That's a great idea...
Mark Schwiebert wrote:
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I drilled the draw bolt for my collet chuck, so I could run a stop through it.
I just used 1/4 in, redi-bolt, for the stop,so I could adjust it all thr way from the collet, to the nut
on the end of the spindle.
--- On Fri, 2/8/13, WAM <ajawam2@...> wrote:
From: WAM <ajawam2@...>
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] If you ever need to make a spindle workstop...
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Date: Friday, February 8, 2013, 7:43 PM
Thanks!!... Been wanting to do that for a while. I made some ends that allow me to get past the chuck jaws and do down to 1/8" diameters. I made the body of it .63" to fit the 3" chuck bore to center the .11" stop end. The stop ends thread into the body so I can make various sizes as needed.
Mark Schwiebert wrote:
WAM;
nice job on that!
--- On Thu, 2/7/13, WAM ajawam2@...> wrote:
From: WAM ajawam2@...>
Subject: [7x12minilathe] If you ever need to make a spindle workstop...
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 4:29 PM
... bicycle handle bar nuts fit the 7x bore.
I just tapped one to fit some 1/8" threaded tube used for lamps (straight 1/8" x 27 pipe), bored the other out with some slop to allow it to move up the wedge.
Welded a 1/4 x20 coupler to one end and used a pipe nut (modded to straight 1/8" x27 thread) as a jam nut. The plastic 1/4x20 wingnut sets the depth stop. The aluminum spacer gets it thru the change gear door (I have a hinged door on mine with a captive thumb screw so it's a bit longer..)
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