One of my machines came with a Delrin tailstock center too, someone must have made a few?
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 Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 1:09 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Dan > In our archives Tim K. made a plastic (dunlin) free floating live center > for one of his mills. > On my 200 I used an old live center, un-screwed the MT2 shaft from the end > of the L.C. and screwed it onto my tail rest bracket with a 1/2-24 screw, > to give my 200 a live center. > Here is the link form our archives, > https://ornamentalmills.com/tips/live_tailstock/index.html It has > Bill's, and Tim's version +, as well as photo's of the Old Legacy tailstock > broken down. > > I am also adding two photo's of my live center on the 200. > > Have a Great weekend. > > C.A.G. > > > > > On Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:16:34 AM EDT, cdkr...@gmail.com < > cdkra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Bill, I never thought about a slip on gadget for live center. > Good call. I'm thinking I'll have to watch cutter clearance > a great deal closer, but that should be default. Right? > DanK > On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 11:23:29 PM UTC-4 Tim Ziegler wrote: > > looks pretty straight forward. > > 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, Oct 6, 2023 at 8:24 PM <bulk...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > > Nice mod dan live centres are always better here is how I did it > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *cdkr...@gmail.com > *Sent:* Saturday, October 7, 2023 2:33 AM > *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Small REVO mod > > > > After breaking a tooth off an acrylic gear, it motivated me to modify the > tail stock center from a friction center to a ball bearing center. By > turning and threading a 1/2" - 20 stub on the original shaft after cutting > the point off, I made the points interchangeable. I also noticed a great > increase in friction with the addition of a steady rest. > > > > Lesson learned while doing it. Don't use cheap tools for "precision" > work. The die I grabbed first was from an old cheap set that belonged in a > kids toolbox or trash bin. The new die worked a charm, but I lost almost > 1/4" of shaft before switching. GRRR! > > > > And, don't get me wrong guys, I know that acrylic is not ideal for gears > OR sprockets, but it's what I have. I know from experience about dropping > it on a concrete floor. > > > > And now I'm gonna try some wooden things. > > > > 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/b58b3e9a-3c03-4db3-9b3b-73022a62c3f1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/b58b3e9a-3c03-4db3-9b3b-73022a62c3f1n%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/001e01d9f8bc%24eefc6a00%24ccf53e00%24%40mmnet.com.au > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/001e01d9f8bc%24eefc6a00%24ccf53e00%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. > 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/86d62875-350d-4dcb-9362-0f55d75b4300n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/86d62875-350d-4dcb-9362-0f55d75b4300n%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/809855595.6688105.1696702138166%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/809855595.6688105.1696702138166%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. 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