I suspect turret lathes are still used for shortish runs of some of the simpler parts, like bushings and similar parts.
Not every shop looks like a NASA facility. -John ============== > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 4:48 AM, Chuck Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> Which works very well, but unlike all of the English >> thread combinations, you must keep the lathe's half-nuts >> engaged to the lead screw ALWAYS. That means when you reach >> the end of the thread, you must stop the lathe, and back >> it up to the beginning of the thread to make the next cut. > > That method always works. But another might. There will always be > some integer number of pitches that get you back exactly without > error. But it might be say 5 inches back so there is almost always a > way to run only forward you method might be the best. > > But are people still using these old machines for production work? > > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
