11-22-2017, 05:40 AM
Yeah - thought of reversing it.
Would likely give me a better thrust face when threading towards the chuck (since that probably has little wear currently), but then I'm back in the same boat if I want to cut a long LH thread eg for a cross slide.
I'm still chasing around for a 30x4mm screw, but no luck so far. Got onto a supplier in QLD today that stocks a lot of standard stuff but brings it all in from overseas so can get other sizes. Hopefully they can come up with something - at a reasonable price.
If changing to a standard size was going to be an easy/cheap way out I'd probably just do that.
If all else fails I've got the option to reverse the leadscrew, make some steadies, remove the tailstock and progressively feed stock through the headstock and thread it in sections.
Really hoping to just buy some though :)
Steve
Would likely give me a better thrust face when threading towards the chuck (since that probably has little wear currently), but then I'm back in the same boat if I want to cut a long LH thread eg for a cross slide.
I'm still chasing around for a 30x4mm screw, but no luck so far. Got onto a supplier in QLD today that stocks a lot of standard stuff but brings it all in from overseas so can get other sizes. Hopefully they can come up with something - at a reasonable price.
If changing to a standard size was going to be an easy/cheap way out I'd probably just do that.
If all else fails I've got the option to reverse the leadscrew, make some steadies, remove the tailstock and progressively feed stock through the headstock and thread it in sections.
Really hoping to just buy some though :)
Steve