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Threading on a "slow to stop" lathe
"Ignoramus25487" wrote in message ... I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. First, turn a "land" at the point where you wish the threads to stop. Make the diameter just at, or a couple-thou under the minor diameter of the thread. IF you have a threading dial, and don't have to reverse your lathe to get back to the start of the threads -- When the tool enters the land, disengage the longitudinal feed (halfnuts), then stop the lathe with the tool still in the land. Watching carefully, you can stop in a land barely more than one thread pitch wide. If you don't have a threading dial, be right quick on the cross-feed, and back the tool out rapidly when it hits the land. Then stop the lathe, reverse, etc.,etc.. LLoyd |
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In article , Ignoramus25487 says...
What is the standard approach to this problem. 1) leave a runout zone for the threading tool to dwell in when you unlatch the half nuts, or 2) use a dial indicator on the carriage that winds to zero where you want the thread to stop. Unlatch the halfnuts at that point and allow the tool to make a circular groove there, after the thread is done go back and put a radius at the bottom for strength - or, 3) use three phase power and plug reverse the lathe to a stop at the desired location. Jim -- ================================================== please reply to: JRR(zero) at pkmfgvm4 (dot) vnet (dot) ibm (dot) com ================================================== |
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Ignoramus25487 wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2005 15:11:59 GMT, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote: "Ignoramus25487" wrote in message ... I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. First, turn a "land" at the point where you wish the threads to stop. Make the diameter just at, or a couple-thou under the minor diameter of the thread. IF you have a threading dial, and don't have to reverse your lathe to get back to the start of the threads -- When the tool enters the land, disengage the longitudinal feed (halfnuts), then stop the lathe with the tool still in the land. Watching carefully, you can stop in a land barely more than one thread pitch wide. If you don't have a threading dial, be right quick on the cross-feed, and back the tool out rapidly when it hits the land. Then stop the lathe, reverse, etc.,etc.. Thanks. What about simply reversing the lathe, would that not keep the bit exactly where it needs to be on the thread? i NO! Backlash will have it all over the place. Ken. |
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Shut the lathe off early and let it cruise to near the end of the threading
section and finally move it by hand to the proper stopping point. That's one way to do the job. -- Why isn't there an Ozone Hole at the NORTH Pole? |
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On 23 May 2005 14:37:15 GMT, Ignoramus25487
wrote: I am still trying to identify my lathe pictured at http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clausing/01-home/ specifically: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0014.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0015.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0016.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0017.jpg It is likely Clausing Mk something. I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. i Stopping? Why are you stopping during threading? Blink blink? You put a long shank dial indicator on the ways below or next to the headstock, and when you reach where you want to be..you disengage the half nut handle, back off the compound two turns, hand feed back to the hard stop you put to start from, and repeat as needed. The spindle never gets shut off until you are ready to remove the work from the chuck. Threading up to a shoulder is nearly ...nearly impossible with these types of lathes, but you should be able to come pretty darned close if you are turning slow enough. Always plan for a bit of relief at the end of your thread if running up to a shoulder. Gunner "Considering the events of recent years, the world has a long way to go to regain its credibility and reputation with the US." unknown |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 09:01:20 -0700, "Bob May"
wrote: Shut the lathe off early and let it cruise to near the end of the threading section and finally move it by hand to the proper stopping point. That's one way to do the job. I know one fella who made a crank that gets shoved into the spindle from the backside just for this purpose. Does the last few turns by hand, thus stopping at any given point is a snap. |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 18:21:42 GMT, Gunner
