This video is about what I went through to repair my worn out cross feed screw. I was also received a bit of a surprise after I cut the old thread off..
"more slop than a pea in a whistle"!!! I have never heard that before! I hope I heard that right! English, you GOTTA love the idioms! thank you sir! I was remembering another machinist trying to make a rather small diameter, but long lead screw and having it bow, chatter and generally bugger up the acme threads... I was thinking, hmm, he might have some problems here, but I've never seen a Following rest before! Wow!
Hi, I've just done exactly the same with my Harrison L5A, after a couple of false starts I finally did it. I repaired the original nut by boring out the old threads, silver soldered in a piece of bronze, I made a tap using the same hss tool I ground for the leads screw and tapped it. All the best, Tom
Hi, I thought about using the old thread as a tap, to rough out the nut before finishing with a good tap. Mind you I like the idea of silver soldering a sleeve in…cheers.
🤣Paul I like your sense of humor, I'm still laughing.🤣 And yes we can blame our age for a lot. Very nice how you worked out cutting the threads, pretty hard material. Take care and thanks for the videos.
Looks like a custom travelling steady mounted on the crosslide is a future project. I had a similar experience with the shaper, someone had replaced the feed screw only they had changed the pitch, took me a while to work out why the graduated dial didn’t tally with the feed rate.
Hi Tony, yeah modifying the steady would be a future project, but its going to have to wait in the queue. There are loads of projects on the way, but now I’ve got lots of people asking for bits to be made. regards
Wow, thanks for the in depth explanation. I am a novice...I thought you may be able to cut and grind the old lead screw into a tap to make the new nut. Because it is a bit undersized it may just work out very well.
Hi Hans. The lead screw used as a tap( after preparation )wouldn’t work because the old lead screw is smaller than the new one by a very small amount, where as a new tap should be up to 0.125mm ( 0.005”) bigger for that size acme screw. regards
Hi Paul, I've been muddling along with a dead centre and a shop-made s/h live centre for a while now. Would you recommend getting a proper live centre or persevere?
Hi William. Muddling along is, for me, a phrase that very much sums up the engineering industry. I find, if what I've got does the job,.. that's enough. But, if I need to buy something to help me get the job done I’ll only buy it under certain conditions… that is, if I can’t make what I need, I can't borrow what I need, is it for a one off job and I can afford what I need, will it make my life much easier . This is very much in line with most engineering industry practices. regards Ps, if you have a dead centre with a tungsten carbide tip that'll do for almost everything.
Are you tempted to make a double nut rather than a long nut? Hardinge use this system to eliminate any backlash. It's a bit like a gib but in nut form if you know what I mean. Don't know what they are called, rather like the method of locking two nuts together but only just touching. Does my poor description make sense?
Mmmm, I'm not sure I want to go to that level of of backlash removal because I’m used to having it around, it’s like an old friend. Without backlash I’ll still go through the motions. Sad init.
As always, excellent. I wish I could come be your apprentice. And when I start getting these spurious German comments directing me to porn sites on my channel, I will know I have arrived.
a really great repair . stumbling across someone elses repair would be a shock
Hi, yes it was a bit of a surprise, good job we both set the material true in the chuck or else i’d have been in a right pickle. cheers
"more slop than a pea in a whistle"!!! I have never heard that before! I hope I heard that right! English, you GOTTA love the idioms! thank you sir!
I was remembering another machinist trying to make a rather small diameter, but long lead screw and having it bow, chatter and generally bugger up the acme threads... I was thinking, hmm, he might have some problems here, but I've never seen a Following rest before! Wow!
Enjoyed this video very much, Cheers from the USA, Paul
Hi, glad you enjoyed, cheers
Nicely done 👍🏴
cheers mate
The challenge is the best part of the finished job.
You stood up well and overcame.
Well done.
Cheers
I.did about the same thing with my clausing 10x36 except I bought an all thread and cut the same way then braised the 2 ends works great 73 dan
Hi, I did think about buying a screwed rod, but that means spending money. Cheers🤣
Very nicely done and congrats on getting over the problems,looking forward to how you make the nut and the final design .Thank you .
Hi, I’m on the nut now. cheers
Brilliant work!
Phil
Hi, Thank you. next video out soon. cheers
That probably explains why the threaded section had such low hardness. Neat to find anyways.
Hi, sure was. cheers
You are an incredible inspiration Sir, who goes to show what can be done with the right mindset, and for that, I Thank You
Hi, thank you, cheers
Great video.
Thank you
Hi, sorry i didn't reply earlier, I missed your comment, Thanks. cheers
Good job mate
Hi, thanks.
Nice work and nice to get rid of the excessive play. Enjoyed, cheers!
