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Is it my turn? Anything to do with lathes, mills and other shop tools
Finally found a use for the harbor freight mini tool box. All the specialty stuff for the boring bar fits in it. So I'll use some angle iron and make a shelf for it on the side of the stand.
Sounds Pretty cool, i assume small batches ? I never liked doing the large scale production of CNC parts. Id rather do the oddballs in small quantities.
Lots of small batch one off stuff, and reverse engineering broken stuff. Sometimes we are lucky and there is a print, other times we just get a broken part. And it's everything from gears, shafts, and plates to electronic components.
Small scale but I picked up this cool little screwdriver that will easily fit in the XS’s tool kit. Holds three to four bits. I need to find a 6mm hex bit with a 1/4” shank. I like how flat it is. Easy to keep in a pocket too. Under $10
Who has a tool like this?
Giggity
That video is a wire EDM. It uses an electrically charged wire to cut the metal, the water flow is to keep the cut clear and keep the wire from overheating.
Most waterjets I've used run 30-60k psi. Have to have garnet being fed in at a specific rate for it to cut as well. Foam and thin plastics can be cut water only. There are 2 basic types of pump used, 1 is the hydraulic intensifier. It uses a big hydraulic pump to push a piston back and forth which moves smaller pistons that pressurize the water. Then there are direct drive pumps, which a 30+hp motor belt drives a 3 cylinder pump. Flow technology tends to use hydraulic intensifier pumps while Omax focuses more on direct drive pumps. I prefer the direct drive pumps because they run quieter, and are easier to rebuild with less maintenance.
I want one...
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I need to learn how to cut threads. Yes, Virginia... never tried my hand at it. Never cut a single thread, let alone a rug. 
Until recently, I didn't even have powered feed, so...
It's my understanding that I need a "thread counter" to properly do the deed. Sometime this summer(?) I picked up a thread counter at a yard sale for half a buck. Not an Atlas one mind you, best as I can tell, it's off a South Bend lathe. Anyone?
At any rate, it won't fit the Atlas. You can see in the foreground (above) the adaptor I started making. Disassembled it, cleaned it up and repainted it.
Back together, finished the adaptor and here 'tis in all it's glory...
Only problem now is it doesn't count threads. At least not accurately. The gear has too many teeth. Unsuccessful so far, but I need to find out how many teeth an Atlas uses. Anyone have one off an Atlas they can count for me?? Once I know that I can tell my (as yet undelivered) Bambu Labs printer to spit one out.
Until recently, I didn't even have powered feed, so...
It's my understanding that I need a "thread counter" to properly do the deed. Sometime this summer(?) I picked up a thread counter at a yard sale for half a buck. Not an Atlas one mind you, best as I can tell, it's off a South Bend lathe. Anyone?
At any rate, it won't fit the Atlas. You can see in the foreground (above) the adaptor I started making. Disassembled it, cleaned it up and repainted it.
Back together, finished the adaptor and here 'tis in all it's glory...
Only problem now is it doesn't count threads. At least not accurately. The gear has too many teeth. Unsuccessful so far, but I need to find out how many teeth an Atlas uses. Anyone have one off an Atlas they can count for me?? Once I know that I can tell my (as yet undelivered) Bambu Labs printer to spit one out.
16 teeth, roughly .71" diameterI need to learn how to cut threads. Yes, Virginia... never tried my hand at it. Never cut a single thread, let alone a rug.
Until recently, I didn't even have powered feed, so...
It's my understanding that I need a "thread counter" to properly do the deed. Sometime this summer(?) I picked up a thread counter at a yard sale for half a buck. Not an Atlas one mind you, best as I can tell, it's off a South Bend lathe. Anyone?
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At any rate, it won't fit the Atlas. You can see in the foreground (above) the adaptor I started making. Disassembled it, cleaned it up and repainted it.
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Back together, finished the adaptor and here 'tis in all it's glory...
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Only problem now is it doesn't count threads. At least not accurately. The gear has too many teeth. Unsuccessful so far, but I need to find out how many teeth an Atlas uses. Anyone have one off an Atlas they can count for me?? Once I know that I can tell my (as yet undelivered) Bambu Labs printer to spit one out.
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Thanks!!!
Gawd I love this place! 
I have cut threads ... but not for a long time .... not sure that part is needed for cutting threads ... just makes it easier .... if you don't disengage your drive while cutting you should be ok.I need to learn how to cut threads. Yes, Virginia... never tried my hand at it. Never cut a single thread, let alone a rug.
Until recently, I didn't even have powered feed, so...
It's my understanding that I need a "thread counter" to properly do the deed. Sometime this summer(?) I picked up a thread counter at a yard sale for half a buck. Not an Atlas one mind you, best as I can tell, it's off a South Bend lathe. Anyone?
View attachment 362768
At any rate, it won't fit the Atlas. You can see in the foreground (above) the adaptor I started making. Disassembled it, cleaned it up and repainted it.
View attachment 362769
Back together, finished the adaptor and here 'tis in all it's glory...
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Only problem now is it doesn't count threads. At least not accurately. The gear has too many teeth. Unsuccessful so far, but I need to find out how many teeth an Atlas uses. Anyone have one off an Atlas they can count for me?? Once I know that I can tell my (as yet undelivered) Bambu Labs printer to spit one out.
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My old Logan does not have a gear box ... I have to manually change the gears for threading so I don't do it.
No expert by any means... just my understanding of it.
I've cut exactly one partial thread just to get the process down in my head and prove it wasn't impossible for my meager skills. It wasn't. You'll have no problem Jim.
Thanks, Mike.
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