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  1. sorrelcreek

    chasing threads

    I just finished chasing a thread for a boring head and have a little trick I use when I'm three wire measuring threads. You just have to borrow your kids play doh and it's holds the wires so you can take a measurement.
  2. sorrelcreek

    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    Hi Peter Thanks for the replay that make total sense now with a different lead screw that's longer for adding the taper attachment. As I said before my lathe came with the taper attachment already installed and didn't have any parts an extra lead screw thst came with it. Looks like if your...
  3. sorrelcreek

    Light bulb master copy for mould

    Hello Craig I think I know what your after and what your trying to get at. I just have probably a hundred questions that come up with what your saying and not totally sure what you have or have started working on for this project. Are you in Alberta? In calgary or close to? I think for what...
  4. sorrelcreek

    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    Lol yes I haven't looked at a taper attachment this much in a long time as well great re fresher on how it works. I know for me personally I haven't used one in probably 10 years just never ran into a job I needed it. It's one of those things if you haven't used it regularly you have to think...
  5. sorrelcreek

    Anyone interested in some large diameter mild steel round bar or 4140 annealed round bar?

    How did you guys make out with the metric thread? Did it work on your lathe janger?
  6. sorrelcreek

    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    The taper attachment block slides on the rail on the taper attachment which pushes the cross slide in and out it doesn't actually turn the lead screw it's pushing your cross slide in and out my cross slide handle doesn't turn when the cross slide is moving in and out on the taper attachment. So...
  7. sorrelcreek

    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    Here are pictures of the blocks so the big block is attached to the taper attachment and get bolted to the back of the block on the lead screw. The lead screw is held to the block by the double retaining nut and washer. The other side of the lead screw block has the bearing and shoulder that the...
  8. sorrelcreek

    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    Yes Eric is right I don't unbolt any bolt on the cross slide but when you tighten the taper attachment clamp it moves the cross slide because if you actually unbolt your lead screw from you cross slide you won't be able to change your depth of cut. Now yes if you set your compound you can...
  9. sorrelcreek

    Sticky What Machines Do You have?

    Hi Peter Yes the lathe is from modern tool and it had the taper attachment on it when I bight the lathe. Hopefully I can answer your questions so I don't have to take take a bolt or anything out of my cross feed the y axis to use the taper attachment. I don't have any drawing for the taper...
  10. sorrelcreek

    Large lot of End mills

    Hey Geoff I may be interested in all your endmills and your slitting saws and stuff do you have any pictures of your slitting saws? And also your face mills? I'm just outside okotoks so it's not a bad drive for me or else if we can set up a mail and e transfer founds I'm okay with that too...
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