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For Owners and Users of Taig Lathes and/or Mills

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Re: Left hand screw
Left hand thread is just a convention they use on many manual machines. That way when you crank to the right the table always moves away from you and vise
Posted - Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:37 am
Rick Reyes
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Re: Clamps and T nuts??
You can always make your own with out having to buy them. It would make for a good project. I've made some actual t-nuts out of 12L14 and Al for the 10-32
Posted - Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:29 am
Rick Reyes
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Re: Left hand screw
Jeff, Yes, I realize that but that is also the reason for my original question why is Taig using a left hand thread. As Kristin pointed out, there are also
Posted - Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:40 am
Bertho Boman
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Re: Clamps and T nuts??
..or.. 1/2 in key stock from the hardware store is even better.. David ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Posted - Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:32 am
David Robertson
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Re: Left hand screw
Bertho, On a CNC mill only it doesn't matter which way the screws turn. Flip a dir bit and no problems. jeffD *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** ...
Posted - Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:22 am
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