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The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
awemawson:
Interesting - I've registered and am awaiting a quote ! So how do I find the extrusion that the guides fit ?
awemawson:
Had the reply and Parts Source are saying that they can't ship internationally :bang:
vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi Andrew,
Maybe one of the forum members in the supplying country (is it USA?) would step up and
buy the parts and post them on to you??
John
seadog:
Andrew, I will be in Seattle for three nights in July, the first to the fourth. Maybe something can be arranged.
awemawson:
Seadog that is extremely kind, but I think I'm now sorted as the following paragraphs will show :thumbup:
I was determined today to try and clean up the bar extrusion and see if I could remove the corroded nuts and make a tapped bar to slide in in their place. It turns out that the orange plastic bit is one continuous bit rather than one per nut as I had thought. A bit of brutality got it and the nuts out, and I attacked the extrusion with a file followed by a wire wheel.
There is a big chunk dissolved away by the leaking battery, but it's not affecting the functionality and actually it cleaned up pretty well. I hunted around in my scrap brass box and the only suitable thickness that I had was one leg of a bit of angle that was barely long enough -but you use what you have. Being angle made holding it for drilling and tapping easier than had it been already a correct sized strip.
So this got marked up, centre drilled, tapping drilled and tapped M4 under power
The hole spacing is 20 mm EXCEPT for the one at the far end which is 15 mm - this nearly tripped me up, but luckily I spotted it just at the last moment. Anyway - offer it up for a reality check - yes it looks about right :thumbup:
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