ok, some additional points... you could ship FedEx, up to 108 inches... so that should get you 8 ft. pcs. easily... I would stick to the delrin nuts, as using a brass nut would certainly last longer than a delrin nut, but you would be taking a chance that the brass nut could wear out the acme rod... yes, the brass is softer than the steel, but it is still metal on metal... and if anyone did buy a 12 ft. length of rod, and shipped it 9 and 3(+/-), you could take a 4" piece of rod off the 3 ft. piece and make a tap from it... it is not difficult, as this is what I did to make a tap and make my own black nuts for my Legacy machine... material purchased from McMasterCarr, and was very inexpensive and it was the size I needed dimensionally, so I only had to drill the tap hole... the work was very quick and very easy... there is a posting on this groups page covering this work... Joe B.
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 12:36:00 PM UTC-5 Va Oak wrote: > I changed to Subject line - to make this info MUCH easier to search > for/find in the future. > > A BIG THANK YOU, Joe for the VERY useful link. > > I called them and talked with a very helpful lady - Annette. > They sell the 5/8-4 Acme threaded rod in 6' and 12' lengths. > > The 6 footers are shippable via UPS; the 12 footers - Not. 12 footers > will have to via motor carrier. > > I asked her - since they don't have 8 foot rods, if we needed one, would > they cut a 12 foot one to 8 foot and ship us both pieces (8' & the ~4' > cutoff). > She said "Yes, But:" The packaging will add to length - so the rod would > have to be cut a bit less than 8' to keep it under the 8 foot max for UPS. > > They also have/sell nuts in the same thread count/pitch - in steel, > Delrin, and brass. My thinking is you could order some in Delrin and or > brass, cut them in half, then embed the two pieces in material that forms > that "clamping" device. If you did this using the brass nut, you'd > possibly never have the "wearing out" problem again. > > Annette is sending me more info that I will share via this Subject line in > a day or two. > > Cheers! > Mac > ------------------------------ > ------------------------------ > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills > Sent: Dec 1, 2020 12:00 PM > To: Legacy Ornamental Mills > Subject: Re: new here and selling > > in regards to getting the 5/8-4 acme threaded rod that Legacy used in > their manufacturing of their machines, here is the link to the company Acme > Screws & Threaded Rods | Dependable Acme Threaded Products > <https://www.dependableacme.com/> ... they are located in Westbury, New > York(Nassau County, Long Island) ... this is the same company that supplied > Legacy back in the day... not sure if there are shipping limitations > though... I have purchased from them in the past and found them to be nice > people to deal with... Joe B. > ------------------------------ > > On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 11:41:09 AM UTC-5 Arkady Paka wrote: > >> Question to all. Anybody know where I can get 5/8x4 acme rod? >> >> Arkady from Ukraine. >> ------------------------------ >> >> вт, 1 дек. 2020 г. в 16:50, 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < >> legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com>: >> >>> No problems. >>> >>> What do you plan to do? >>> When there is a will there is ALWAYS a way. >>> >>> C.A.G. >>> ------------------------------ >>> On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 09:48:46 AM EST, Turin A < >>> turi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ah yes, my mistake. I looked up my old receipt but that may have been >>> another project 5/8-4 is correct! and much harder to source. Sorry for my >>> miss-info. >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 6:43 AM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills >>> <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Turin >>> >>> 58-8 is not what Legacy used. but is easy to find on the market. >>> The tap and or even an already made drive nut can be bought on line. >>> Legacy WILL NOT have a match for you on that, they used 5/8-4 acme screw on >>> all the Legacy's. >>> >>> But on the good side of things, I have been playing around with the idea >>> for years. >>> By using a 5/8-8 acme screw would slow down you pitches of your gears by >>> half, If you use a motor drive your standard gear set would be able to >>> give you a pretty nice finish. (More cuts per inch is exactly what you >>> need to get a better finish on you parts you make. >>> since you have the lower part, just copy it,, plastic's are easy to cut >>> , I don't think is would be to hard to make... >>> >>> I wish you luck on this project, I Honestly do not think it will be hard >>> to do, and will offer you some very real advantages for you mill, that >>> others do not have. (that is with out buying a .5 gear set.) >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 9:16:35 AM UTC-5 turi...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>> Good Morning all.. >>> Arkady - it is an odd size at 5/8x8 and I tracked down a 8' length from >>> Roton Products. It was $62.00USD in 2017. Here is the company page, >>> currently at 8.07 a foot: >>> >>> https://www.roton.com/family/acme-right-screws-and-nuts-7059285/ >>> >>> Bill - I build lots of things and have no problem building the split nut >>> but must have stopped looking for was to do it. I did not know until you >>> mentioned about the tap on ebay. Thanks! >>> >>> Tim- I am not opposed to shipping but I feel it would be cost >>> prohibitive because of its size (broken down of course it is still bulky). >>> Local would be preferred but not the only thing possible. >>> As for price I have no clue. I was advertising it in the local >>> craigslist for $800 with very little action. I thought about fixing it so >>> it was completely operational but have too many hobbies at the moment >>> (although Bill turning me on to the acme taps, hummmm....). I live in >>> Pasadena CA just outside of LA where wood working is not a common hobby. I >>> found this little corner of the web to help with the right price and it >>> looks like this may be the right place to sell it. I am open to suggestions >>> >>> Thank you all, >>> Turin >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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