borne2fly
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2008
- Location
- California
My old 13" Leblond has a threaded spindle. I was wondering if I could make the backing plates out of something other than iron or steel ..... brass or aluminum maybe? Or at least make the threads out of something like that and fasten it into a steel backing plate? I have a number of tools that I swap out on the spindle and I wonder if softer threads might save wear & tear on the spindle. I don't imagine I'll ever be turning anything with enough force to strip out 2 1/8 x 5 tpi even if it's made of soft material. Any thoughts?