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Re: Hello from Yellowknife

Jerry Durand
 

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Note that most of the vendors that will be listed are NOT related to Amazon other than they pay Amazon a fee if you buy the item through them.? Amazon provides NO warranty on the transaction.

I found that out the hard way.

On 11/18/2012 08:36 AM, CLevinski wrote:
Hi, All,

I just discovered today that you can order from THROUGH Amazon.com.? I ordered the "Milling: A Complete Course" via Amazon ?.? When you find the book you want, click on the "XX new from $Y.YY" link and it will take you to a list of the other places you can purchase it.? See the red highlighted area below.

Charlie


-- 
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.  
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype:  jerrydurand

Re: Hello from Yellowknife

 

Hi, All,

I just discovered today that you can order from www.bookdepository.co.uk
THROUGH Amazon.com. I ordered the "Milling: A Complete Course" via
Amazon here
<;
olp?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353256081&sr=1-3&condition=new> . When you
find the book you want, click on the "XX new from $Y.YY" link and it
will take you to a list of the other places you can purchase it. See
the red highlighted area below.

Charlie

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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "John Bernoth" <jbernoth1@...>
wrote:

Hi folk,

I have found the best / cheapest place to get the Workshop Practice
Series to be www.bookdepository.co.uk they post free world wide and
were WAY cheaper than any where I tried locally, i.e. here in OZ.
Regards,

John B
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

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Yea I tried that with the GEARSVB6 one and it didn't seem to matter..

One issue was running it twice (hit calc twice with the 7TPI example; 16TPI LS) reduced the set of possible change gears.

Also make sure to use the exit function on it - if you just close the box it stays in memory (at least on my XP machine).

I ended up with a about 6 instances of? GEARSVB6.EXE in Task Mangler..

There's also this site

He has a DOS based one as well as one somebody submitted that runs in Windows. The Windows one require converting some of the values to metric when setting up a new lathe.

Lots of great calcs on that site. On the DOS one, I made a batch file that called it, then notepad to display CHANGE.OUT file.

Cool that he includes the CHANGE.C and CHANGEX.C source files...




Jerry Durand wrote: 

On one of the calculators (don't remember which one now), it mattered
which order the gears available were listed.  I found that out when I
added an extra gear I have and depending on where I inserted it, the
recommendations (and accuracy of the threads) changed.

On 11/18/2012 06:49 AM, WAM wrote:
  
A JPG comparison of change gear calculators - 7TPI:

Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

When in doubt about the yield of a change-gear setup, use the simple arithmetic check equation:
LeadScrew tpi x D / C x B / A = spindle tpi, where A, B, C, & D are the tooth counts of the individual gears in the train. A is the stud gear, D is the Lead Screw gear, B and C are the adjustable pair of gears coupled together on the auxiliary axle.
When applied to the gear options in the first message of this topic, you can see that two of the listings do not equal 13 tpi.
HTH

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., WAM <ajawam2@...> wrote:

For the LMS lathes, I found that the LMS online calc works the best. I
tried varmint al's buddy's and it didn't agree with the LMS for a lot of
the threads I needed to cut.

There's this site:


It has a TPI calculator that shows the resultant thread for a particular
change gear setup. The LMS seems to agree with it.

I asked Chris if he had an off line version of his; he said no...
What's interesting is that the LMS manual lists gear combo's that differ
from the LMS on line calculator

Here's a link to a spreadsheet that has most of the LMS calculator outputs:
older XLS:

PDF:


Don't ask how I did this - it was a pain. I sat there and copy-pasted
every one of those... not fun.

This is more a more comprehensive list than the one in the LMS manual -
for instance, 4 TPI in the on line LMS calc doesn't even list the one in
the manual, and can actually (tough on the motor tho) be installed
without interference.

The gearsvb6 didn't seem to agree with the ones in the spreadsheet I
made from the on line LMS calc. Same list of gears:
Metal changeI received from LMS:
20
20
21
30
35
40
40
45
50
55
57
60
65
80
80

Then, there was a guy from Russia that posted bak on 11-10 :


He listed a gear calculator :


Guitar means "banjo" in Russian. I emailed him to clarify this:

And when you mention "guitar" do you mean "banjo" ?



in russian this word also means "gearbox moving plate" for lathe.
NOTE: if you use his, just delete the lang.txt file - it will default to
english. His atually shows (for his lathe) the combonations that
interefere. Pretty cool. Didn't match up with the LMS.

