Re: Parting Off
I part Al all the time with little problem...
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WAM
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#120526
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Re: Parting Off
I have had great success with a parting-off tool that takes a push-in insert (all metals). Always do it close to the chuck and never with a fixed steady or a tailstock centre. Rgrds MFS E-mail:
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Martin F. Slater
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#120525
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Re: Parting Off
Once I parted aluminium successfuly, like a piece of butter, since then I have had to use a hack saw for aluminium or steel. [email protected]> wrote:
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Ralph Hulslander
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#120524
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Parting Off
Yesterday I had to part off some aluminum (6061), 24mm diameter, and remembered that I had had endless trouble previously with this operation - regardless of material. So this time I took off the
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Mike W
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#120523
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Re: New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod
I dunno what's up with that hex rod but I did something similar to address backlash in the lead screw.? I didn't use angular contact bearings, I used thrust bearings.? I did it by machining a
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Mark Kimball
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#120522
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Re: New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod
OK, that works. Yes, I Have seen this. That guy does some fabulous stuff. I have been subscribed for quite a while. Thanks. Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. Sent with Proton Mail
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Phil
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Re: New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod
It's not you , it's me . that means that I sent a machining link to a bunch of buds instead of the music link I thought I was sending . try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWxFFxYfw-Y For some
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mike allen
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Re: New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod
Is it just me? I'm not seeing any kind of link. Youtube or something? Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
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Phil
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#120519
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New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod
I just kinda tripped over this earlier tonite? figured there may be some vids here that some of ya folks may be interested in . this is the one I watched , but the guy/gal has lots of good vids
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mike allen
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#120518
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Re: Lead screw
The basic problem is the design of the carriage!? The vertical play is adjusted with clamp & jack screws vaguely locating the clamp strips on the underside of the bed; that's common on larger lathes,
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Roy
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#120517
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Re: Lead screw
I made something similar for one particular application and find I use it quite a bit for general turning. Mark
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Mark Kimball
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#120516
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Re: Lead screw
I have made 2 new and longer pressboards under the saddle in both x directions. They have also contact on outside to saddle. 2 of the 3 fasten screws on the front are now available from upper side for
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Johannes
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#120515
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Re: Lead screw
That could be related to play in the saddle gibs. [email protected]> wrote:
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mario mohl
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#120514
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Lead screw
Has somebody made a lead screw to be installed in the middle of the bed ? I have looked into Youtube, but not found what I wanted. The problem is twisting of the saddle when I return the clock wheel
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Johannes
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#120513
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Re: dril a scp 486
Drilling a 486 CPU is like drilling glass, the 486 is probably harder. Same technique would be needed, diamond drill, water, patience etc. Here¡¯s an old page for making a keychain from a 486,
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Tony Smith
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#120511
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Re: dril a scp 486
It also reduces the heat generated in the tooth and washes away the swarf from the operation. Ultrasonic drills also use a mist spray for these same reasons (but they don¡¯t utilize diamonds bonded
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Gerald Feldman
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#120510
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Re: dril a scp 486
Diamond abrasive bits are actually diamond powder mechanically attached, not chemically bonded, to the bit body with nickel plating. When your dentist uses them, notice there's always a cooling water
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Roy
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#120509
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Re: dril a scp 486
HEURELA? ?TONY JUST? WELDING? SOME? HOICK AND? THAT? IT? THANK JACK 47 71
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Jacques Savard
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#120508
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Re: dril a scp 486
Depends on the age on the CPU. Most CPUs up to the first Pentiums were all ceramic ¨C have fun drilling thru that. Later ones shrunk the ceramic bit and have a ¡°moat¡± of maybe 5-15mm of PCB that
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Tony Smith
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#120507
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Re: dril a scp 486
maybe a 44 mag animal
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mike allen
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#120506
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