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| Joules:
Hi, I recently started a short production run of plastic components and am trying to speed up production. One thing I considered was a capstan for my Myford.... However having seen the price asked for them :bugeye: Has anyone fabricated, or can point me in the direction of a fabricated design I could use with a mini lathe. I saw an interesting video for a Hardinge turret lathe that wetted my appetite. If anyone should have a Myford capstan kicking about under the bench :drool: That doesn't have an interstellar price tag... |
| lordedmond:
Joules could you not use a tail stock capstan with a lever TS it would do the job for small parts Stuart Edit Something like this but I bet you could make one http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Machines-Accessories/Lathe-Accessories/Tailstock-Accessories |
| Joules:
Thanks Stuart, I had looked at the offering from ArcEuro but wondered about how stiff a setup you end up with. I suspect for the price its probably worth trying. I do anticipate metal components being made in the future so hope I can cobble something along the lines of the Myford capstan for a mini lathe at some point before I REALLY need it. Just found an interesting article from the early 40's on capstan tooling for model engineers. I wonder if an old cross slide could be the basis for a capstan body. |
| drmico60:
Would something like this do the job: http://mikesworkshop.weebly.com/tailstock-turret.html Mike |
| philf:
I don't want to be a killjoy but........... I've never used a tailstock turret like in the two links - nor do I ever want to. If you look at the one with tools in place, the drill looks ideally placed to blind you :poke: when you're trying to get a good look at what you're machining. In my opinion 4-way toolposts with sharp tooling stuck out in all directions are almost as bad. A proper capstan is a different situation where the capstan is rotated by a lever away from the tools. When our company's toolroom was moving premises I managed to get an immaculate Hardinge capstan like the one in the video for my late friend for a bargain £500 including a huge cabinet full of tooling. He used to make parts for a company who made consumables for scientific instruments and it paid for itself many times over. Phil. |
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