I really wish that Chris would release a simple .exe type off line of
his calculator. From my experience it looks like it lists stuff you can
actually put on the LMS - style lathe.





Michael Jablonski wrote:

40,65 60,30 should work fine for you for a 13 TPI thread.
And yes my signature is added to my emails using Outlook.

Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16




-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...]
On Behalf Of chucketn
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:16 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: 1/2" x 13 threads






--- In 7x12minilathe@...
<mailto:7x12minilathe%40yahoogroups.com> , "Michael Jablonski"
<michaeljab@> wrote:


The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using
40,65 60,30.
You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead
screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw.


I have a MicroMark 7x14, with 16 tpi leadscrew.

Sorry, thought it was in my signature. Now I see I don't have one here!

Chuck
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

Jerry Durand
 

On one of the calculators (don't remember which one now), it mattered
which order the gears available were listed. I found that out when I
added an extra gear I have and depending on where I inserted it, the
recommendations (and accuracy of the threads) changed.

On 11/18/2012 06:49 AM, WAM wrote:
A JPG comparison of change gear calculators - 7TPI:

--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

A JPG comparison of change gear calculators - 7TPI:


WAM wrote:

For the LMS lathes, I found that the LMS online calc works the best. I tried varmint al's buddy's and it didn't agree with the LMS for a lot of the threads I needed to cut.

There's this site:


It has a TPI calculator that shows the resultant thread for a particular change gear setup. The LMS seems to agree with it.

I asked Chris if he had an off line version of his; he said no... What's interesting is that the LMS manual lists gear combo's that differ from the LMS on line calculator

Here's a link to a spreadsheet that has most of the LMS calculator outputs:
older XLS:

PDF:


Don't ask how I did this - it was a pain. I sat there and copy-pasted every one of those... not fun.

This is more a more comprehensive list than the one in the LMS manual - for instance, 4 TPI in the on line LMS calc doesn't even list the one in the manual, and can actually (tough on the motor tho) be installed without interference.

The gearsvb6 didn't seem to agree with the ones in the spreadsheet I made from the on line LMS calc. Same list of gears:
Metal changeI received from LMS:
20
20
21
30
35
40
40
45
50
55
57
60
65
80
80

Then, there was a guy from Russia that posted bak on 11-10 :


He listed a gear calculator :


Guitar means "banjo" in Russian. I emailed him to clarify this:

And when you mention "guitar" do you mean "banjo" ?

in russian this word also means "gearbox moving plate" for lathe.
NOTE: if you use his, just delete the lang.txt file - it will default to english. His atually shows (for his lathe) the combonations that interefere. Pretty cool. Didn't match up with the LMS.

I really wish that Chris would release a simple .exe type off line of his calculator. From my experience it looks like it lists stuff you can actually put on the LMS - style lathe.





Michael Jablonski wrote:

40,65 60,30 should work fine for you for a 13 TPI thread.
And yes my signature is added to my emails using Outlook.
Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16




-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...]
On Behalf Of chucketn
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:16 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: 1/2" x 13 threads





--- In 7x12minilathe@...
<mailto:7x12minilathe%40yahoogroups.com> , "Michael Jablonski"
<michaeljab@...> wrote:

The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using
40,65 60,30.
You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead
screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw.
I have a MicroMark 7x14, with 16 tpi leadscrew.

Sorry, thought it was in my signature. Now I see I don't have one here!

Chuck
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

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For the LMS lathes, I found that the LMS online calc works the best.? I tried varmint al's buddy's and it didn't agree with the LMS for a lot of the threads I needed to cut.

There's this site:


It has a TPI calculator that shows the resultant thread for a particular change gear setup. The LMS seems to agree with it.

I asked Chris if he had an off line version of his; he said no...?
What's interesting is that the LMS manual lists gear combo's that differ from the LMS on line calculator

Here's a link to a spreadsheet that has most of the LMS calculator outputs:
older XLS:

PDF:


Don't ask how I did this - it was a pain. I sat there and copy-pasted every one of those... not fun.

This is more a more comprehensive list than the one in the LMS manual - for instance, 4 TPI in the on line LMS calc doesn't even list the one in the manual, and can actually? (tough on the motor tho) be installed without interference.

