Thread: Hardinge 5C Collet Brochure

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

Hey Ray,

If pussy whisker perfection wasn't required could you get by with a shaper gauge miked to the correct dimension as a substitute for gauge blocks?

BT

Bob
I do not own a set of slip gauges & as a result use a planer gauge & a micrometer as a substitute, when setting up sine bars etc.
This has worked well for me.
regards
Bruce

I don't get why you would design a faceplate with no slots or holes. How are you supposed to fix anything to it, Superglue?

Originally Posted by Bryan

I don't get why you would design a faceplate with no slots or holes. How are you supposed to fix anything to it, Superglue?

Good question, I think it's got something to do with unicorns...

Regards
Ray
PS Just kidding BrianLara400*, I wouldn't drill holes in it either...

Originally Posted by Bryan

I don't get why you would design a faceplate with no slots or holes. How are you supposed to fix anything to it, Superglue?

Hi Bryan,
If BrianLara400's a woody he might just stick things to it.

Hi Greg,
Finished reading your pdf. So many 0's after the ".". The care that goes into building those things and what they have to think of is amazing. Glad its not often I worry about oil film thickness while milling.

Stuart

Originally Posted by BrianLara400*

So what do you do there? Mount an adapted toolpost/holder on your table and use it for OD turning? or is the toolpost sufficiently high enough to completely allow facing off?

I don’t know if any exist in Germany, I just assumed they must have been a pretty common establishment right around the world.
I know people use them to source gun parts out of suppliers in the US, all strictly legal of course because it would still have to clear customs at both ends. But its mainly a method to circumvent sellers who straight out wont ship int’l, or sellers who feel the particular item is too large to ship intl.
Maybe it is strictly an American phenomenon?

You can mount the lathe tool in a vice or any other holder that's handy, as long as it points a true radius to the centre it doesn't matter how high it is (I gather).

I use a couple of forwarders in the US with great success. I will investigate the German possibilities and report back.

And seconds later:

Germany Address & Mail Forwarding

I am on dial up in this flea bag so I am waiting for that site to load still.

Greg

Personally I'm more of a duct tape and zip tie's, kind of bloke.

Ray, I'm glad can you see my reluctance in turning the faceplate into swiss cheese.

Drill and tapping where necesary must be the way this Freidrich Deckel rooster intended, as there are a few demonstated photo's of it in the sales literature i've got.

Originally Posted by Greg Q

And seconds later:

Germany Address & Mail Forwarding

I am on dial up in this flea bag so I am waiting for that site to load still.

Greg

I'll have a closer look later, but it does seem possitive
thanks for that greg

I wandered onto Franz Singer's site a few minutes ago and realized why he has a number of Centricators for sale

Centricator C III NEU für Deckel Fräsmaschine | eBay

He also has a tee slotted faceplate. Interesting face fixing.

Planscheibe 310 mm für Deckel NC-Teilapparat | eBay

Had a win on Ebay France last night. A seller had a Schaublin E32 (not ER) collet chuck listed under one of the more obscure (for us) taper aliases, SA30. Same as SK30 and ISO30, similar to NMTB30. Single bidder, mine for 15 Euro. With shipping, a touch less than a Chinese chuck.

GQ put me onto Continental Ebay. "Je ne parle pas Francais, vous parle Anglais" puts me in the good books with the French. I now need to know how to butter up the Deutschlanders.

BT

Hi BT,
One thing I forgot to mention about these centre finders. They use a lot of vertical height. I just measured mine and its needs 165mm from the face of the spindle to the work piece. The Centricators would be around the same by the look of it.

Its still a thing of beauty though.

Stuart

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

GQ put me onto Continental Ebay. "Je ne parle pas Francais, vous parle Anglais" puts me in the good books with the French. I now need to know how to butter up the Deutschlanders.

BT

Bob, maybe the French can give you some pointers on that?
(Apologies to Francophiles)

I'll pay that.

Goes away muttering "La plus ca change, la plus ca mêmes chose"

Any one want to buy a genuine French infantry rifle? Only thrown down once.

Gregoire.

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

I wandered onto Franz Singer's site a few minutes ago and realized why he has a number of Centricators for sale

Centricator C III NEU für Deckel Fräsmaschine | eBay

He also has a tee slotted faceplate. Interesting face fixing.


GQ put me onto Continental Ebay. "Je ne parle pas Francais, vous parle Anglais" puts me in the good books with the French. I now need to know how to butter up the Deutschlanders.

BT

I just use Google translate for all my babelfish needs. It seems to be good enough to make yourself understood--its much better than earlier attempts at translation. Its a lot better than when I try to use French and end up with a fried grapefruit sandwich.

That fixing on Brian's faceplate is the same as Singer's, and the same as the base of my two jaw chuck. It is roughly like a threaded lathe nose I guess.

BryanLara400*'s faceplate is way too nice to Gregorise. Brian, I may have to BOLO for a suitable lathe faceplate to modify.

Greg

Alain, the Frenchman I purchased the chuck from couldn't speak English. Where there's a will there's a way. The weeb makes it all possible.


''Hello, I do not speak English but I pass through translator on the weeb.c' is possible for the sending, I saw the tariffs they are 26.40 euros for Australia. I wish to be paid in euros if you gain the bidding. Cordially, regards Alain"

BT

The French throw down. Gives another meaning to the expression.