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RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - Highpower - 07-06-2013
If there is no carriage feed, why would it have a lead screw then?
Or are you talking about engaging/disengaging/reversing the lead screw?
I'm not sure of what you are saying.
Mini-lathes have a tumbler gear lever on the rear of the headstock that accomplishes that and would not be visible in that picture. Perhaps that is the case?
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RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - Mayhem - 07-06-2013
The change gears on my mates small lathe do not enable the leadscrew and half nut to be used to feed the carriage for turning (only threading).
RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - Highpower - 07-06-2013
(07-06-2013, 08:12 AM)Mayhem Wrote: The change gears on my mates small lathe do not enable the leadscrew and half nut to be used to feed the carriage for turning (only threading).Ahhh.... I think I understand now. You are talking about fine feeds that are slower than the smallest thread pitch available via the change gears?
RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - Mayhem - 07-06-2013
Yes - but had tremendous difficulty in saying that
RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - Highpower - 07-06-2013
Well you have still got me beat 99% of the time. I'm the worst of the worst when it comes to trying to 'splain myself most of the time. It's a gift.
RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - stevec - 07-07-2013
(07-06-2013, 09:26 PM)Highpower Wrote: Well you have still got me beat 99% of the time. I'm the worst of the worst when it comes to trying to 'splain myself most of the time. It's a gift.That seemed pretty clear to me Willie. (I wonder what you meant?)
RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - Highpower - 07-07-2013
(07-07-2013, 08:27 AM)stevec Wrote: (I wonder what you meant?)
That's OK Steve, so does everyone else.....
I'm not a writer - obviously.
It looks like Mick's lathe will do 44TPI (0.4mm) threads. What is that in inches/mm per revolution?
My 7x10 will do 52 TPI and it gives me a near mirror finish on aluminium.
RE: New lathe Chester DB8 - krv3000 - 07-07-2013
hi well my lathe you can cut threads and have power feed it says so in the book