Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
Ah well, I forget that some here may not have had the benefit of Mert's practical advice.
Essentially it is a bit like the thread follower threading that can be used on Unimats, but instead of the
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Keith S. Angus
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#64470
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
In my last post I forgot to mention that I have the tap also.
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OldToolmaker
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
Keith,
that is exactly what I intend to use.
Dick
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OldToolmaker
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#64468
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
Oops¡ Not ¡®headstock forward¡¯ of course but ¡®three jaw chuck forward¡¯ (or whatever is being used to hold the work)
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Peter Brooks
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#64467
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
I think Keith might mean to put a thread up through the piece and (as these earlier Unimats have a sliding quill in the headstock) use a bolt in the fixed tailstock to rotate the headstock forward in
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Peter Brooks
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#64466
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
Mert Method? Would you have a link that explains that method, Keith?
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Herman de Leeuw
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#64465
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
You could use the Mert Method with an M10 (¡Á 1.5) bolt as a guide.
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Keith S. Angus
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#64464
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
Sounds good.
How are you planning to cut the thread on your holder? I think it might be M40 x 1.5, pretty chunky!
As John said, it would be great to see some photos of the work in progress.
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Peter Brooks
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Re: Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
Nice.? Looking forward to photos of that.
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John Dammeyer
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Unimat Cross Slide Backlash Minimized
I removed most of dial hand wheel lash on my Unimat DB200 by adding a thin washer behind the handwheel. Lash now only about .002¡± which is very tolerable. After the adjustment I am now ready to do
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OldToolmaker
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#64461
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Resetable Dials for Unimat DB200/ SL1000
Has anyone made actually maderesettable dials for the Unimat SL/Db?
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OldToolmaker
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#64460
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
Thank you, Peter!
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OldToolmaker
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#64459
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
Good pic!
(Sorry, I thought you might have used email¡ as they say, all¡¯s well that ends well¡)
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Peter Brooks
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
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OldToolmaker
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
Peter, what is the email of this group? I just go to the Unimat group. I am unaware of any email address.
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OldToolmaker
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#64456
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
Do you use email to post to the group?? If so, have you tried just attaching the photo to your email, or (if your email software is very graphic) inserting it into your email?
(I use the web page
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Peter Brooks
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
I have a nice photo! How do I send a photo to the Unimat files? I know I have done this in the past but don¡¯t remember how.
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OldToolmaker
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
Peter, I will take some pictures later today.
Dick
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OldToolmaker
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Re: DRO For Unimat DB200
Any photos Dick?
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Peter Brooks
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Re: Unimat Sl/DB Lathe Adjustable Handwheels/Dials
Thanks, John! I will look into it!
Dick
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OldToolmaker
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