Re: Four Square Foot Machine Shop
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Just in case you weren't aware, Amazon & eBay both have reasonably priced right & left-hand tap and die sets for 8mmx1 threads....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392183091613 is similar to what I bought last year.
Bill in OKC?
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 09:11:25 AM CDT, Carl <carl.blum@...> wrote:
Hi 4square:
Did you
order? left handed thread? Right hand will move the carriage
opposite of most movements. You will need a LH tap too.
Carl.
On 3/16/2024 6:03 PM, Nevadablue wrote:
OK, more scientific head scratching and I think I have the basic
parts close to right. Now to wait till Amazon delivers the lead
screw. I had ordered a 5mm and changed my mind and have an 8mm
coming. The Unimat screws are 8mm so why not. Different thread,
but that¡¯s OK, the size is more suitable I think. I did measure my
heat inserts so the gib screws and lock screws for the thing will
be 3mm with brass inserts. The hole in the base of the rest is
sized for the standard Unimat 6mm screw, with the head below the
top of the base.?
I hope. Parts due in a week or so.?
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Bill in OKC too