Todays silly question

[jwmay]

The reason for my question being is that I struggle to know what to call the extra assembly I've added to my mini lathe that bolts to the underside of the saddle, in the middle and uses the underside of the bed, in between the ways, to hold the saddle down for extra rigidity]

If you don’t mention it, it doesn’t need a name. But if you must mention it, just call it an auxiliary saddle rigidizing apparatus.

It's weird, for such a critical part, I mean it holds the saddle in place against lifting forces, it feels like it should have a more, oh, I don't know, distinctive name.

The trick with this sort of thing is to saturate the web with your chosen nomenclature. Insist on its inherent rightness, and aggressively challenge alternative definitions with focused propaganda that delegitimizes alternative language. Find acolytes, who will amplify your message independently of your guidance, with even more aggressive and targeted niche markets. Make people who don’t use your word afraid, if possible. Try to twist everything they say into an ideological argument, and absolutely never give an inch on your stance. Best of luck!

 

[projectnut]

Or you could just read the manufacturers parts list and use the same terminology they do

 

[markba633csi]

I just go by the South Bend "how to run a lathe" book as far as the terms for various lathe parts

 

[RJSakowski]

In general, I would define a lead screw as a threaded rod that moves an assembly in a linear fashion by rotating the rod. To muddy the waters, the parts list for the Grizzly G0602 has four lead screws,the one used for threading/or power feed, the cross slide lead screw, the compound lead screw and the one which moves the tailstock quill in and out.

 

[SouthernChap]

Or you could just read the manufacturers parts list and use the same terminology they do

Different lathe manufacturers call this part on their lathes, different things.

Eh...I was just surprised about the lack of standard nomenclature on such a common and important part.

 

[SouthernChap]

I just go by the South Bend "how to run a lathe" book as far as the terms for various lathe parts

Actually, given the long acceptance of this publications authority, that's a good suggestion...until the Atlas MOLO calls it something different!

 

[SouthernChap]

If you don’t mention it, it doesn’t need a name

I will mention it, when I get round to putting up a post about the "tranche 2.0" improvements to the 7x I've been regularly, but infrequently working on (with not much more than a drill press, a band saw and bit of my clumsy bench work).

It's mostly nothing people have done before (and often better) but I have learned a lot in the process and maybe other people, who weren't patient enough to wait until some decent old iron turned up, might find something useful for their mini lathe.

Eh, I'll include some photos and naming will be less important with pictures.