The gearsvb6 didn't seem to agree with the ones in the spreadsheet I made from the on line LMS calc. Same list of gears:
Metal changeI received from LMS:
20
20
21
30
35
40
40
45
50
55
57
60
65
80
80

Then, there was a guy from Russia that posted bak on 11-10 :


He listed a gear calculator :


Guitar means "banjo" in Russian.? I emailed him to clarify this:
And when you mention "guitar" do you mean "banjo" ? 
  
in russian this word also  means "gearbox moving plate" for lathe.

NOTE: if you use his, just delete the lang.txt file - it will default to english. His atually shows (for his lathe) the combonations that interefere. Pretty cool. Didn't match up with the LMS.

I really wish that Chris would release a simple .exe type off line of his calculator. From my experience it looks like it lists stuff you can actually put on the LMS - style lathe.





Michael Jablonski wrote: 
40,65 60,30 should work fine for you for a 13 TPI thread.
And yes my signature is added to my emails using Outlook. 

Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16




-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...]
On Behalf Of chucketn
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:16 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: 1/2" x 13 threads


  



--- In 7x12minilathe@...
 , "Michael Jablonski"
 wrote:
  
The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using
40,65 60,30.
You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead
screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw. 

    
I have a MicroMark 7x14, with 16 tpi leadscrew.

Sorry, thought it was in my signature. Now I see I don't have one here!

Chuck

Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

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40,65 60,30 should work fine for you for a 13 TPI thread.
And yes my signature is added to my emails using Outlook.

Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16


-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of chucketn
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:16 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Michael Jablonski" wrote:
>
> The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using
> 40,65 60,30.
> You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead
> screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw.
>
I have a MicroMark 7x14, with 16 tpi leadscrew.

Sorry, thought it was in my signature. Now I see I don't have one here!

Chuck
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

The GearsVB6.exe program I downloaded agrees with 2 sets from LMS Gears calculator, and Michael, plus 6 more. It does not list any with the 20 tooth gear as LMS does. Any other change gear calculators out there?
Download the Gearsvb6 in a zip file here:

Chuck
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Michael Jablonski" <michaeljab@...> wrote:

The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using
40,65 60,30.
You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead
screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw.

Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16
Michael, is your signature block on your post comming from your e-mail client?

Chuck
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Michael Jablonski" <michaeljab@...> wrote:

The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using
40,65 60,30.
You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead
screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw.
I have a MicroMark 7x14, with 16 tpi leadscrew.

Sorry, thought it was in my signature. Now I see I don't have one here!

Chuck
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

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The threading gear label on the front of my machine shows a 13 TPI using 40,65 60,30.
You don't mention the make of lathe you have, or if it has a 16 TPI lead screw or a 1.5 mm lead screw.

Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux 7x16


-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of chucketn
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 5:06 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "chucketn" wrote:
>
> I am going to make one or more of those thread puzzles with the captive nut. I chose 1/2" x 13 tpi because I have several nuts, and a tap available. Just watching "High Plains Drifter for the umpteenth time, and decided to look up the change gears for 13 tpi. LMS Gear Calculator lists 20,65,80, 20 or 40,65,80,20 or 80, any, 80.
> Not at the machine at the moment, and was wondering how these combo's fit. Anyone tried 13 tpi on a 7x lathe? I will set it up tomorrow when the frost is off the pumpkin. Was just wondering...
>
> Chuck
>
Corection: Third gear set should read 80 any 65.
Re: 1/2" x 13 threads

 

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "chucketn" <chunk07@...> wrote:

I am going to make one or more of those thread puzzles with the captive nut. I chose 1/2" x 13 tpi because I have several nuts, and a tap available. Just watching "High Plains Drifter for the umpteenth time, and decided to look up the change gears for 13 tpi. LMS Gear Calculator lists 20,65,80, 20 or 40,65,80,20 or 80, any, 80.
Not at the machine at the moment, and was wondering how these combo's fit. Anyone tried 13 tpi on a 7x lathe? I will set it up tomorrow when the frost is off the pumpkin. Was just wondering...

Chuck
Corection: Third gear set should read 80 any 65.
1/2" x 13 threads

 

I am going to make one or more of those thread puzzles with the captive nut. I chose 1/2" x 13 tpi because I have several nuts, and a tap available. Just watching "High Plains Drifter for the umpteenth time, and decided to look up the change gears for 13 tpi. LMS Gear Calculator lists 20,65,80, 20 or 40,65,80,20 or 80, any, 80.
Not at the machine at the moment, and was wondering how these combo's fit. Anyone tried 13 tpi on a 7x lathe? I will set it up tomorrow when the frost is off the pumpkin. Was just wondering...

