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EMB

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• Apr 9, 2006

• #21

Karen Gallagher wrote:
>
> I use an indexing head - can't run to a dividing head as I never cut gears
> (yet) and hence that's all I can justify to myself. But I'll see if a collet
> block set such as that is available here in Oz, sounds useful.

Used dividing heads have got fairly cheap over the last couple of years
as CNC machines make then obsolete. You should be able to pick up a
decent one for a realtively sensible amount of money if you have a chat
to a machine tool supplier.

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EMB

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Apr 9, 2006

• #22

On or around Sun, 09 Apr 2006 14:22:10 +0100, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Karen Gallagher wrote:
>> Ian Rawlings wrote:
>>> On 2006-04-08, Karen Gallagher <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Often the hard part is sourcing the right materials - for example,
>>>> when I left the UK in the early 80's I purchased a stock of imperial
>>>> sizes of imperial hexagonal stock in EN16T that I simply could not
>>>> replace easily now.
>>> So can you not fire the lathe up and machine yourself some new bolts
>>> and nuts? I realise that it's going to take a while to make each one
>>> but if they're hard to find...
>>>
>>> (No I don't know anything about what's involved, if that's not already
>>> obvious, other than just mildly educated guesswork)
>>
>> My point exactly, that's how I justified the expense of a lathe. However if
>> you don't start with the right hex stock to begin with, you have to mill the
>> flats on yourself,
>
>What would worry me is the necessary heat treatment of some fastners -
>hardening/tempering is very hard to do without some serious kit.

TBH, I mostly manage to buy bolts and things. While in theory I can make
'em, it's never worth the effort of setting it up.

If I wanted something really unlikely, I'd have a shot at turning it up on
the lathe.
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"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent.
I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)

 

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Karen Gallagher

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• Apr 9, 2006

• #23

Steve wrote:
> Karen Gallagher wrote:
>
>> I use an indexing head - can't run to a dividing head as I never cut
>> gears (yet) and hence that's all I can justify to myself. But I'll
>> see if a collet block set such as that is available here in Oz,
>> sounds useful.
>
> I'll see what I can find at work, regarding order codes and some
> piccies. There is a great suite of bits and pieces, all based on this
> collet collection, and its easy to knock up special fixtures - you can
> even chuck square stock perfectly with the right collet.
>
> Steve

Thanks, I'd _really_ appreciate that info.

Karen

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- Slartibartfast

 

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Steve

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• Apr 10, 2006

• #24

Karen Gallagher wrote:

> Thanks, I'd _really_ appreciate that info.
>
> Karen
>

We buy them from http://www.jlindustrial.co.uk
They are called "5C collets" - start with that as a search topic and
work from there.

This is the collet chuck set I mentioned - HEX and square blocks. 50 quid.

http://jlindustrial.com/catalog/product.jsp?id=PML-46004B&origin=SEARCH:CATEGORY&backtosearchpage=Y

Here is a set of collets - 78 quid.

http://jlindustrial.com/catalog/product.jsp?id=5CR-25218B&origin=SEARCH:CATEGORY&backtosearchpage=Y


Steve

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Apr 10, 2006

• #25

On or around Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:22:59 +0100, Steve
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Karen Gallagher wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I'd _really_ appreciate that info.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>
>We buy them from http://www.jlindustrial.co.uk
>They are called "5C collets" - start with that as a search topic and
>work from there.

I've got one of those - clever things - this one fits in a block on the
mill/drill bed and holds a bike hub internally to allow machining it.

I like J&L's catalogue. can't afford to buy much from it, but I like it.
excellent tool porn.
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Steve Taylor

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• Apr 10, 2006

• #26

Austin Shackles wrote:

> I like J&L's catalogue. can't afford to buy much from it, but I like it.
> excellent tool porn.

Avoid their monthly flyers like the plague, you can easily save a fortune.

Steve

 

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Karen Gallagher

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• Apr 11, 2006

• #27

Steve wrote:
> Karen Gallagher wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I'd _really_ appreciate that info.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>
> We buy them from http://www.jlindustrial.co.uk
> They are called "5C collets" - start with that as a search topic and
> work from there.
>
> This is the collet chuck set I mentioned - HEX and square blocks. 50
> quid.
> http://jlindustrial.com/catalog/product.jsp?id=PML-46004B&origin=SEARCH:CATEGORY&backtosearchpage=Y
>
> Here is a set of collets - 78 quid.
>
> http://jlindustrial.com/catalog/product.jsp?id=5CR-25218B&origin=SEARCH:CATEGORY&backtosearchpage=Y
>
>
> Steve

Makes my Myford lever operated collet chuck & 24 collets look made of solid
gold - cost me quite a few thousand to get the set, over a number of years.

How does the collet block mount to the machine? T-bolt to the table, I
presume? It's not clear in the images

Karen

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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
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Steve

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• Apr 11, 2006

• #28

Karen Gallagher wrote:

> Makes my Myford lever operated collet chuck & 24 collets look made of solid
> gold - cost me quite a few thousand to get the set, over a number of years.

We had the same thought exactly.

>
> How does the collet block mount to the machine? T-bolt to the table, I
> presume? It's not clear in the images

I think they are just free blocks - clamp 'em down how you like
basically. We have a few standard plates with toggle clamps and stops on
them, you just drop the block to the stops and whack the clamp on.

So long as you have a tall back stop, the hex block can be stopped with
the same rigs.
HTH

Steve

 

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Natalie Drest

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• Apr 11, 2006

• #29

"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-04-09, Natalie Drest <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > What's a Bydo?
> > In what way is the empire evil?
> > Why should we blast off and strike it?
>
> The Bydo are a man-made race of beings designed as a weapon to defend
> us against enemy aliens from another dimension, unfortunately some nit
> set them loose in our own dimension where they attacked us. We
> defeated them but they secretly built up an evil empire out of our
> sight and are now intent on destroying us. We must defeat them!
>
> Pilot your ship to the Bydo world and destroy the Queen. Instruction
> manuals can be found here;
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Type
>
> http://www.irem.co.jp/e/game/r/rtype/index.html
>
> http://www.irem.co.jp/e/game/r/bydo_page/index.html
>
> > I'm not blasting off and striking anything without some answers.
>

Gracious, that certainly is disturbing- especially that Dobkeratops, he
gives me the willies.
Why on earth, or indeed any other dimension, is George Dubya wasting his
time over in Iraq when we're under imminent attack from these things?

> Get cracking soldier!
>

Pass me my light-sabre, I'm off!

> --
> Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!