Thread: Annoying legs

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Paul

Thanks

I knew there would be more out there I hadn't bothered to look
Thanks for the link to woodturners source? Somewhere else for me to spend money to help the American economy recovery

Look locally first. 2Morse Taper stuff was common as dirt on smaller metal lathes and drill presses. Some pretty good stuff is made in China and is available here at decent prices. I would hope some shows up in AU.

Here is one source, they don't admit to price:

Lathe Tools - Morse Taper Drill Sleeves - Millers Tooling, Brisbane, Australia

Thanks Paul
Hadn't bothered to look as not in the market for one at the moment

but
Found at McJings for those interested
here

I can vouch for the McJing ones. Nicely made. Well... mine is, anyway.

I would like to point out that although mine's machined true, one of my lathes suffers a degree of run-out... and using the extension in that lathe exaggerates things quite significantly.

I'm not saying it's unusable in that particular lathe but I wouldn't try to turn a pen with it! Well... not unless I'm trying for oval in the first place.

You might want to browse through Yahoo or Google groups for hobbiest machinists, too. Not necessarily for someone to cut you a taper, but for a place where they shop. I found my blank #2MT arbors that way at a place called The Little Machine Shop (thelittlemachineshop.com).

There must be some DIY metalheads in Australia.

Also, don't include "wood" in your searches. That limits the hits a great deal.

I'm making a pen press on the lathe from two tapers and some delrin, and another to do final squaring.

Originally Posted by Trent The Thief

You might want to browse through Yahoo or Google groups for hobbiest machinists, too. Not necessarily for someone to cut you a taper, but for a place where they shop. I found my blank #2MT arbors that way at a place called The Little Machine Shop (thelittlemachineshop.com).

There must be some DIY metalheads in Australia.

Also, don't include "wood" in your searches. That limits the hits a great deal.

I'm making a pen press on the lathe from two tapers and some delrin, and another to do final squaring.

Metalheads - there's even a section just for them on this forum

In case you're interested the centre height ended up at 46 3/4"

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Metalheads - there's even a section just for them on this forum

In case you're interested the centre height ended up at 46 3/4"

46 3/4"????

Do you have a hat with blinking lights for walking around at night? Man, that's really high. I've got my lathe on the stand, subject to a little tweaking to get the spacing correct to mount the front skirt. It's good for me right out of the box.

This was a one man operation, too. I opened my Gorilla ladder above it, put a short pipe clamp on the top runs to act as a pulley and a long pipe clamp under the bottom rung and used a come-along to lift the whole box up off the cart high enough to lower to each after breaking off the box end and the styrofoam. It only took about an hour to get both legs on. I'll post some pictures today. I forgot the action shots while it was mid-air, though.

Nick poor he'll have to have a forklift to raise him up high enough next time he up using you lathe.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

In case you're interested the centre height ended up at 46 3/4"

Out of idle curiosity I measured the center height above the floor on my smaller lathe - 350mm swing.

It was 50 inches, 6 inches above the tip of my elbow with forearm parallel to the floor.

Just right for bowls.

Annoying legs.

I can't resist any longer, give up wearing those shorts and wear long trousers.

Problem solved.

Ross

very droll, Ross

46 3/4" is a bit below my elbow with hand clasping opposite shoulder

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

very droll, Ross

46 3/4" is a bit below my elbow with hand clasping opposite shoulder

Nick, you really must stop wearing those high heel shoes. Some will begin to worry about where you hang your handbag...
Helpful Jim

Measured my Nova centre this morning 45.5" it would be close enough if I was standing up.

Originally Posted by Ross

Annoying legs.

I can't resist any longer, give up wearing those shorts and wear long trousers.

Problem solved.

Ross

Thanks for getting that out the way Ross, I've been resisting that for a while myself

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Measured my Nova centre this morning 45.5" it would be close enough if I was standing up.

Interesting isn't it - only sounds high