Curt, I am convinced that your idea of doubling the pitch on the lead screw will open up a lot of new possibilities and work just fine as long as you change out the half nut too. Hoo boy. Now I gotta buy a 5/8 x 8 acme tap! LOL! DanK
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 1:05:49 AM UTC-4 Curt George wrote: > Thank you Both Bill and Roger for the nice comments. > > I do enjoy working with bone, and there will be more coming soon. > > *As a side NOTE: I would like to know your opinion on this idea.* > > The Legacy was designed to turn large spindles.(mainly furniture at the > start. ) but I am finding that on small > parts the Acme screw and gears are all to much for detailed work on Small > turnings. > I've been playing around with the idea of replacing or adding a new acme > screw with a finer pitch, on my Legacy 200. > Lets say If I add a 5/8x8 screw, on this machine, It would reduce all > gear pitches by 1/2. (So a 3" pitch would become a 1 1/2" pitch, and a 2" > pitch would become a 1" with a standard gear set, and using the .25 gear > set, a 1/2" would become 1/4" .) > > Dose anyone have any thought on this idea? > I am really thinking of trying it on my 200, (mainly due the short length/ > size of the screw,) It should not be a lot of money to buy a small acme > screw, and it would not be a hard change over, and it would be, easy to > re-store the original screw if or when needed. > > What do you guys think??? > > C.A.G. > On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 04:14:09 PM EDT, aussiman < > bulk...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > > > A strategic design modification and all is well again producing another > fine handle from the bone master well done curt great work > > > > > > Bill > > On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 11:37:21 AM UTC+11 Curt George wrote: > > Hello Everyone. > > Today is my day off form work. > > (I am doing a side job for a friend, A stacked leather handle for a > knife.)(More on that latter if you all like?) > > While the glue is drying on one project, I figured it would be a good time > to trying some > more new design, ideas with a new bone handle. > I roped form the side of the spindle using a 1/4" straight bit. > (Note: I turned the shape on the 200, and then used my 1000ex to rope the > flutes.) > My original plan was to make a 12 flutes on a rope pitch form the side of > the spindle. (3" pitch) but, On the second cut, the part moved/ slipped on > the mandrel. > So in an attempt to save this turning, I tightened the lock nut on the > mandrel, And went around a second time, making it 24 flutes. > Adding 12 more flutes, takes away a lot of detail, but I think it will > still make a nice gift when done. > More later. > Have a good night everyone. > > C.A.G. > > -- > 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...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/73b2df11-7211-4e92-981c-64ca93bede76n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/73b2df11-7211-4e92-981c-64ca93bede76n%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/f35326a9-24ad-4cbf-98da-9288fd71159bn%40googlegroups.com.
