Another Lathe Hand Crank Thread? (FINISHED!)

[jblancuzzi]

Brass is just too expensive to use like that (it WILL work, tho - have you priced brass lately?) Do you have problems tapping steel, is that why you are resisting it? With a sharp tap, tapping steel is fairly quick and easy.

What is the angle of your cone? It looks like you have a very shallow angle. You really want a non-locking taper, which is any included angle greater than 16º, or else you may have problems with everything releasing when you want it to.

Not resisting steel at all. Just trying to be different, or maybe difficult. I have some brass rod laying around and thought it might look nice.

I was wondering about the angle of the cone being too shallow. I will adjust it to your recommendation.

I appreciate the feedback and hope i can wrap up this project tonight.

 

[jblancuzzi]

I have a " lathe only" version of your 3 in 1 and this seems like a nice project for mine , thanks

I've considered making mine a lathe-only version because I am tired of switching everything over. Then again, I don't have a lot of room for a separate mill.