Extension cross slide
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Here photos from photo section I just found today on what planing on doing
Dave? /g/7x12MiniLathe/photo/64961/761790?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2C0 Post on mod /g/7x12MiniLathe/topic/23818877#100625 |
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I did read how did the extension?
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It about same I was planning? Nice see someone else doing the same way Below is what he wrote. The photos he post in photo section here Thank you? Dave? Mini Lathe Cross Slide Bearing Modification & Travel Extension The cross slide of my 7 x 16 mini lathe never had a nice smooth feel to it since I removed it from the box. I designed this new bolt on cross feed assembly to solve several issues. Some of the new features are: (1) added a ball thrust bearing. (2) Added 3/4" cross slide travel toward the operator with no need to machine out clearance in the saddle casting. (3) New longer, tighter tolerance cross feed screw (4) New bronze 3/8-20 L.H. nut with integral dowel and oil port. (5) New slip ring micrometer dial. (6) Backlash can be adjusted and maintained at less than .002". (7) New hand wheel which is extended out toward the operator to minimize interference with the carriage hand wheel. (8) Hand scraped cross slide mating surfaces improving parallelism and squareness to the lath axis. It has made a dramatic improvement to the lathe. My next project is to do a similar improvement to the compound slide. The picture below shows the comparison of the original screw assembly to the new version. |
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I did print off the page?
Looks great? I order the tooling I need before Christmas and getting the tooling tomorrow or Friday? I am glad to see some else did same way. All need to do is make a new screw and a 1" [25.4mm ] spacer.? Thank you? Dave? Bruce J The whole process from Old_toolmaker https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/mini-lathe-cross-slide-bearing-modification-travel-extension-69767#post118865 Homemadetools.net is a very worthwhile site to peruse.. --? Bruce Johnson |
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On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 06:38:55 PM PST, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
Here drawing using to make cross slide exstension.?? I am move the nut 1" [25.4mm] and making a longer screw. I simplified by not installing a power feed.? I do not use power cross feed that mush. The PDF file prints better Dave Attachments: |
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A lathe basically is just a horizontal milling machine and with the right setups and/or attachments it to can be used as a milling machine.? Just as you have stated in your post. Have A Great Day?? Tracy Ranson On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 5:28?PM davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote: For any what to this you do not need a mill |
?T 7:43pm? ?A lathe basically is just a horizontal milling machine and with the right setups and/or attachments it to can be used as a milling machine. Just as you have stated in your post. Have A Great Day?? Tracy RansonI post so any does not mill can make part.? This project can done without a mill.? Almost first 10 years I had no mill and had use the lathe as a mill.? Dave |
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