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Another Hemmingway Quick Set Keats
redhouseluv:
After seeing a post on this subject from over 10 years ago and while waiting, waiting and waiting for deliveries to arrive I decided to make a start on the Quick Set Keats which has been sat under my bench.
I'm starting to appreciate there's a difference in casting quality or may be it's the materials used? The base casting machines wonderfully and leaves a really good finish.
One problem I realised early on, how will this fix to my faceplate as the mounting holes are not remotely near the faceplate slots. The simplest solution I could think of was to bolt the Keats onto a nice solid piece of flat bar which extends to where the faceplate slots are, then bolt this to the faceplate.......I'll have to make sure everything is machined accurately
Dave Otto:
Could you drill and tap a pair of mounting holes in your face plate?
Nice start, I will be following along.
Dave
crueby:
--- Quote from: Dave Otto on December 18, 2024, 11:12:12 PM ---Could you drill and tap a pair of mounting holes in your face plate?
Nice start, I will be following along.
Dave
--- End quote ---
Thats something I do a lot - though its because I have found inexpensive faceplates made for woodworking lathes that have the same thread as the headstock on my lathe. I drill/tap holes as needed, then when the faceplate is resembling old swiss cheese too much it gets replaced.
redhouseluv:
That was my initial thought too, however, my concern is where the potential new mouting holes need to be drilled, on the reverse side of the faceplate, there is a 'crown' or the part which locates onto the headstock (see pic).
1. I couldn't see how to place a nut at that position if I drilled through it and used a bolt
2. I was worried about damaging that section of the faceplate rendering it unusable
I did a search for faceplates with 70mm registers to see if I could find one which I would fit, but couldn't find anything and I imagine I would still have the same issue.
I guess drilling and tapping would be an option, rather than using a nut & bolt? I'm guessing there also needs to be a degree of freedom to position the Keats correctly, centralise accurately it before undertaking any offset machining? e.g. when machining a crankshaft
propforward:
Bolt a piece of aluminium to the face plate. Skim it flat, then drill and tap that as a tool plate.
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