Re: [Emc-users] OT: thread rolling

2012-04-15 Thread John Thornton
That's just a flat die thread roller, there are thousands of them but usually they are driven by motor and have feeder bowls etc. They actually make a better thread than round die thread rollers... John On 4/15/2012 6:33 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 26 February 2012 12:14, Roland Jollivet wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] OT: thread rolling

2012-04-15 Thread andy pugh
On 26 February 2012 12:14, Roland Jollivet wrote: > And I thought thread rolling required huge rollers It doesn't necessarily need rollers at all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDer5HJpbHA -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong.

Re: [Emc-users] OT: thread rolling

2012-02-26 Thread Ed
Roland Jollivet wrote: > And I thought thread rolling required huge rollers > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt8VfgfWa54 > > OK, it is a small OD, but I did'nt think it was doable. The whole > contraption looks pretty lightweight . > > Regards > Roland Lightweight except in price. My smal

Re: [Emc-users] OT: thread rolling

2012-02-26 Thread Stephen Dubovsky
The one thread roller I've seen (Fette?) had rolls w/ a slot ground on one side that engaged a matching tab on the roller body. I presumed it had a couple gears in the body to keep them "timed". You can buy the rolls. The body looks fairly simple to make. SMD On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:53 AM, E

Re: [Emc-users] OT: thread rolling

2012-02-26 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 26.02.12 14:14, Roland Jollivet wrote: > And I thought thread rolling required huge rollers > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt8VfgfWa54 > > OK, it is a small OD, but I did'nt think it was doable. The whole > contraption looks pretty lightweight . Hey, yes, that's very doable-looking. F

[Emc-users] OT: thread rolling

2012-02-26 Thread Roland Jollivet
And I thought thread rolling required huge rollers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt8VfgfWa54 OK, it is a small OD, but I did'nt think it was doable. The whole contraption looks pretty lightweight . Regards Roland --