Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

[TonyHallo]

2.75 x 25.4 =69.85, should be fine.

 

[Stevendavis]

Got the 70mm slim yesterday and went to figuring things out. I mounted it to the carrage using the follow rest mounting points. I might re-do it and bolt it from the bottom. Don't know if I'll ever need a follow rest, but with this setup I can't. I also still have to figure out how I want to attach the sensor to the cross slide. I'm also really liking the Maxx-T band saw. It's been working great. I really like the auto shutoff function.

 

[dhal22]

I've got mill/ lathe work stacked up waiting for me to get to.... Hope to get some metal shop time soon.

 

[TonyHallo]

I tried using the follow rest once but things didn't work as expected. I like the way Joe Pie does it with micarta board.

 

[TonyHallo]

The magnetic scale arrived today for the cross slide. It is installed and I can now touch the chuck jaws with a tool now, I'm happy. See the before and after photos. I did need to rewire the plug to match my RS422 pinout.

Above is the original glass scale, it was 2 1/4" long.

The magnetic scale does not require a shield since it is immune to oil and chips. You can now see part of the carriage.

Here a shot with the six inch chuck installed. Before I had to cantilever the tool out, not any more. Just about done messing with the lathe, I can get back on the Champ now.

 

[dhal22]

Here's my lathe/ mill story of the day. Trying (hoping) to push out a broken shaft out of a 3/8" collet i bunged up the threads on my mill draw bar. I figured out the thread size and ordered a die to clean the threads up. Threads repaired.......

 

[Stevendavis]

Tony,
Now you have me thinking about a smaller scale. Maybe the Electronica MagnaSlim magnetic scales. I think it would work betting on my 7 x 14. Was it easy to rewire your scale plug?

 

[dhal22]

I put a little milling time in today. I need a fly cutter.

 

[Stevendavis]

Looks like you need a set of parallels to! I've been looking at fly cutters on ebay myself.

 

[Stevendavis]

Got the cross slide all working good. Just need to add the plexy glass shield.