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Thread: Cross Slide Threading Stop
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27th May 2011, 08:56 PM #1.
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Cross Slide Threading Stop
A while back when I was making a swivel base for a Hercus T & C grinder vise, I needed to scribe 360 degree lines radially and in three different lengths. I considered making a stop based on the original South Bend accessory of which I had a number of photos. But being prone to idleness, I called Hercus. They had one for a reasonable price though the wrong colour, which I promptly purchased. Here it is, tastefully repainted in the correct colour and mounted for use. The little stop worked perfectly when applied to graduating duty and is ideal for repetitive turning to a set depth.
I have never used it as a threading stop.
For those more motivated, it would be a simple thing to make.
BT
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27th May 2011, 09:07 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Was that around $25/$30.
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27th May 2011, 09:24 PM #3Dave J Guest
Nice little stop and it looks like the graduations turned out nice, great job
Dave
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27th May 2011, 09:32 PM #4.
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I can't lay my hands on a receipt Peter, but I'd say somewhere around 50. Might have been a touch less.
BT
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27th May 2011, 09:56 PM #6Dave J Guest
Sounds like a brilliant idea, any chance of a picture of the jig and a close up of the numbers?
Dave
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28th May 2011, 09:17 PM #7.
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Dave,
Here are a few self explanatory photos of both the graduating and stamping process.
BT
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28th May 2011, 09:48 PM #8
Is Bob...Is Good!
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28th May 2011, 10:00 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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lol +1 for Gregs comment
Great work as always BT.
What sort of paint do you use? primer? I have a few things that could use some color(not that shade of green though)
Sorry if this has been asked before.
Stuart
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28th May 2011, 10:46 PM #10.
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Thanks for puffing me up boys. It's just about minimising the chance for errors to occur and I have a certain expertise in stuffing things up so I need all the help I can get.
No primer. The paint is a concoction of a number of colours from the range offered by Model Master - Model Master - Testors Model Master - Testors. The stippled application covers the tell tale brushmarks. The paint must soften somewhat when in contact with oil. My affinity for cast iron has resulted in my 3 inch Hercus vise ( painted as above) looking a bit shabby, due to impregnation of iron dust. Paint is a bit of an Archilles heel when it comes to refurbishment. Spraying enamel chips off too readily, this stuff is too soft. What's the answer? What is the paint you are using on your Deckel, Gregory?
BT
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28th May 2011, 11:02 PM #11
Bob, I am using what seems to be a basic garden-variety enamel from Wagon Paints (a local manufacturer a few miles away). I asked the world from the paint dealers but the answer is always a two-pack cryano hardener product that requires industrial strength respiratory protection. The default non-toxic option was the enamel, which I must say sticks well without primer on cast iron.
My favourite paint so far is still White Knight Epoxy Emanel which you can purchase in tintable containers. An average + I.Q. retailer should be able to colour match it. Brushes beautifully, and is very durable. I only bought Wagon because they would mix to RAL colours (The European colour scheme...the equivalent of the DIN standard for the eyes).
The Americans who take a practical approach to this seem to champion tractor paint-it is grease and dreck tolerant, so if you can get same locally in the right colour that would be another option.
Greg-who really does admire your work Bob, and your photos of ditto.
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28th May 2011, 11:02 PM #12Dave J Guest
Thanks for taking the time to post the photo's Bob.
The numbers and scribe lines came out nice and clean looking. It would be hard to guess they where hand done.
I think we are all waiting to see paint on Greg's machines.
Dave
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28th May 2011, 11:15 PM #13
Yeah, you and me both
I am going to take the phone off the hook (do phones still have those?) on Tuesday and beaver away at the machine for a few days. I hope to have the Deckel and the Hembrug cosmetically presentable by weeks's end, but as always, your actual mileage may vary
The Perrin and the shop layout/tools/etc have taken all of my time lately. My pesky family and their daily feeding needs have taken a toll too. Ingrates.
That said, I am expecting about six weeks of shop time soon. I hope to have everything finished by August, including paint. I may even have a sneak preview next week of the Deckel...only a day or so of cleaning/painting before the serious stuff starts (survey and scraping, repeat ad naseum)
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Thanks Bob.
Can you get 2pac in wrinkle? The biggest pain with that would be the small amounts needed v clean up time(unless of course you were doing a complete machine).
Might have to come up with my own color, green is taken. lol
Stuart
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29th May 2011, 01:05 AM #15Product designer retired
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Hi AB,
That is fantastic. I presume you scribed the graduations using a TCT insert mounted on the saddle of your lathe. I'm a bit dumb, trying to decipher the photos.
How did you space the number stamps, say No.10, ie a one and a zero?
Just love that green colour, together with machined bare metal, it's a great combination.
Did you move to WA so you wouldn't be pestered with the likes of us Southerners. Good move!
Ken
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