For sure after I watched it again its like, on when the lights lol. Kind Regards,
Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty Ziegler Laser Worx LLC 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 5:35 PM <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > I remember that mod of yours well Dan > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com < > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> *On Behalf Of *cdkr...@gmail.com > *Sent:* Saturday, September 23, 2023 12:12 AM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: Thread cutting target reached! > > > > Some time ago I had a series of posts about that index gear mounting > modification. > > I made a special bushing that allows the index gear to spin freely. At > the outboard > > end of the bushing is a flat holding the index arm secured to the lathe > spindle. You'll > > notice (if you have a REVO) that here the index gear runs on the OUTSIDE > duplex > > gear and the "change rotation" idler runs on the INSIDE duplex gear, > "inside out" to > > the original. This was necessary because of the space the bushing takes > up. This > > allows me to index any number of starts (up to 24) on a work piece with > confident > > repeatable accuracy. The method of limiting starts to the relationship > between cutter and > > circumference chafed me. Yes, there is still a loose relationship needed > to create > > attractive profiles but this eliminates that calculation and makes repeat > passes > > accurate, useful when all the passes are done and some touchup is needed. > If > > profile passes are stacked, this assures that the subsequent passes are > perfectly > > aligned with the previous, or can predictably be offset. Me thinks it > opens up > > creative design possibilities that might otherwise be kinda sketchy. > > > > For example, if I want to create some form of checkering, this makes it > trivial. > > > > If the index gear is restored to it's original position on the lathe > spindle without > > the bushing, it goes back to factory original where the factory index pin > is usable. > > > > I found the video that explains it > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pRAFDnFUQBSPXMCgvlafoLpx7D6LaDC-/view?usp=sharing>, > and reposted it. It will come down soon because I use > > the space for other things. > > > > DanK > > > > On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 9:10:24 AM UTC-4 Curt George wrote: > > Good morning Dan. > > > > I don't want to change the subject. but I do have a question on your photo. > > > > INDEXING Plate in your photo? Please tell us more about that! > > > > C.A.G.[image: Inline image] > > > > On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 08:48:45 AM EDT, cdkr...@gmail.com < > cdkr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Tim, I don't understand why you don't have one like this. Doesn't EVERYONE > have 1/2" acrylic pieces laying around? LOL! It's a piece of discarded > colored plastic that had the right shape and seems sturdy enough. I milled > a slot for height adjustment and mounted a piece of HDPE with a groove in > it. It too has a slot for adjustment, but doesn't really need it. I'm a > hoarder and keep stuff (organized) for up to 50 years before I find a use > for it! And it still happens that the week after a clean out, I NEED what > was thrown away. > > You want one? > > DanK > > On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 10:10:01 PM UTC-4 Tim Ziegler wrote: > > Wow very cool. I like your steady rest too. You make that or is that Revo > specific? > > I don't have one with mine. > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Timothy J. Ziegler > > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > > Ziegler Laser Worx LLC > > 14171 160th Ave. > > Foreston MN 56330 > > > > 320-294-5798 shop > > 320-630-2243 cell > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 3:58 PM cdkr...@gmail.com <cdkr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > This is the item that started the gear calc frenzy. It meets all my > expectations after putting a steady rest under the center that tended to > move away from even the slightest cut. The REVO is accurate enough that > this thread was not distorted in the least by at least 8 passes trying to > get the thread in the middle right. Two of those were after the steady > rest went on. > > > > > > Something close to this is the target. > > DanK > > -- > 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/a15f4b68-661c-49a6-9b8a-deeacd95024en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/a15f4b68-661c-49a6-9b8a-deeacd95024en%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...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/901bca6a-84f3-424e-899c-98ddff92ab03n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/901bca6a-84f3-424e-899c-98ddff92ab03n%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/17094d21-8b7a-4d29-b63c-7690a3467cc5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/17094d21-8b7a-4d29-b63c-7690a3467cc5n%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/000b01d9eda5%24159ae600%2440d0b200%24%40mmnet.com.au > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000b01d9eda5%24159ae600%2440d0b200%24%40mmnet.com.au?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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