01-04-2014, 01:01 PM
Looking good David.
The graduations on the carriage are the whole point of the carriage stop so you should definitely add them. A locking screw is not at all necessary if you use the ball and spring to put drag on the thimble. I was looking at mine this morning and there is no way the thimble will move unless you purposely move it. The problem with locking screws and nuts is that they tend to move what they are locking. The ball and spring prevents all that.
I'm actually out in the shop right now shooting the next video for the tutorial, on making the spindle. The thimble is next, along with the set-up for cutting the graduations and stamping the numbers, but you'll probably be finished by the time I get around to doing it.
Tom
The graduations on the carriage are the whole point of the carriage stop so you should definitely add them. A locking screw is not at all necessary if you use the ball and spring to put drag on the thimble. I was looking at mine this morning and there is no way the thimble will move unless you purposely move it. The problem with locking screws and nuts is that they tend to move what they are locking. The ball and spring prevents all that.
I'm actually out in the shop right now shooting the next video for the tutorial, on making the spindle. The thimble is next, along with the set-up for cutting the graduations and stamping the numbers, but you'll probably be finished by the time I get around to doing it.
Tom
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