What Did You Buy Today?

[pavyan]

A pic and a quick video...pretty sure it was at 700rpm and you can see how quickly the spindle stops.

Indeed, the brake on this machine is lightning-fast!
It's a very good thing, especially useful when knife-cutting threads is made.
The minimum spindle speed of 40/min is also beneficial (e.q. for threading with regular tools, like threading die or tapper) although even lower would be useful; I have 28/min in a old Polish lathe of similar size, and using this speed is sometimes really indispensable.
The 1.375" spindle bore is also very good - I only have 1"; sometimes that's too little.

To sum up: a beautiful machine!

 

[Larry$]

Picked up a mic stand for the office

I have a similar one. They are nice & heavy. I get the most use out of it with my thread mic. I find a thread mic more difficult to get positioned than just checking diameter with a standard mic.

 

[Eyerelief]

I have a similar one. They are nice & heavy. I get the most use out of it with my thread mic. I find a thread mic more difficult to get positioned than just checking diameter with a standard mic.

Agreed, that is the only reason I bought it. That is my thread mic in the picture. I have a customer that holds me to some pretty tight 3/8-32 tpi tolerances. He measures this way so for his parts, I measure this way.

 

[ChazzC]

I have a similar one. They are nice & heavy. I get the most use out of it with my thread mic. I find a thread mic more difficult to get positioned than just checking diameter with a standard mic.

I've had a couple of similar stands, but never really liked them; then I found this for a not outrageous price a few years ago:


Starrett 3206; infinitely (and easily) adjustable. I use it primarily for adjusting micrometers (even works with Mitutoyo, Fowler & no-name mic's).

 

[woodchucker]

Agreed, that is the only reason I bought it. That is my thread mic in the picture. I have a customer that holds me to some pretty tight 3/8-32 tpi tolerances. He measures this way so for his parts, I measure this way.

Why not do a go no go if they are holding you tight. That's quicker and more accurate

 

[Eyerelief]

How bout this little set? Minute Man No.00 broach set. Even had a few sticks of key stock and a shim.


No the quarter didn't come with it. I found the quarter in the parking lot.

 

[Eyerelief]

Why not do a go no go if they are holding you tight. That's quicker and more accurate

Believe me I tried to convince him. Their incoming QC spot checks this way. They are a big company and just a little set in their ways I guess.

 

[woodchucker]

Believe me I tried to convince him. Their incoming QC spot checks this way. They are a big company and just a little set in their ways I guess.

But you can set a go nogo to be what you want it. So for you, it makes sense.

 

[SouthernChap]

I've had a couple of similar stands, but never really liked them; then I found this for a not outrageous price a few years ago:

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Starrett 3206; infinitely (and easily) adjustable. I use it primarily for adjusting micrometers (even works with Mitutoyo, Fowler & no-name mic's).

That's pretty, I do like that, very much, even with that Starrett label looking like it's on the wonk (@RaisedByWolves, I know, I know, but honestly mate, I think you can work out that particular British-ism!), I assume it's down to the angle of the picture.

I really ought to get a mic' stand; I just avoided dropping my Mit digital mic' on the concrete floor today!