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Lathe Threading Auto Stop
- Thread starter Jamespvill
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Hello Gentlemen!
I've got a project coming up soon that is going to require a few hundred internal threads done that are fairly long. I'm not the biggest fan of rushing to disengage the halfnut milliseconds before it goes crashing into a shoulder at high speeds. And this is even worse with internal threads as and lathe owner knows. So here is my solution! A simple automated carriage stop.
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If there is any interest I can post a full write up on the "build". It's essentially just a simply trigger, Luckily I know my guns!)
Anywho...Enjoy!
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I like your idea and I like Mr. Whoopee's also, Very cool!
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Add this to your lathe and enjoy threading!
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For the past several months I have been working on a project with the objective of designing and implementing a threading clutch on my Grizzly lathe. I have now finished the installation and testing of the final version and thought it might be of some interest to others. The concept is that...
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