Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: RF-45 Retrofit

Hi Terry,

<< I started turning the ballscrews they way I told you about with

> the tailstock as a steady rest, seems to be working OK, I'll send you
> some pictures.
>
> Terry >>

I'm not too sure what you're talking about here but, if my guess is right,
you may be interested in the way I but the screws for my little miller as
the technique would be ideal for trimming down the ends of ballscrews. I
have a steel plate which I bolt vertically to the side of my lathe's saddle
and which has a largish hole through it in line with the headstock spindle.
When I want to turn or work on a long length of bar, I make and harden fully
a steel bush which fits both the work and the hole in this plate closely and
this is then fixed in the plate with a grub screw. The work goes in the
chuck and the saddle is brought right up to the chuck jaws to set the bush
exactly on line then, while I am turning, the tool works right up against
the bush so the work has no chance of flexing or chattering. The technique
is very similar to the way Swiss auto lathes work and it works a treat.

Best wishes,

Ian.

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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK