3(?) of them hold the chuck on the spindle. When Andy first asked about it, it didn't sink in what he was asking about. My lathe was much nicer when I replaced the cams on the spindle, before that it was problematic to get a chuck on and off.
On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 8:48 AM, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andy, where does that part go in a 4th axis assembly? > > Is that a cam lock component ?? > > Thanks, Dave > > On 3/22/2017 5:40 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 22 March 2017 at 02:55, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I missed the beginning of this thread. But the thing used to cut square >>> internal corners is a "broach". >> Yes, I know. And I have both used and made them in the past. >> http://bodgesoc.blogspot.de/2014/11/the-last-bits-and-pieces.html >> But this is a short, blind hole. >> >> I am pretty sure that a wobble-broach would have worked well, but at >> £8 + VAT + delivery I decided that I couldn't be bothered to make the >> parts. >> (Especially as the cam profile appears to be non-circular but not >> defined by the standard) >> >> I have attached the relevant page, but I would be surprised if it gets >> through the mailing list software. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users