[modeleng] Re: Taper Turning Attachment

  • From: Patrick Coppens <develop@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:55:08 +0200

Ken Strauss wrote:
> I'll second that request. Perhaps the drawings could be on a website so that
> we could all benefit? The Yahoo MyMyford group has ample storage space
> available. Failing that, I'd appreciate a copy to ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxx if
> it is not too much trouble.
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Roger Mason
>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:41 PM
>> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Taper Turning Attachment
>>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>>     I was interested to hear of your ideas about a taper turning
>> attachment for a Myford.
>>
>>     I am mulling ideas around for just such a thing.
>>
>>     Is there any way that you could send me sketches (or even proper
>> drawings) to me,  so that I don't have to re-invent the wheel!
>>
>>
>>        Cheers,
>>
>>
>>           Roger Mason,  in a St. Agnes that has had rain,  sleet,
>> hail,  snow and sunshine in the last 24 hours.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Crosskey wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Shep,
>>> I've got a kit built (well, part built) similar one that I'm planning on
>>> fitting to my Myford once it's been bodged a bit more.... The idea is
>>> that you can have a taper turning attachment that covers the full length
>>> of the bed without needing either an enormous fixture covering the whole
>>> bed or needing to remove and refit a smaller fixture (like the standard
>>> Myford one).... I want to put screw vernier adjusters on mine, though
>>> it's possible looking at the way that mine is made that the upper piece
>>> can be made easily removeable in which case mine will have the screw
>>> vernier and a couple of patterns made, one for 2MT and one for 1 3/8
>>> non-stick (so I can knock out bits for my mill)
>>>
>>> Also I've seen one on a Harrison at college that had a copying
>>> attachment that ran off the parallel bedway.... It even had a repetition
>>> capstan and stops on it.....
>>>
>>> chrisc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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If you have things (diagrams, etc...) to put on the net, I can always 
make a page on my website (www.steammechanic.net) as I have several 
Gigabyte of storage let...
Patrick



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