generally done with "what's left over" or with scrap that isn't...
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John Sawicky
ljohnsaw
Apr 1, 2009 11:51 pm
... snip ... Darren, Very cool. I take it yours is a "piston" type. As long as you get the piston in the right place (fairly centered) on your tool holder, I...
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Russ Kepler
rkepler007
Apr 1, 2009 11:54 pm
... If it's free it wouldn't hurt to try and use them, but it's possible that you'll find a fatal flaw after a lot of machining has been done. If I were to...
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karlw144
Apr 1, 2009 11:56 pm
Just saw this, no connection..... karl http://detroit.craigslist.org/tls/1102709795.html...
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Darren Dean
gixer1109
Apr 1, 2009 11:56 pm
Hi John, my piston is off center by about 5mm, works fine. Been using it everyday since I made it and as you can seefrom other threads I give it a hard time...
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Scott Henion
shdesigns2003
Apr 2, 2009 12:13 am
... Most are straight. The angles are in the cutting tools. Mine does have the parting tool at an angle. All other s are straight. An easier option is to make...
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Bruce Freeman
freemab222
Apr 2, 2009 2:39 am
I don't know that I'll ever need a tool post grinder, but I happened across the picture in the Manual of Lathe Operation. Looking at that bulky, heavy motor...
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Scott Henion
shdesigns2003
Apr 2, 2009 2:58 am
... I did a simple bracket to mount a dremel to use as a grinder. It worked ok, but the dremel did not keep a constant speed: ...
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Bruce Rogers
rogers92026
Apr 2, 2009 3:14 am
Consider buy a HF steady rest. $27.00. It will take you a half hour to adapt it to your 6" lathe. It should work fine. I bought a steady rest for my 12x36...
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Bruce Freeman
freemab222
Apr 2, 2009 3:19 am
I thought of the Dremel, but figured it lacked the oomph. Interesting that you got some useful work out of it. The motor on a Fordham tool is much bigger than...
I would not use steel wool on a lathe bed. I would try that green "Scotchbrite" out of the better half's collection of pot scrubbers. **************Feeling...
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Glenn N
sleykin
Apr 2, 2009 5:46 am
It worked well for me. I used a Foredom in the milling attachment and a pencile sized diegrinder in the Quick change toolpost holder. The boring bar holder...
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CVBT
Apr 2, 2009 6:52 am
On my 12", my compound rest dial and nut lock together so I have to use plyers to loosen them (seems sacreligous to do such a thing to a precision machine)....
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CVBT
Apr 2, 2009 7:01 am
I have an Atlas 12" I know that I can double my depth of lateral cut accuracy by setting the compound rest to 60 degrees. I calculated that if I set the...
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CVBT
Apr 2, 2009 7:08 am
The driven gears on my 2 quick change levers are different (Atlas 12"): One has a key as part of the gear, the other has a key way. There is a rectangular...
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Jacjie Rochelle
irene4pops
Apr 2, 2009 12:25 pm
Sounds good to me, but I use a Dremel handpiece, an old 12" file, a wooden wedge, walnut v-blocks & a pair of small bar clamps on a lantern tool post to...
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Bruce Freeman
freemab222
Apr 2, 2009 12:51 pm
Peter, I cannot open these photos. Some sort of account seems to be needed. ... -- Bruce NJ The total lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy...
