Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 July 2012 04:43:01 jeremy youngs did opine: Greetings all; This need for a long allen set screw as the starting material for this differential screw that Andy reminded me of is being a problem. fleabay searches don't seen to be getting any hits tonight. how long gene

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Hi Gene, McMaster has long set screws -- sort of. They have swivel pad set screws -- Steel 10 Degree Swivel Pad Set Screw for Angled Surfaces, 1/4-20 Thread, 3-3/8 Length Regards, Ken On 7/16/2012 5:08 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 16 July 2012 04:43:01 jeremy youngs did opine:

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 July 2012 10:16:16 Kenneth Lerman did opine: Hi Gene, McMaster has long set screws -- sort of. They have swivel pad set screws -- Steel 10 Degree Swivel Pad Set Screw for Angled Surfaces, 1/4-20 Thread, 3-3/8 Length Regards, Ken Chuckle, I'll bet its not cheap too.

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 July 2012 15:21, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Chuckle, I'll bet its not cheap too. But 1/4 isn't quite big enough for this. But by the time I can get it, I can probably make it, I have, in the past, made a similar thing (actually a screw for a 4-jaw chuck) by hammering a hex

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 16 July 2012 10:57:21 andy pugh did opine: On 16 July 2012 15:21, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Chuckle, I'll bet its not cheap too. But 1/4 isn't quite big enough for this. But by the time I can get it, I can probably make it, I have, in the past, made a similar thing

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread Jon Elson
Gene Heskett wrote: All of which proves that without us makers, the rest of the world will descend into the stone age in 200 years. They may anyway, but thats another thread in history's endless loop. :( 200 years? Come on, it wouldn't take TWO years for everything to come to a stop!

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread mark center
I had a job making hex adjusters for camshaft timing pulley's for Cloyes gear. I needed to make about 2000 a week. First, I tried broaching. It was labor intensive and expensive because broaches kept breaking. I devised a roto-broaching tool. An axial hex cutter mounted in bearings angled about 5

Re: [Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 July 2012 18:52, mark center mcen...@gmail.com wrote: I devised a roto-broaching tool. An axial hex cutter mounted in bearings angled about 5 degree from centreline. I have seen those on YouTube. There is a LinuxCNC way to do it too: http://youtu.be/T4q8gCpeY1A -- atp If you can't fix

[Emc-users] long set screw

2012-07-15 Thread jeremy youngs
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