[modeleng] Re: Parts prices
- From: Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:46:36 -0400
You're probably going to tell some story about "Charles Moncky"...
I thought that an adjustable open end wrench was commonly called a "shifter"
across the pond. I believe that a "spanner" is a fixed jaw open end wrench.
> -----Original Message-----
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> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jesse
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 4:09 PM
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> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Parts prices
>
> Barry,
> That I can understand as I have a turret (capstan) where my tailstock
normally
> goes, but I do a lot of work that requires the turret which has
> 6 stations so the tailstock sits on the floor. Currently, the box tool, a
threading
> die and a couple of drill chucks are mounted on the turret.
> Sometimes there is also a center cut end mill to allow facing of the work
and a
> center drill in another chuck.
> Funny how two nations with the same language call items by different
terms. A
> few years ago I had a problem with "linisher" which is belt sander over
here.
> Ah well, we will soon be building weapons to slow down the Taliban and I
> suppose I will have to make some sort of spear thrower or something.
> Several years ago I had one of our loggers ask me where the "chuck" for
the
> drill press was. I pointed out to him that it was in plain sight on the
drill press,
> but he still couldn't see it. It turned out that he called the chuck key a
"chuck"
> and it had fallen to the floor where he didn't see it. Loggers is big
tough blokes,
> but sometimes have funny names for tools. Over here every adjustable open
> end spanner (wrench) is called a "Crescent wrench", I suppose because the
first
> ones were made by Crescent Tool Company. Spanners are usually forked
tools
> (Y
> shaped) with pins that fit into notches or holes on steam packing glands
and the
> like. Little delicate adjustable spanners are used to unscrew the back of
wrist
> watches.
>
> This brings to the so called "Monkey Wrench". Now how many of you gents
> know where that name came from?? When I started work as a machinist
> apprentice at the railroad in 1953, I was issued a ball peen hammer, a
> flashlight, a 10" Mill Bastard File, and was supposed to get a "Monkey
Wrench",
> but didn't. I still have the flashlight and it works as well as it did 60
years ago
> though the reflector has darkened considerably. I have a couple of "Monkey
> Wrenches" just as curiosities.
> Now, who is going to get the cigar for explaining where Monkey Wrenches
got
> their name?? Alan, Tel, Clif, Al Messy????? Only reason I know is because
I
> accidentally saw it in my 1921 Audel's Mechanic's Manual.
> > Jesse,
> >
> > I think that the terminology in the U.S. is "Turret lathe". They were
> > the original "mass production" lathe.
> >
> > The capstan is a device sat on the cross slide of the lathe which
> > indexes round every time the cross slide is wound to the right. The
> > capstan is pivoted on a vertical axis and contains a number of tools
> > (usually 6) located radially.
> >
> > Almost every bit of film showing factory work during WW2 shows Capstan
> > lathes at work.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Barrie
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jesse" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 4:56 PM
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Parts prices
> >
> >
> >> Well well, the roller box is very similar to my homemade box tool,
> >> but of course much nicer. Both accomplish the same thing. No rollers
> >> in my box tool though. I just use brass bushings that fit the stock
> >> material which is mostly 5/16" or 1/4" in dia.
> >>
> >> Still nothing on a capstan lathe. Is this a type of lathe that is
> >> installed on a sailing ship capstan????
> >>
> >> Jesse the curious one in Troy Tennessee
> >>> It's one of these:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.tangi-flow.com/rollerboxes.php
> >>>
> >>> Alan
> >>> On 24/09/2012 01:02, AC Messer wrote:
> >>>> I am familiar with a capstan lathe but I too am iterested as to
> >>>> what is a "roller box".
> >>>>
> >>>> Al Messer
> >>>>
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