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Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!
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Half-Nut Engagement
The threading dial has zero effect on the thread accuracy. It’s sole purpose is to help us synchronize the spindle to the lead screw. Thread accuracy only depends on the section of the lead screw you are presently using. E.G., if you cut a 1” long thread, your half nuts will engage in the same...- RobinHood
- Post #10
- Forum: Your Active Projects!
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Metal lathe options
That grind looks pretty good to me. Maybe it is just the camera angle, but the first picture shows almost a negative top rake. I would try neutral (flat) or slightly positive. I would also go for a larger nose radius. Honing the cutting edge might help as well (maybe you did, I just can’t tell).- RobinHood
- Post #101
- Forum: Shop and Shop Tools
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Metal lathe options
That’s an interesting observation. This discussion has prompted me to search the net for people using a mini lathe. It seems that lack of power (I think it’s actually lack of torque) has folks increase the rpm to try and compensate and avoid stalling the machine. Most operators I watched had...- RobinHood
- Post #98
- Forum: Shop and Shop Tools
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Machine Looking for a manual and or opinions
BTW, congrats on your “new” toy. Looks great!- RobinHood
- Post #5
- Forum: Shop and Shop Tools
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Machine Looking for a manual and or opinions
It’s a bit pricey, but here is a link to a manual for your lathe. https://industrialmanuals.com/JFMT-m-883.php IIRC, the oil in the carriage on your lathe feeds the way lubrication system. In that case, the oil should be a good quality way lubrication oil NOT gear oil. I use Shell Tonna 68 for...- RobinHood
- Post #4
- Forum: Shop and Shop Tools
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Metal lathe options
@Susquatch kind of beat me to it… good points. A 1mm depth of cut (~40 thou) [2 mm (~80 thou) off the diameter] in stainless steel seems quite aggressive to me for your lathe. The inserts should not be glowing; they are rubbing if they do. 1/2“ tooling may be too tall for that size lathe; it...- RobinHood
- Post #21
- Forum: Shop and Shop Tools
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Alba 4S Shaper Clean Up
Maybe it is meant to be run dry?- RobinHood
- Post #9
- Forum: Your Active Projects!
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What's up with this DRO?
INC vs ABS?- RobinHood
- Post #3
- Forum: Looking for Answers? We're here to help!
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Proximity sensors??
Would there be any optical sensors that could do the positioning? It would meet the criteria of ”no touch”.- RobinHood
- Post #6
- Forum: CNC General