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yes it will be OKquestion did you buy from RDG as RDG or from Myford as RDGThese Are OK and will fit I know because I have a sethttp://myford.co.uk/acatalog/CLAMPING_AND_WORK_HOLDING.htmlfourth Item downBut he its not a big job to make them , I got a set because the mill was set up for a long ( in time ) job and I needed some in a hurry like yesterdayStuart
A bit of a bummer, this. I was thinking about t nut strips today (strangely enough), and thought that perhaps RDG sold them. I know that they do with their Myford hat on, but they're pricey. There was a bloke on eBay.au that was making them, but I haven't noticed his presence lately. There have been many threads on the Model Engineer site regarding 'fit for purpose', this would fit in well. I'd contact them and just say they don't fit. I'd also file them to fit, milling would be better. It's important that the faces of the t-nut that contact the undersides of the slot when pulled tight are flat and perpendicular to the thread. You could do this by cutting the appropriate thread on a bit of metal held in the chuck, screwing the nut on, then turning it down till the correct depth is reached.Hugh.
Have you got a link to the set? the only ones I can see that are mentioned for the Myford are the bolts with the rounded tees, or nuts on their Myford page. The 3/8" threaded individual nuts or clamp sets that I can see don't say for Myford.J
One problem with taking a bit off the bottom is that the nuts are threaded so the bolt/stud will not screw right through, this stopps them getting wedged up against the underside of teh tee slot, you really need to reduce the upper surfaces.The Myford tee slots are shallower than the average 3/8" wide slot that the kits are made for which RDG should have known.J
They are quite a nice design though in that the upper surface is undercut to minimise the bending off the T-slot lips - so I'd say take off the bottom to preserve this feature.
Whilst I have bought a couple in the past (can't remember why!) I would'nt think of buying T nuts, I make my own when I need them.I started when I could'nt see the right size to fit my mill and then a guy at work said if you can't make better T nuts yourself than shop bought you need more practice ...
Ginger NutAs you have now found out the tee slots on a Myford cross slide are not a normal standard tee slot , to make things with the same tee slots a special tee cutter is needed.The reason for this none standard tee slot was because to put in a standard size slot would have mat the cross slide thicker hence reduced clearance for the work , so Myford when the at the old works sized up a slot that would work and give the desired clearance and this then became the Myford standard tee slot , so to cut to my point unless the tee nuts are to the Myford standard they will not fit as you have found to tall in the bottom Quote Hemingway kits " Cutters designed to cut Woodruff keyways, the profile of the 505 cutter will also generate a T-slot to accept standard Myford T nuts. " that is a standard cutter from where ever you like Stuart
Hi GingerCheck the T-nuts with a file first before machining them; they could be hardened and do bad things to a normal HSS cutter if you're not aware of it.Once you've machined,ground/filed off the bottom sections, use an ~8mm ball bearing and give the bottom of the threads a good whack with it to foul the threads; this will prevent studs from screwing through the nuts. If you don't have a suitable ball, just use a cold chisel to foul the bottom threads.Kind regards, Arnold
My dealings with RDG so far have been pretty good...even for the other side of the pond. I got that angle plate that was "precision ground" and then found it was out about .005"....I scraped it in, but I let RDG know. They sent a freshly ground one out to me for no charge....so they at least stand by the products.Dave
I've always found 'em good as well.
been laid up with bronchitis for the last 10 days - so not much workshop at all. And the parky, miserable weather ain't helping matters.
a trip to Tennessee and some of this "clear cold medicine" and you'll be good as new. Ain't no germ can live in that proof strength.