I've done a couple of 7X bed extensions.� I
mill the� two faces & bolt both beds to a 1/2" thick steel plate, full
length and 6" wide.� The two leadscrews can be neatly spliced together, and
a bit of extra length spliced in at the HS end.�
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Mert
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If I were to do I would have to have both beds faced where they meet
clamp them to the underside of a piece of RR track, Nickel weld after
pre-heating.
The lead screw had me stumped.
If I had the specs on the thread I might find one on ebay...
OR...Change out the half-nut with a 燾ommon thread 1/2-16
etc...
Just a thought....
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Steve Langford
From: Mark Schwiebert
To:
7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Wed, February 13, 2013 2:22:30
PM
Subject: Re:
[7x12minilathe] LMS Bed Extension Kit, HiTorque 16" $99.95
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Steve;
You can pick up a used bed,and lead screw on here,and,if you bolt
both beds down,and line them up ,you can add another 16 in.
Lead screws can be joined by turning a lap joint,and pin it.
Someone just had a bed for sale on here,and did not know if it
sold.
Just ask the group if interested.
--- On Wed, 2/13/13,
Steve Langford wrote:
From:
Steve Langford
Subject: Re:
[7x12minilathe] LMS Bed Extension Kit, HiTorque 16" $99.95
To:
7x12minilathe@...
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013,
3:57 PM
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Hello...
I am a new member here and I have the HF 7x10...
Was a member at the 7X10 group but they talk about politics
there...
Has anyone taken the bed extension for the 7X10 and extended by
adding to the existing bed?
I had thought it could be done with exception of a longer lead
screw...
Can this lead screw material be bought in bulk?
Does anyone know the thread pitch of the Harbor Freight 7X10 lead
screw?
I have had my lathe for 3 years now for building small IC engines
and general turning...
I usually buy my stock in 12" lengths and a longer bed would be
helpful...
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� Steve Langford
From: Michael Jablonski
To:
7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Tue, February 12, 2013
11:40:15 PM
Subject:
[7x12minilathe] LMS Bed Extension Kit, HiTorque 16"
$99.95
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Just a heads up. LMS has their 16 inch bed extension
kit on sale for $99.95
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This is only for their LMS 7x12 HiTorque lathe.
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It includes a bed casting, a lead screw, a rack, a
chip pan.
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NOT a bolt on kit. It requires you to drill and tap
10 holes in the new bed casting.
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