10-22-2016, 03:54 AM
I put the foundry business on hold today and made one of the missing components for my universal dividing head. It's a spindle that extends the main spindle rearwards to mount the dividing gears for compound dividing and spiral milling.
I mounted the shaft between centres for the last stage, cutting the thread that goes into the main spindle. First time I have ever turned between centres, this enabled me to remove the work from the lathe to check fit as I closed in on the final passes on the thread.
I'll need to either cut some flats or drill a hole in it for a tommy bar, also needs a blind keyway in the outer section but the mill is out of action at present.
I bought a box of mystery change gears off a bloke a while ago which will cover the basic combinations and enable me to cut the rest of the set, I'll need to bore the centres and make some hubs to mount them. Also need to make a banjo for the gear train. That will involve a casting.
I mounted the shaft between centres for the last stage, cutting the thread that goes into the main spindle. First time I have ever turned between centres, this enabled me to remove the work from the lathe to check fit as I closed in on the final passes on the thread.
I'll need to either cut some flats or drill a hole in it for a tommy bar, also needs a blind keyway in the outer section but the mill is out of action at present.
I bought a box of mystery change gears off a bloke a while ago which will cover the basic combinations and enable me to cut the rest of the set, I'll need to bore the centres and make some hubs to mount them. Also need to make a banjo for the gear train. That will involve a casting.
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.