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(12-11-2015, 11:45 AM)Dr Stan Wrote: Will this be a variable speed, or a set number of strokes per minute? I have an old scroll saw that would be an excellent starting point for a die filer, but I do not have a clue as to what strokes/minute to use.
I'm planning on getting a variable speed motor rather than setting up some sort of step pulley system. I don't have any experience with scroll saws so I'll leave that to somebody else.
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I've made some more progress on this and hope to post more in the next couple of days.
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Nicely done marfaguy.
No doubt about it, swinging a heavy bulky part like that in the lathe takes some planning to do it safely and accurately.
One of the items on my wish list is to make some sort of t-slot jig to fit my lathe cross slide. I began thinking that is a feature
every lathe should have since the first time I saw a cross slide equipped with t-slots.
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Willie, I couldn't agree more about a boring table / t-slot table. -- my 16x40 doesn't have one, and I've been scheming how to attach one.
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I have a bar stock build of a die filer, those interested in the plans give me a PM at nel2lar (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
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