Re: Real Bull 7x14 lathe questions?
That's the same as the seig sc3 that I have. Except I don¡¯t have the cam on the tail stock and I have a cover over the leadscrew. Its the one with the ? hp brushless motor, no gear change, it has
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Don Leitch <don@...>
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Re: lathe height
Elbow height is good.. Try and avoid using stools or chairs. It's not easy to see over the top of the machine and is easier to have the chips hit your face.even worse, something flies out of the
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John Lindo <bechetboat@...>
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Re: Real Bull 7x14 lathe questions?
I the Well, LMS call them 'HiTorque', and the consensus seems to be they are much more capable at low revs than the standard versions. They've got a bigger motor; 500w vs 250-350W so that helps. I've
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Tony Smith
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Re: Real Bull 7x14 lathe questions?
Tony, Do the one's with the variable drive develop as much torque at low RPM's? I guess the real question is, are they as goodor better than the lathes with the high/low? Bob
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bob_guenthner <bob.guenthner@...>
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Re: lathe height
I have old eyes,and use the mini, for tiny work,so I have mine high enough,that I can focus my bi-focals,and #5 opti-visors. But if you are going to make heavy cuts,you do not want hot chips in your
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maschwiebert
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Re: Mechanical Ring
Technology marches on: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:45729 It is actually possible for a 3D printer to print that ring in one go, moving parts and all. That'd solve figuring out how it goes
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Tony Smith
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Re: Real Bull 7x14 lathe questions?
gear box. The Real Bulls are slightly different to the Sieg, where different means they have nice little extra touches. What you're looking at is basically one of these:
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Tony Smith
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Re: lathe height
I would stand on a pallet, rather than cut the legs . I made my bench high as I have a knackered back and stooping is a pain. So general layout work its perfect height, but a fraction high to see on
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Don Leitch <don@...>
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Re: lathe height
The recommendation is that your lathe be at elbow height when standing or sitting. I've never been able to get comfortable without the frame of the table hitting the top of my legs. There isn't much
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Sharon&Grover Fox
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Re: lathe height
Lathe should be about elbow height...more or less to personal taste. -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 Skype:
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Jerry Durand <jdurand@...>
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lathe height
I'm getting a heavy bench set up to accept my lathe. After bolting a heavy set of casters that were sized to accept the 400 pound weight I ended up with a bench that is to high to comfortably work
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Ebner Heating Air Conditioning Co. <mike@...>
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Re: Which lube do you use
The problem is cast iron swarf is a powder; there's enough carbon in it that cutting oil would just make a mess. Worse yet, the outer "skin" of some cast iron has a little sand in it. Cutting oil
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Roy
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Real Bull 7x14 lathe questions?
Anyone know anything about these? Found one listed for $650 on eBay. The description says variable speed and the seller says it has no high/low gear box. Just looking to see if there's anyone that
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bob_guenthner <bob.guenthner@...>
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Re: 100mm spindle source in US?
Glad to be able to help. Mike of this Group put one on his Clarke (rebadged Sieg) 7x lathe, and fitted taper roller bearings to the spindle at the same time - something you might like to consider. See
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andyf1108
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Re: Boring bar setup question
Thanks. I've actually had some good results flipping the bar over to the flat milled on the bottom and cutting on the back side of the work. I set the bar low (high on the cut) and it actually looks
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Ryan H
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Re: 100mm spindle source in US?
Yep...that did it. They dont have it listed in replacement parts on their site, but Jeff there hooked me up.
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machinist1930 <joemachinist@...>
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Re: Horsepower Resistor
Just a little history. Nichrome wire can also be called Chromel. Hoskins Manufacturing Company sells Nichrome wire under their registered trademark name of Chromel. My father manufactured wire wound
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Michael Jablonski
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Re: Tailstock DRO don't throw anything away.
No,this was a purpose built DRO unit to fit the Weiss mill, You will note from the photos that it is attached to the bracket by 2 brass screws. these holes were originally to attach the DRO to the
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John Lindo <bechetboat@...>
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Re: Which lube do you use
Available as a free download from google books here: How to Run a Lathe <http://books.google.com/books/about/How_to_run_a_lathe_for_the_beginner\ .html?id=sAVNAAAAYAAJ>
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kaje7777
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Re: Horsepower Resistor
I Agree with Jerry. Some servos I ordered got delayed (my fault) and last week was too late to get them going before the new year holdays. So they will leave about the 23rd. Fair enough.. I exchange
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CNC 6-axis Deisgns
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