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- Feb 22, 2012
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Thanks for the comments everyone
Kenny - pm me your addy and it'll be shipped
GK1918 - yes, carriage and cross slide stops is definitely on the list of 'to-do's ... with the other hundreds of things on it thanks for the reminder.
TheSniper - My plan was to make an ER32 chuck, but just found a chuck at a decent price and ordered it - I might do an ER40 in the future if I happen to go that route and replace my collets (unlikely, but you never know). I'm ok with the external/internal threads, but am currently not sure how to tackle the metric threading for the ER collet nut... some lathes have it easier than others, but I'm sure there is a way for me to do that as well - just need to find it.
jumps4 - as OldMachinist mentioned, the 29 degrees is slightly LESS than the 30 degrees each face on the tool is cut at so having the compound advance in that way results in just 1 face cutting (After the initial pass), making the cut smoother with less resistance and heat generated, and a better finish (and less likelihood for mishaps).
Kenny - pm me your addy and it'll be shipped
GK1918 - yes, carriage and cross slide stops is definitely on the list of 'to-do's ... with the other hundreds of things on it
thanks for the reminder.TheSniper - My plan was to make an ER32 chuck, but just found a chuck at a decent price and ordered it - I might do an ER40 in the future if I happen to go that route and replace my collets (unlikely, but you never know). I'm ok with the external/internal threads, but am currently not sure how to tackle the metric threading for the ER collet nut... some lathes have it easier than others, but I'm sure there is a way for me to do that as well - just need to find it.
jumps4 - as OldMachinist mentioned, the 29 degrees is slightly LESS than the 30 degrees each face on the tool is cut at so having the compound advance in that way results in just 1 face cutting (After the initial pass), making the cut smoother with less resistance and heat generated, and a better finish (and less likelihood for mishaps).