The old round linear guides had too much flex and desperately needed an upgrade, so for a grand total of $135 I installed these cnc made trolleys onto some 1/4" thick cold rolled steel. Much stiffer!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Birthdays are good
This year I received two rounds of go-karting at Alamo Karts and a 13" metal working lathe for my birthday! If you look closely you can see the lathe has the old style tool holder.
In order to use this handy quick tool changer, I had to make a custom bolt to fit my lathe. This was my first project and also the first time I have cut a screw thread using a lathe. The technique I used can be seen HERE
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