Member postings for Nigel Taylor 2

Greg -

My setup has a NEMA 23 stepper motor driving the toothed belt, the pullleys are 2 to 1 ratio. There is a 24V, 6.3A power supply and a DM542T stepper driver There is also a PWM signal generator board in the black box, with the switches remoted to the outside. All the parts were sourced from eBay sites.There is a microswitch to stop the drive once the head of the mill is at the top of the column, the 'override' button disables this to allow the head to go back down. The 'max' button overrides the speed setting.

I found a circuit diagram on the 'Myfordboy' website which helped with the wiring. I originally bought all the parts to fit to the x axis, as Myfordboy had done, but changed my mind as to which axis would be most useful to do first. I have still to do the x axis...

Yes you can - I have done it and wouldn't be without it now.

Yes, using the fine feed. I have tried every option I can think of to get round the problem but can't seem to make it better - or worse...

I have the same problem with my lathe (Warco WM 290V). It appears to be that the lathe tool is moving very slightly into and away from the workpiece, or maybe very slightly up and down.. I have been unable to measure any movement causing the patterning but have concluded it is a problem in the apron. Possibly a gear with eccentric bore as suggested by Martin Connelly. My lathe had the problem from new, but it took me a long time to realise the issue wasn't caused by the lather operator, by which time the lathe was a long way out of guarantee.

My design for this. Slot in bar was cut with slitting saw. Set in teeth of hacksaw blade removed with careful use of a hammer.

Derek - I've sent you a message, please check your Inbox.

In case it's not clear from the photos, I used the quick release mechanism from a bike front wheel to make the clamping mechanism. Much easier than two hidden bolts!

I modified the stop on my Warco 290V to make it quick to set and release.

As regular viewers of the Queen's Christmas Broadcast should realise, it is produced in alternate years by the BBC, ITV and Sky.

Although it is possible to avoid paying for the BBC by avoiding paying the licence fee, it is not possible to avoid paying for any of the other channels unless one stops buying from a company that advertises on or sponsors a programme on one of those channels.

I have a 6" version of this rule. I obtained it in a 'swap' with someone at school in the early '70s. Possibly this was given out as a gift at a trade exhibition or similar. I don't know the significance of the name on the reverse.

To set 'zero' to a number other than 0.

-Hold down Zero button until 'S' flashes in display

-Use up and down arrows to set display to desired number.

-Press Zero again to display new zero point.

To reset, follow above steps.

I have built two of these kits.

Neither worked...

Jim, the part you have labelled as 'What's this?' is the attachment for a guard. You can remove this. The guard (there was one on my WM 29V0) when fitted does nothing useful, though I think it is supposed to keep chips and swarf from being thrown towards the operator

Perhaps you can get inspiration from someone who paints road markings for a living.

Roadliners

I modified the saddle stop on my Warco lathe to clamp using a bicycle quick-release wheel lock. This makes it very easy and quick to use.

Apologies Jason, yes I saw these but wanted some with standard size hexagon heads to match the ones I already have.

Thank you for all these replies. It looks like if I want a steel screw from the UK, I can get every type of head except hex.

I want some M1.6 hexagon-headed bolts/screws. I purchased some online a year or so ago but cannot remember who from and I have not been able to track down a seller on the internet. Can anyone suggest a stockist, please?

According to the manual for my WM14 mill, it is an 8A fuse.

I have made a simple switch box to allow me to use my two axis DRO with either my mill and lathe. I mostly use the DRO on the mill, but swapping over to the lathe and back is easy and quick.