06-06-2016, 04:40 AM
Finished this little job this afternoon- a nut for the horizontal spindle on my mill.
Cut the hex to fit a 1 3/8 spanner that was languishing on my shelf (turned the end down to the large diameter of the hex first)
Cut it off on the bandsaw- I at last seem to have the saw cutting nice and square
Chucked it back in the lathe, drilled and bored it and cut the 56/64 l/h 14tpi whitworth thread.
It fits!
A couple more arbor bushes to make, and I'll actually be able to use the horizontal mill as a horizontal mill.
So, should I harden this nut? Material is 4140 s/h.
Cut the hex to fit a 1 3/8 spanner that was languishing on my shelf (turned the end down to the large diameter of the hex first)
Cut it off on the bandsaw- I at last seem to have the saw cutting nice and square
Chucked it back in the lathe, drilled and bored it and cut the 56/64 l/h 14tpi whitworth thread.
It fits!
A couple more arbor bushes to make, and I'll actually be able to use the horizontal mill as a horizontal mill.
So, should I harden this nut? Material is 4140 s/h.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.