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Bogstandard:
Joe,

As I stated, they can do whatever they like with the design. Plus if you read this post thru, you will see where I posted a few pics about one that could easily be made, basically from bits and pieces in the average shop.

My gripe is where someone just comes up with an idea, not necessarily based on my design, and that design is basically flawed and so could become the cause of an accident.

When you post on a public site such as this, you will come under the scrutiny of everyone, so you must expect the criticism as well as praise.

If you do show what you have made, you had better make sure it is basically bombproof regards to safety. Because if someone should take on your idea, and make a copy of your flawed design, then you must be willing to take the responsibility if something does go wrong. Because if it does fail, and something nasty does happen, then where will the finger point?

Some people have no idea or common sense when it comes to safety in design, if it works, they are happy, with no thought of what might happen in the future when it fails. It is up to people who do post ideas on here to make sure no one can come to any harm if they follow your actions.

BTW, I used to build custom Rolls Royces, and I would have a Ford any day, well not really a Ford, almost anything else, but you get the point.

Bogs

dsquire:
Hi All

I am going to bump this thread up as there seems to be some new interest in this tool. :D :D

Cheers :beer:

Don

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snoopdog:
I never did understand it for threading, is you want to slam the lathe in reverse why can you back off the cross slide too? I can thread normal at a fast rate.

Its kind of pointless in my eyes, I see nothing to be gained but some tool flopping in the wind. Bye bye rigidity. it might work for a watch maker but I dont do tiny parts, no way would it be of help on the big stuff I do.

No1_sonuk:

--- Quote from: snoopdog on June 07, 2011, 05:14:23 PM ---I never did understand it for threading, is you want to slam the lathe in reverse why can you back off the cross slide too? I can thread normal at a fast rate.

Its kind of pointless in my eyes, I see nothing to be gained but some tool flopping in the wind. Bye bye rigidity. it might work for a watch maker but I dont do tiny parts, no way would it be of help on the big stuff I do.

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Did you read the thread, including watching Bogs' videos? In one he makes a quite hefty thread.
"Slam the lathe in reverse" isn't the way to do it either. Stop, then reverse is.

John Stevenson:

--- Quote from: snoopdog on June 07, 2011, 05:14:23 PM --- no way would it be of help on the big stuff I do.

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I only do big stuff and it works for me, in fact I no longer thread any other way.

John S.

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