Question about Klotz Utilities

[Les Burg]

I also want to thank Marv and Bob, great sites.
les

[CCWKen]

[/quote=mklotz]I think he's 'big hat, no cattle' as the Texans say.[/quote]

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Drugstore Cowboy.
All chaff and no wheat.
All boot and no galves.
Trips on his own piggin' string.

Even if it ain ' t bigger , them Texicans will make it look like it is !

[mklotz]

Thanks for all the kind words, folks. I appreciate them.

As I've said before, the site is meant as a little karmic payback to all the
friends, mentors and skilled amateurs who have helped me over the years.

My conviction is that mathematics, particularly when augmented by the
computational speed of the computer, can simplify shop work in a multitude of
ways. A good example is my lathe change gear program. Trying all possible
change gear combinations to find the one needed for a particular thread would
be practically impossible if done by hand. With a computer program such an
exercise is completely feasible.

Even if one knows the math to solve the problem, having a program to perform
the calculation is still very useful. Computer programs, once properly
debugged, never forget the proper sequence of operations, never transpose
digits, and never strike an errant key on the calculator - all things too
easily done by a human computor.

[Your Old Dog]

THIS IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL MACHINIST BBS. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT MOST
VISITORS WILL BE, TO SOME DEGREE, AMATEURS, WHO MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE SKILLS AND
COORDINATION EXPECTED OF A PROFESSIONAL. PROVIDING TECHNIQUES THAT PRODUCE
GOOD RESULTS AT THE EXPENSE OF TIME IS NOT A BAD THING.

Well, on that note.......

Let me take this auspicious occasion to tell you how I made out with my "learning to thread" you all helped me with a few weeks ago! I cut my first 1/2 13tpi thread today that I was able to get a nut on that has a nice feel to it. Someone suggested trying the bull gear to slow things down and then I was able to hit the thread dial better. I'll post some pictures of the threads, the ones cut by me, when my website is back up

I know return you to your regularly scheduled flap with millman !!

[charlie coghill]

I will add my thanks to Bob and Marv.
Due to certain personallitys this BB gets to be more fun than the funny papers.

[lane]

MY thanks also I have down loaded and used some of the stuff on Marv`s site and I love the Threading Formula shore saves a lot of time .

[Millman]

I agree, Bob did put alot of finesse on his site.

[TECHSHOP]

Better late than never...

I agree that mklotz site is great, I found it by accident with a search. The funny thing I didn't "connect" it with its creator, until a few weeks ago, A little slow on the uptake.

BobWarfield site is the one of the most amazing "personal" sites I have found. I have spent hours, late at night gawking the pretty pictures.

Maybe if I am good (or win the lotto), I'll get a digi-camera and figure out how to post pics. Until then, I'll just machine half-naked (Evan as a role model)!