wrote: On 23 May 2005 14:37:15 GMT, Ignoramus25487 wrote: I am still trying to identify my lathe pictured at http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clausing/01-home/ specifically: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0014.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0015.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0016.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0017.jpg It is likely Clausing Mk something. I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. i Stopping? Why are you stopping during threading? Blink blink? You put a long shank dial indicator on the ways below or next to the headstock, and when you reach where you want to be..you disengage the half nut handle, back off the compound two turns, hand feed back to the hard stop you put to start from, and repeat as needed. The spindle never gets shut off until you are ready to remove the work from the chuck. Threading up to a shoulder is nearly ...nearly impossible with these types of lathes, but you should be able to come pretty darned close if you are turning slow enough. Always plan for a bit of relief at the end of your thread if running up to a shoulder. Gunner Cuz' a lot of the 3-in-1's like my older Smithy don' have half-nuts and cant be retro'd so its not an option. |
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My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. ================================================== =============== Standard US practice is to simultaneously withdraw the tool using the cross slide and snap the half nut out of engagement with the lead screw. This required a good deal of practice and concentration. The longitudinal slide is then cranked back to the starting position, the cross slide cranked back to its starting position [a thread stop is very hand here] and the cut deepened with the compound [top slide in the UK] set at ½ the included thread angle. This puts the cutting almost entirely on the tailstock side of the cutting tool [assuming a RH thread]. This avoids a very wide chip that tends to result in chatter and having two chips meeting in the center of the tool causing jams. This also gives the affect of positive rake because you are moving into the work toward the headstock. Some very good machinists suggest setting the compound slide a few degrees less than ½ the included thread angle to give a burnishing action to the side of the thread away from the headstock and the added contact is stated to reduce chatter. I have not found this necessary. There is an accessory [actually a necessity] called a "thread indicator" which is a small gear that engages the lead screw. The gear turns a dial with a number of lines that indicate the position of the half-nut relative to the lead screw. Pick any one of the moving lines and snap the half nut in when the fixed and moving index marks are aligned. I suggest using a magic marker to highlight which moving line you are using. Note: This works as long as you are using an inch leadscrew to cut inch threads or a metric leadscrew to cut metric threads. I suggest that you buy some of the older lathe books such as Milne's Machine Shop Methods [c.1944] see http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks/milne/index.html The Sheldon lathe manual also from Lindsay is also very good. If you will send me an email with a valid address, I will send you a scan in pdf of the section of an atlas craftsman lathe manual that covers threading. Hope this helps. |
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"Gunner" wrote in message
... On 23 May 2005 14:37:15 GMT, Ignoramus25487 wrote: My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. Stopping? Why are you stopping during threading? Blink blink? Perhaps the most common reason (for those of us with half-nuts on our lathes) is the cutting of metric threads (which account for 95% of my threading operations). - Michael |
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The Sheldon lathe manual also from Lindsay is also very good.
Which would that be? Someone here was looking for a Sheldon manual. I did not see it on Lindsey's site. Rex |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 15:47:11 -0500, Rex B wrote:
The Sheldon lathe manual also from Lindsay is also very good. Which would that be? Someone here was looking for a Sheldon manual. I did not see it on Lindsey's site. Rex ============== Lindsay's web site is somewhat tricky to navigate as the hyperlinks are not clear [at least to me] From home click on great machine shop books the machine shop then running a regal lathe at the bottom of the first [real] paragraph you can click on how to run a southbend lathe ... and another page with the Sheldon, southbend and Colvin info will come up. If you don't want to go through all of this see http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks/lathebk/index.html I have all three of these books and they are well worth the money. |
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Very good.
