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| AdeV:
--- Quote from: DaveH on June 08, 2011, 07:24:06 AM --- And if it is really really tricky I turn the chuck by hand - that's slow :D and it makes my arm ache :( --- End quote --- Could you make/obtain a crank handle that goes in the back of your spindle? That would make turning the lathe easier; and would also mean you could turn right up to a shoulder with excellent accuracy. It'd also be great with a swing-up holder, because you're in total control of the speed & direction of the stock; so you just wind forwards to the end point, backwards to get off the thread, move the cross slide (or top slide, depending on how you're cutting) in a few thou, rinse & repeat. |
| No1_sonuk:
--- Quote from: wheeltapper on June 08, 2011, 06:57:49 AM ---I use my one on a Chester Comet minilathe , that hasn't got a brake and the lowest speed is 100 rpm. I cut a runout groove with a parting off tool and I seem to manage. --- End quote --- Same for me, but Chester DB7VS (a 7x12 size machine). |
| DaveH:
My lathe is the same as Chester Crusader only without the bells and whistles and 1990 ish, The hand crank is a good idea :clap: - only in the past when I have looked at it - seems it maybe a bit of a stretch. :doh: I think I must have short arms :lol: Thank you all, I really appreciate your input :thumbup: I'm going to look at the hand crank again. DaveH |
| krv3000:
HI all well i have cut threds on my lathe witch is a emco compact 8 by hand crank i tride to cut a thred the way it tels you in the manuwel and it all went rong the lathe has a cluch so wat shud hapen is you hit your stope and the cluch cuts in and all stops but this did not hapen and at furst i thort i wood have to by a new leed scruw untill i fawnd out that ther is a sacrifishel pin that gives way at the end of the chaft from bob |
| wheeltapper:
A hand crank is definitely the way to go, especially for short threads up to a shoulder, there's just no time to get into the swing. I made mine so I can fit either a handle or a change wheel for indexing, there's some pics on here somewhere. Roy |
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