Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2008 19:03:22 GMT
Some of our new (I mean younger!) fellas might be interested in this topic, as it does make life easier when machining up to shoulders. Of course, I am sure that others may have used this method, and I make no claims for originality.
I was making some crankpins today and suddenly remembered one of my old repetition tricks. However, 'Inspector Meticulous' might spin in his grave at this one!
The method involves the use of slip guages as distance pieces for the production stop fitted to the bed of my Maximat V10. Don't worry, the slips are old and they lost the ability to wring together properly many years ago!
I made a multi stop some time ago in an attempt to speed up operations, and it seems to work quite well. I put the slips in the gap, face off the end in question, remove the slips, engage the feed and turn the diameter. The lathe has an adjustable clutch on the feed shaft (just visible) that stops the feed when the pin hits the stop: dead handy and consistency is assured! Here is a picture: no rotten fruit please!
JB
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I was making some crankpins today and suddenly remembered one of my old repetition tricks. However, 'Inspector Meticulous' might spin in his grave at this one!
The method involves the use of slip guages as distance pieces for the production stop fitted to the bed of my Maximat V10. Don't worry, the slips are old and they lost the ability to wring together properly many years ago!
I made a multi stop some time ago in an attempt to speed up operations, and it seems to work quite well. I put the slips in the gap, face off the end in question, remove the slips, engage the feed and turn the diameter. The lathe has an adjustable clutch on the feed shaft (just visible) that stops the feed when the pin hits the stop: dead handy and consistency is assured! Here is a picture: no rotten fruit please!
JB
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