For sure Mike, I am constantly blowing out dirt, wiping and respraying the guides and rails. What is your opinion of the Plastic vs the Delrin?
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 9:24 PM Okla Mike (Liltwisted) <legacym...@iglide.net> wrote: > Now just make sure your carriage will move freely and that will reduce the > wear on the split nut. > > Mike > OK > On 11/6/2022 9:18 PM, 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills wrote: > > Its testing time Tim! > > I hope it holds up well. IT Looks Awesome! > > Good work, I am happy for you. > > C.A.G. > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:15:50 PM EST, Tim Ziegler > <timjzieg...@gmail.com> <timjzieg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yeah pretty excited to get one that works so well and super tight. > No more slop in the turnings now. > > Kind Regards, > > Timothy J. Ziegler > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > 14171 160th Ave. > Foreston MN 56330 > > 320-294-5798 shop > 320-630-2243 cell > > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 9:10 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Wow! that very Nice Tim! > It looks like it should work for a long time to come. > Good job! > > And thank you for sharing . > > C.A.G. > > On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10:01:26 PM EST, timjz...@gmail.com < > timjzieg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well I finally took the time to make a couple of split nuts from a > material > referred to as HDPE, a self healing white plastic that actually drills and > taps very nicely. > I took all my measurements from an other split nut. and cut to a size the > block I'd be using. I marked out and drilled the piece with a 11 mm Brad > point > bit. Then I put in vise and proceeded to tap the ACME thread. Going back > and > forth continually cleaning it out. > Once I completed that I cut the block in 2 pieces on the scroll saw. > I then marked the hole for the thumb screw and drilled with a 6.5 mm drill > bit. > Tapping then with a 5/16 course thread tap. > During the drilling process I used the Rocker pen vise. > To trim the Blocks to fit I used the Rockler Small Parts Jig to hold the > block, > and save the fingers. > Overall I am super happy I took the time to make some and they fit perfect. > there is NO play in that carriage now. Not sure how long they will last, > but may > make some with Delrin at some point too. > See photos attached. > > Kind regards, > > Tim J Ziegler > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > Ziegler Laser Worx > 14171 160th Ave. > Foreston MN 56330 > > 320-294-5798 shop > 320-630-2243 cell > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/3f867fdb-b43a-49c7-a642-b5587d279ba6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/3f867fdb-b43a-49c7-a642-b5587d279ba6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1433529883.296685.1667790647291%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1433529883.296685.1667790647291%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLHZVH896iApyCFw%3D21CH4%3DLtKh3mWkrOrfzams398qEMA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLHZVH896iApyCFw%3D21CH4%3DLtKh3mWkrOrfzams398qEMA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/232886190.304310.1667791122415%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/232886190.304310.1667791122415%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/d77115df-875d-7e44-f672-ee440a8e2478%40iglide.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/d77115df-875d-7e44-f672-ee440a8e2478%40iglide.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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