Did you catch that, Al? - - Rex Burkheimer WM Automotive Fort Worth TX F. George McDuffee wrote: On Mon, 23 May 2005 15:47:11 -0500, Rex B wrote: The Sheldon lathe manual also from Lindsay is also very good. Which would that be? Someone here was looking for a Sheldon manual. I did not see it on Lindsey's site. Rex ============== Lindsay's web site is somewhat tricky to navigate as the hyperlinks are not clear [at least to me] From home click on great machine shop books the machine shop then running a regal lathe at the bottom of the first [real] paragraph you can click on how to run a southbend lathe ... and another page with the Sheldon, southbend and Colvin info will come up. If you don't want to go through all of this see http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks/lathebk/index.html I have all three of these books and they are well worth the money. |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 16:04:01 -0400, LP
wrote: On Mon, 23 May 2005 18:21:42 GMT, Gunner wrote: On 23 May 2005 14:37:15 GMT, Ignoramus25487 wrote: I am still trying to identify my lathe pictured at http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clausing/01-home/ specifically: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0014.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0015.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0016.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0017.jpg It is likely Clausing Mk something. I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. i Stopping? Why are you stopping during threading? Blink blink? You put a long shank dial indicator on the ways below or next to the headstock, and when you reach where you want to be..you disengage the half nut handle, back off the compound two turns, hand feed back to the hard stop you put to start from, and repeat as needed. The spindle never gets shut off until you are ready to remove the work from the chuck. Threading up to a shoulder is nearly ...nearly impossible with these types of lathes, but you should be able to come pretty darned close if you are turning slow enough. Always plan for a bit of relief at the end of your thread if running up to a shoulder. Gunner Cuz' a lot of the 3-in-1's like my older Smithy don' have half-nuts and cant be retro'd so its not an option. I thought we were talking about real lathes? Gunner, ducking and running "Considering the events of recent years, the world has a long way to go to regain its credibility and reputation with the US." unknown |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 20:37:33 GMT, "DeepDiver"
wrote: "Gunner" wrote in message .. . On 23 May 2005 14:37:15 GMT, Ignoramus25487 wrote: My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. Stopping? Why are you stopping during threading? Blink blink? Perhaps the most common reason (for those of us with half-nuts on our lathes) is the cutting of metric threads (which account for 95% of my threading operations). - Michael Metric???? Only them damned furriners use that Metric stuff. When I want to do metric..I simply change that little knob on the HLV-H to metric. G Gunner "Considering the events of recent years, the world has a long way to go to regain its credibility and reputation with the US." unknown |
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That lathe looks like a *******ised version of a a Clausing Model 106, which
had 17" between centers. The carriage/apron and headstock look the same but the QC gear box is different than what I see in an old brochure. The QC difference I see could just be camera angle & perspective, though. Apparently some (all?) the Model 100 series lathes came with a friction clutch/brake, which could certainly be useful to you. You really ought to spend a few bucks and get a manual from Clausing. It would probably run you $10 to $25, plus postage. Mike "Ignoramus25487" wrote in message ... I am still trying to identify my lathe pictured at http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clausing/01-home/ specifically: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0014.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0015.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0016.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0017.jpg It is likely Clausing Mk something. I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. i |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 16:51:51 -0500, Rex B wrote:
Very good. Did you catch that, Al? - - Rex Burkheimer WM Automotive Fort Worth TX I did Rex, thank you! AL |
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In article ,
Ignoramus25487 wrote: I am still trying to identify my lathe pictured at http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clausing/01-home/ specifically: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0014.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0015.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0016.jpg http://igor.chudov.com/projects/clau...e/dscf0017.jpg It is likely Clausing Mk something. I tried threading a 3/4" shaft with it recently. My problem with it is that the lathe is very slow to stop. When I turn the lathe off, it takes a few revolutions for it to stop. There is no automatic way to stop, like on a lathe that I practiced on 18 years ago. So my threading bit can end up anywhere. What is the standard approach to this problem. i Set your cross slide so that the crank is oriented in a way that mashing down on the handle will back the tool out. Once you get to where you need to stop, spin the cross slide handle a couple of turns to back the tool off. While you're backing out the tool (or after it's backed out) disengage the half nuts. If you consistently come to your zero mark from one direction every time you should place the tool in the same physical location each time with no backlash errors. I was told that I should do both actions (back out and disengage half nuts) simultaneously, but I found that to be a pain to get right consistently and disengaging the half nut before backing out tended to break tools in later passes, whereas the other way around did no damage and terminated the thread aesthetically. So, for me, it's back out the cross feed, then disengage the half nuts, reposition everything for the next pass. Repeat until done. The lathe I learned with also had to coast to a stop, and when in low gears it could literally take a minute or so to come to a halt. I just kept it running throughout the threading process. -- B.B. --I am not a goat! thegoat4 at airmail dot net http://web2.airmail.net/thegoat4/ |
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