Chuck
Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

GadgetBuilder,
Thanks for the links to your site.
I am grateful to be a member of such a good group of people with similar interest to mine. It is through this interaction with one another that ideas are exchanged which help promote the hobby we all share. I am one who likes to gather as much info as possible before making a final decision on which way to proceed. It also gets me thinking "outside the box" that I often find myself in. In the end I will probably arrive at some hybrid solution to the problem of tailstock alignment that i can live with. I will share it with the group when I finally get there.
Dick
Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

stan campbell
 

Hi group!
? The plans for an offset lathe center are here.?
There are lots of other neat plans there too. When I got my Logan, it did not have a tailstock, so I bought one. 6 months later the guy I bought the lathe from called and said he found the original. Now I have 2. Is there any downside to changing tailstocks? One for tapers, one aligned? I know that it is not a 7x12, but y'all are a knowledgeable group!

?
STAN CAMPBELL
Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

MERTON B BAKER
 

?
Remember to keep that point lubed when in use; remember also that when turning tapers between centers, the center pockets in the work are not aligned with the centers in the spindles. Grease is better than oil, in this case.? Ball end centers, and a ball bearing one in the TS, if you do a lot of tapers.
?
Mert
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-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of Larry White
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 8:18 PM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Mike
Thanks for the pointers.? After getting the idea from Mert earlier, I already have one started.? I am going to try O1 for the point though.
Thanks
Larry
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a ?MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.

mike

From: Larry White
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one.??Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings.? Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick
Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

The work is running at an angle to the spindle when using the offset tailstock method of taper turning. This angle causes the points to mate poorly with the sockets created by a center drill.

Rather than a point, another center drill socket is commonly used with a hardened ball between the two sockets at each end of the work.

Some discussion here:
< >

John

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Larry White" <lj123white@...> wrote:

Mike
Thanks for the pointers. After getting the idea from Mert earlier, I already have one started. I am going to try O1 for the point though.
Thanks
Larry



----- Original Message -----
From: michael kolchins
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes




Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60?¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.


mike



----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Larry White <lj123white@...>
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes




Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one. Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings. Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas



----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes



I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick
Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

Larry White
 

?
Mike
Thanks for the pointers.? After getting the idea from Mert earlier, I already have one started.? I am going to try O1 for the point though.
Thanks
Larry
?
?
?

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

?

Larry ,you can use a boring head to offset a center. Replace the boring bar with a 3/8" round stock and a 60¡ã point
The point acts as a dead center and should be lubricated. There is at least one drawing on the web of an offset center made for turning tapers.There are only three components.The point,an adjustable sliding bar that holds the point,and the MT that holds the backplate. The sliding bar is slotted, the back plate is threaded.The slot length determines how much offset you can get.
I use the boring head myself as it has a ?MT#3 which fits the tailstock of my larger lathe.

mike

From: Larry White To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

?
Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one.??Do you have any pictures or better yet, any drawings.? Sounds like an interesting attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas
?
?
?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

?
I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick
Re: Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

 

Mert, I do the same thing except the ?MT#3 on the boring head fits my 10x22 tail stock. I originally bought it for my mini-mill.Rarely use it on the mill but every so often on the lathe.I ?turned the point on a short length of A-1 and hardened the point.?
mike

From: MERTON B BAKER
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

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On my 7xs, I have a boring head, mounted on a #2MT. Set with the slide
horizontal, and with a center where the boring bar normally goes, it can be
offset with the micrometer screw. The rudimentary TS offset provided with
the lathe can be carefully centered properly once, and then left alone. The
#2 taper fits my 12x also. I bought the boring head at HF. On sale, of
course.

Mert

-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of Larry White
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:05 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

Dick
"offset able tail stock center" I guess I've never seen one. Do you have
any pictures or better yet, any drawings. Sounds like an interesting
attachment
Thanks
Larry
Central Texas

----- Original Message -----
From: Dick
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Tail stock alignment on Seig lathes

I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial
indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail
stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two
parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in
position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future
because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from
others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with
my solution?
Thanks
Dick
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