TTS Dust Plug, Secondary Mill Spindle

[@westweld]

Hey Kent! Nice to see a video up.....hope you're doing well

[@kentvandervelden]

Thank you Aaron, I appreciate that a lot

[@sblack48]

I would just put an o ring between the plug and spindle nose.

[@kentvandervelden]

Glancing at the clock, I certainly considered it :)

[@jt6802]

An o-ring between collet and spindle would have been another solution to the gap.

[@kentvandervelden]

No doubt. I thought seriously of using gasket material and being done. Wanted to figure it out if I later make a tool holder. Maybe mistakes build up experience faster? Thank you

[@BecomingOffgrid]

What kind of lathe are you using?

[@kentvandervelden]

Hi Donny! It's a SouthBend SB1001, purchased from Grizzly. It's long since been discontinued. The CNC conversion kit is from BDTools. Billy, a retired tool and die machinist, continues to make kits for other lathes. I bought his personal SB1001 kit, so I have a few extras.

[@kentvandervelden]

I previously had a Grizzly G4016, also discontinued, which has been by favorite lathe. Accurate work can be done on the SB1001, but it's just a little too small. The G4016 is larger and far sturdier for a similar expense. I just only had the space for the SB1001. I'm thinking of these differences while making a spindle encoder for the SB1001.

[@makosharkcnc7730]

looks like wood dust on the spindle

[@kentvandervelden]

Good eyes, yes indeed! Last project was a wooden truck toy for a young man, who requested it be assembled without nails :)

[@makosharkcnc7730]

@@kentvandervelden i would of like to seen that project!

[@kentvandervelden]

That's nice to know. My son is interested in timber frame construction and dump trunks, so he wanted the two combined :)