have not done any destructive testing - but finally grabbed an oem650 drive so I can have full 4 axis to play with. Seems to run the rotary atleast as good as the leadshine.
http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210328_165552.jpg On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 8:36 AM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a cheap chuck that is held on with 3 cap head screws. My plan is > to make a disk that registers the center of the faceplate and the inside > lip of the chuck. - I don't remember the exact size.. about 4.5" > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 9:48 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:samco...@gmail.com] >> > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210321_133551.jpg >> > >> >> So Sam, >> What's the diameter of the faceplate? >> And are you planning on mounting a chuck onto it? >> >> If so, all the front mount ones still need some sort of registration >> groove on the inner diameter of the mounting screws. >> >> Andy Pugh created a faceplate for his Harmonic drive that had camlock >> chuck capability. This way he could move his 3 or 4 jaw chuck from the >> lathe to the 4th axis on the mill. >> >> In my case I have a South Bend Heavy 10L with the threaded spindle. >> Short of modifying it with some sort of locking nut or pin to prevent >> reverse rotation off the threads, I'm not sure putting a threaded nose onto >> a 4th axis is a good idea. >> >> A smaller chuck on a faceplate that is threaded for the South bend but >> has screws and a registration groove for the 4th axis seems like an idea >> that might work. I have 3" chucks for the Gingery Lathe but they are on 16 >> TPI threaded arbors. >> >> John Dammeyer >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
