Hello Everyone. Happy Easter to Everyone. ONE short note, I just got home form work, and the 5/8-8 acme tap, was in today's mail.
Sadly tomorrow is a family Holiday for us. There will be no free time for me. But if all goes well, Perhaps Monday, I could try starting to work on the new acme screw, if all goes well, I should be able to give you all the news on how this idea works. Wish me luck. I will let you all know more, when I can. Until then, Happy Easter to all. C.A.G. On Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 9:35:34 PM UTC-4 brettgi...@gmail.com wrote: > Great idea! > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 5:28 PM Eric Gantner <chefswoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Seem like a great idea! Looking forward to reading more of the results. >> >> Eric Gantner >> >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 12:52 AM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental >> Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone. >>> >>> I have been playing around with this idea for many years, but so far I >>> have not tried it. >>> Looking back a few years ago, We were looking for the best quality of >>> cut form the Legacy when using >>> the gears, Legacy said to use the .25 gear set and the A gear (which is >>> the slowest gear/smallest pitch possible.) 1/2" pitch. >>> >>> >>> A idea which I though of trying, but did not attempt at that time, was >>> to switch the acme screw to a finer pitch/slower movement, >>> >>> https://www.mcmaster.com/products/screw-shafts/acme-lead-screws-and-nuts/?s=acme+screw+shafts >>> >>> acme screw's are cheap. I bought a 3' shaft (I plan to put on my 200) >>> for $11.01 + shipping. >>> On Amazon they sell a Acme tap for >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/s?k=5%2F8-8+acme+screw+tap&crid=1LYG441MOMA97&sprefix=5%2F8-8+acme+screw+tap%2Caps%2C90&ref=nb_sb_noss >>> >>> $40.00+... >>> This experiment will cost me under $60.00. and It can be quickly changed >>> out/back when and if I choose to do so. >>> The hardest part will be to make anew split nut (That's why I'm buying >>> the tap.) and it will not be hard to do. >>> >>> By using a 8 thread per inch vs a 4 thread... will slow down the pitch >>> by 1/2. >>> In Theory, This will let me have better control of the pitches for >>> small turnings as well as giving me the best quality of cut possible on >>> the Legacy. >>> >>> The acme screw shaft came in today, but the tap is on Back Order, It >>> could be a week or a few, depending??? >>> >>> I just wanted everyone to know of this idea. And Get your feed back on >>> it. >>> >>> What do you all think? Good? Bad? waist of money?* Let me know what you >>> think? * >>> >>> >>> 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/1418697721.1545103.1680151923640%40mail.yahoo.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1418697721.1545103.1680151923640%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...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAFcbDsyqN7LupC_ZT363O6E6FPVNM-d-nkpEOCxdSiiha3bXsw%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAFcbDsyqN7LupC_ZT363O6E6FPVNM-d-nkpEOCxdSiiha3bXsw%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/bc074205-1449-4fff-84ac-931781c4c74cn%40googlegroups.com.
