M. Moore
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2007
- Location
- Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada
Small job for a turret lathe but I need the practice.
40 pieces of 3/8" x 1.5" x1.5" mild steel that need to be drilled and tapped off-center.
My first thought is to drill and tap on the drill press and then I looked over at the now functioning Ward #7 lathe and
I wondered if there was an easy way to hold these pieces for drilling and tapping.
The tolerance on these is big, no need to even mention it, I just need to drill and tap them quickly.
I have a three jaw mounted on the lathe right now and I have a good size four jaw for the lathe but I would need to make the adapter plate so it could be mounted on the spindle. I also have a collet head with many sizes of collets just to let you know.
So do any of you old turret hands have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Michael
For pics of the lathe see this thread, http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...y/ward-7-turret-lathe-need-info-quick-237363/
40 pieces of 3/8" x 1.5" x1.5" mild steel that need to be drilled and tapped off-center.
My first thought is to drill and tap on the drill press and then I looked over at the now functioning Ward #7 lathe and
I wondered if there was an easy way to hold these pieces for drilling and tapping.
The tolerance on these is big, no need to even mention it, I just need to drill and tap them quickly.
I have a three jaw mounted on the lathe right now and I have a good size four jaw for the lathe but I would need to make the adapter plate so it could be mounted on the spindle. I also have a collet head with many sizes of collets just to let you know.
So do any of you old turret hands have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Michael
For pics of the lathe see this thread, http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...y/ward-7-turret-lathe-need-info-quick-237363/