Stepperhead 2

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Hi B C Rider,

Thank you for you kind comments. I too am at the stage where I maybe watching at the sidelines ah well! To try to justify your...

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Hi dian,

Of course I am bound to be biased, but if you ask me for three different elements compared to a similar size conventional lathe,...

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Hi BCRider,
I am going to say that it is not a line of contact but an area of contact but this could be argued forever without me revealing the...

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Hi strokersix,
I wil endeavour to answer your questions about the oval gib.

The bed semi-circular groove is lower than the facing saddle...

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Hi Mcgyver,
Thank you for your comments. I have spaced out the text as you suggested. The Camloc is not D1 3 but my own smaller version (outside...

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The lathe has a cast iron flat topped bed and incorporates the mounting block bored for the vertical column. The overall length is 580mm.The front guide...

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Hi toolguy & Elf,
Toolguy your idea to use the collet chuck for indexing would work ok, but as the spindle already has a stepper motor drive...

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Stepperhead 2
What to do in the Covid lockdown? I wish you the best of health and hope you are coping with this trauma. In my case I have tried...