Has anyone ever made a feed screw from acme thread stock? It looks doable to me. A key slot on one end and the other end turned to the bearing diameter and...
Hi,, I have a lot of 1-1/64" steel round stock for sale. I have about 2 tons. It's in 12'lengths. It has a ground finish and machines easily. Not sure of the...
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LouD31M066@...
Jun 1, 2003 5:39 pm
Someone mentioned possibly using a screw drive from garage door opener and wondered if it had enough precision. I have installed a genie garage door opener ...
All I was asking is if anyone could confirm or deny that the thread form used for the openers is standard acme thread. It looks like it to me, but I have...
Jon, Over the years, I have collected all I could find on Atlas/Craftsman lathes. None of what I have seen matches mine. I am pretty sure I got that idea from ...
Jim The best material I have found for feed nuts is Phosphor Bronze or failing this brass, brass will not last as long but it is too some degree self ...
Thanks Jo, Yes this information is useful. On my Craftsman the groove does not run the full length. Just a a few inches (I haven't measured it yet) to engage a...
Jim, I've used the rolled acme rod to make new feedscrews for the crossfeed on my A/C 12x36. And new screws for my Benchmaster X axis and my Atlas shaper. They...
I have known for a week that I would have a story for this message board, however the ending is different than I could ever have guessed. A couple of weeks ago...
In a message dated 6/1/2003 7:09:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... The copy of the Sears catalog pages that came with my Craftsman shows two models, one 24 inch...
Hi Greg, When I looked in McMasters catalog I didn't notice the precision rolled stock. I looked on the internet catalog and found it listed as lead screw...
... lathes. ... from ... also ... Easy tp explain........someone later changed out parts. Happens all the time. Confusing, but then what isn't? Jerrold...
... Unless you are in Alaska, all the prices you mentioned are too high in my (not humble) opinion. As soon as the accessories and rust were mentioned, the...
Hi Jim, I used the 4140 alloy steel myself, but I can really think of no reason why the 1018 wouldn't work just as well. As for the nut, I think the leaded...
Welcome to the wacky world of auctions. I just shake my head at what people will pay, but hey, it is their money. I attended at action yesterday... CU Boulder...
The story of my (auction) life-anything I want starts at about what I think it should sell for. A couple months ago I went to an estate auction. The deceased...
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mertbaker
MertBaker@...
Jun 2, 2003 5:57 am
A lot depends on how many people attend that have more money than brains. The machine was probably worth that, but you can do much better for much less. Mert ...
... Ohhh, I looked at some of these at an auction years ago, but they went for about $800, even a smashed one! ... Hmm, depends on the hobbyist! I bought a 15...
... Not flaming, just asking...... Ok, please explain further........what is "worth" on an old, rusty, hobby lathe? The replacement cost new? With or...
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mertbaker
MertBaker@...
Jun 2, 2003 12:44 pm
If you need a lthe NOW. and there is nothing around that you know about, and you have no idea whare the market is, MAYBE that machine was worth what it went...
Steve, just curious-how did you find out about the CU surplus auction? How often do they have them? (My son is a student there, I live 250 mi. away...) BTW,...
I have attended a number of close-out machine shop auctions and others in the past six years. At each auction there seems to be one or two items that arouse...
I have but I have no actually used it yet. IMHO: There is no reason it should not work. Be advised that I have no power crossfeed, thus, no slot. This makes it...
