I've uploaded a picture of the motor and a shot of the spec. plate. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/taigtools/photos/album/341582161/pic/list The motor is the...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Jan 1, 2012 11:27 pm
... Paul While it is not a problem, adding an extra cooling fan would not hurt. You are lucky you got a 230V motor. The recent shipments have been 110V with a ...
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PeterS
peppermark1
Jan 2, 2012 4:00 am
Just getting over an illness but finally getting around to thanking everybody that put up with me calling some of them, asking, posting & reviewing my Forum...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 3, 2012 12:07 am
I'm in the process of making a lathe dog to turn a shaft 0.85" at the clamping end, and wondering about how to make the holder grooves in the bars. The...
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Stan Stocker
stanstocker
Jan 3, 2012 1:09 am
Good evening, If you consider that a dog using V notches still has only four very thin lines of contact, you might consider using something other than 90 ...
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Luc Gyre (moto) via L...
salutluc2004
Jan 3, 2012 4:38 am
LinkedIn ... Taig Tools, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Luc Accept invitation from Luc Gyre (moto) ...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 3, 2012 5:59 am
... I thought about doing that, but I haven't tried milling with the column tilted yet, and figuring out how to position the pieces is non-trivial. ... Which,...
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Stan Stocker
stanstocker
Jan 3, 2012 3:38 pm
... Then by all means make a dog specifically for the job. If the shaft is steel you might consider wrapping a single layer of brass shim / thin sheet around...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 3, 2012 6:27 pm
... Yeah, a single piece would be easier, but I don't have any appropriate stock. Does the approach of using spacers on the sides, putting the entire thing in...
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Stan Stocker
stanstocker
Jan 3, 2012 8:40 pm
... Hi Paul, Sure, it seems like a workable deal. You might scribe out the waste are and remove as much as possible using end mills and two hand mill table ...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 5, 2012 5:39 am
... Yeah that was working pretty well, but the interrupted cut was too much for the boring head. The shaft cracked at the top after several hours and 20-30...
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ED MAISEY
holmes_ca_2000
Jan 5, 2012 6:16 am
Paul, Â Â can you not use a piece of mild steel square or rectangle bar, and drill and bore a hole bigger than the shaft with a locking screw tapped in the...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 5, 2012 4:53 pm
... Shaft diameter is .85" at that end, hence the problem. Need to get a bigger chunk of steel than the 1/2" sq bar I have on hand. ... Yeah, that was the...
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Stan Stocker
stanstocker
Jan 5, 2012 6:02 pm
... Hi Paul, Well that's an unpleasant result! Do you have round stock larger than the work by half an inch or so? You could cut off a half inch or so and ...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 6, 2012 6:10 am
... Woof! Moving it from the mill table to the 4-jaw chuck on the lathe and finishing it there went remarkably well. 5 mil passes on the lathe at the slowest...
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ED MAISEY
holmes_ca_2000
Jan 6, 2012 7:00 am
Paul,   that's looking really good,  ........Edmund......... ________________________________ From: Paul J. Ste. Marie <taig@...> To:...
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StlBill
stl.bill
Jan 6, 2012 5:34 pm
Years ago, I had a source for small orders of precision ground stock such as 1/2" machinable stainless rod. I can't find it anywhere. I have not figured out...
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Nicholas Carter and F...
nickandfelice
Jan 6, 2012 5:39 pm
Speedy Metals is really good, especially for the 12L ... -- felice@... is Nicholas Carter and Felice Luftschein. Learn more about us at...
... Hash: SHA1 I usually buy drill rod if I wanted ground stock. Does it have to be stainless? Drill rod is pretty corrosion resistant and may work. I think...
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Alex Wetmore
alexphredorg
Jan 6, 2012 6:33 pm
Online Metals has 12L material. http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=285&step=2&top_cat=197 They also have ground stainless bar, although I don't know...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jan 6, 2012 6:35 pm
... Someone on another group suggested this outfit for ground stainless rod. Their residential shipping is a lot higher than to a commercial address, though. ...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jan 6, 2012 6:38 pm
... I agree. I have used them several times with good results. You can save a buck or two by watching cut charges and shipping length. ISTR there is a...
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Douglas Vogt
dbvogt
Jan 6, 2012 10:31 pm
Quick comment after the great replies from the group. Years ago, I bought machinable stainless steel but then it was called leaded stainless steel. I don't...
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Dean
deanofid
Jan 7, 2012 1:20 am
Online Metals does have both of the things you mention here... Dean...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 7, 2012 1:23 am
... I've been using OnlineMetals.com, but they're local to me and I can pick up orders at their will call desk. Is 12L14 available in square or rectangle? As...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 9, 2012 2:03 am
I've been thinking that a simple UHMW polyethylene or Teflon bar, drilled and tapped to 1/2-20", and a compression spring would make a very simple backlash...
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ED MAISEY
holmes_ca_2000
Jan 9, 2012 2:39 am
Paul, That,s what I did when I retrofitted with my Chinese bench mill I used two Ball Nuts and a spring in between, it work well,  ........Edmund......... ...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Jan 9, 2012 8:15 am
... My only 'concern' would be that you will be wearing one side of the thread on the nut. Are you not getting the backlash low enough just using the...
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Paul J. Ste. Marie
pstemari
Jan 10, 2012 2:02 am
... True enough. I was trying to work out mentally where the force is generated when moving the table in the direction going from the bar to the nut. I think...
