Goodness me! And I thought that this was an original idea which had occurred to me! Nothing new under the sun....! Cheers! Hubert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Coppens" <develop@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:01 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Fw: More on screwcutting > Shep wrote: >> Ken Strauss asked me how I intended to secure the suggested hinge method >> outlined below. As I said, this is only a proposal - I have never made >> one, or indeed, seen one. >> My first reaction is to have a tapered pin with a knurled head to secure >> it in the closed position, or perhaps a hinged clamp. >> Has anyone seen this idea in practice? What do you chaps think? It >> has the merit of easy construction and use. >> >> Cheers! Hubert >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Shep >> To: Modeleng >> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 11:11 AM >> Subject: More on screwcutting >> >> >> Hi everyone >> >> I have had several requests for pictures of the device I made for my >> ex-Emco lathe, to facilitate the withdrawal of the tool, when reversing >> to the beginning of the thread. I have sent these pictures directly by >> email. This system is a lot quicker and easier to make, than the more >> elegant series of retracting devices. >> >> An even more basic device, which I have not made, but which should >> work,certainly on the finer threads, is to hinge the cradle of the >> cutting tool, and swing this upwards to clear the thread on reversing. >> >> Cheers! Hubert >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> line. >> >> >> > Hubert/Ken > > have a look here, for ideas.... > http://www.hemingwaykits.com/acatalog/Swing_Tool_Post.html > > This has some good drawings, on how to make such a tool post > > Patrick > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.