Hi thanks...
Good job Paul, looking forward to seeing you take on the challenge of the nut! Greetings from Southport.
Hi kevin, so am I,.. so am I. Cheers
Extraordinary work, as usual! Les
Hi, thanks.
Hello Paul,
Very nice work... Also I like the idea of an expended nut, I will watch with interest to see how that come out.
Take care.
Paul,,
Ah.. I’m hoping that one lights a few fires. cheers
Great job Paul! One part at a time 👍🏻
Hi, thats the plan. cheers
Hi, I've just done exactly the same with my Harrison L5A, after a couple of false starts I finally did it. I repaired the original nut by boring out the old threads, silver soldered in a piece of bronze, I made a tap using the same hss tool I ground for the leads screw and tapped it. All the best, Tom
Hi, I thought about using the old thread as a tap, to rough out the nut before finishing with a good tap. Mind you I like the idea of silver soldering a sleeve in…cheers.
Beautiful work. I have to do the same job tomorrow and your video is very helpful.
Very nicely done sir! I appreciate your exacting explanations. Keep up the good work!
Thank you. Cheers.
🤣Paul I like your sense of humor, I'm still laughing.🤣
And yes we can blame our age for a lot. Very nice how you worked out cutting the threads, pretty hard material.
Take care and thanks for the videos.
Hi, thanks but my wife thinks my sense of humour needs a bit of a polish, mind you she’s heard it all before, cheers
I've been tempted to replace bit the compound and cross feed screws on my 13". Nice job, Paul.
Hi, thanks
Paul !
Got to be totally honest. You work on a much higher level than me.
Might have to watch this several times 😁
Don’t put yourself down, I watch what you put out and its pretty impressive keep riding the breeze. cheers
Looks like a custom travelling steady mounted on the crosslide is a future project. I had a similar experience with the shaper, someone had replaced the feed screw only they had changed the pitch, took me a while to work out why the graduated dial didn’t tally with the feed rate.
Hi Tony, yeah modifying the steady would be a future project, but its going to have to wait in the queue. There are loads of projects on the way, but now I’ve got lots of people asking for bits to be made. regards
Exact same condition as my 38 south bend 14.
Hi, On the assembly video I might have a question or two about my lathe and you may have the answer to one of my questions….. we’ll see ay.😉
I’ve been in the process of producing the compound screw. I was considering making this one also.
Wow, thanks for the in depth explanation. I am a novice...I thought you may be able to cut and grind the old lead screw into a tap to make the new nut. Because it is a bit undersized it may just work out very well.
Hi Hans. The lead screw used as a tap( after preparation )wouldn’t work because the old lead screw is smaller than the new one by a very small amount, where as a new tap should be up to 0.125mm ( 0.005”) bigger for that size acme screw. regards
Hi Paul, I've been muddling along with a dead centre and a shop-made s/h live centre for a while now. Would you recommend getting a proper live centre or persevere?
Hi William. Muddling along is, for me, a phrase that very much sums up the engineering industry.
I find, if what I've got does the job,.. that's enough. But, if I need to buy something to help me get the job done I’ll only buy it under certain conditions… that is, if I can’t make what I need, I can't borrow what I need, is it for a one off job and I can afford what I need, will it make my life much easier . This is very much in line with most engineering industry practices. regards
Ps, if you have a dead centre with a tungsten carbide tip that'll do for almost everything.
Where have you been cousin?
Does it take this long to send it across the pond?
Err…. Yes.
Are you tempted to make a double nut rather than a long nut? Hardinge use this system to eliminate any backlash. It's a bit like a gib but in nut form if you know what I mean. Don't know what they are called, rather like the method of locking two nuts together but only just touching. Does my poor description make sense?
Mmmm, I'm not sure I want to go to that level of of backlash removal because I’m used to having it around, it’s like an old friend. Without backlash I’ll still go through the motions. Sad init.
@@Thesheddweller it's very nice to be able to adjust how much backlash you like though. Worth looking at and quite simple to make, I love clever. ❤
th-cam.com/video/zoV9dpD8Seo/w-d-xo.html found this.
….and a cunning plan it was.
yeah it was rather good if I say so myself. cheers
As always, excellent. I wish I could come be your apprentice. And when I start getting these spurious German comments directing me to porn sites on my channel, I will know I have arrived.
Hi, yes they are a bit of a menace. Ive got more than enough apprentices at the moment, cheers😁
@@Thesheddweller Ha ha, yes indeed. If I cannot be your apprentice then I shall simply have to keep assiduously following your channel.
@@carlwilson1772 😂you do that, cheers
Hey...I'm 69 years old and would gladly be a helper in the shop.