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There is a blanking plate that could be it. I will grab some pics tomorrow. Good shout thanks
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Are you intending on using flood coolant for all your turning? Even with a guard 800rpm+ it gets messy. For drilling and threading you would probably be able to do without a gaurd.
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I think I will probably only use it for drilling and tapping. I have not tried screw cutting yet.
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Unless you're working really close to the chuck then the gaurd wont do much for you, I'd say see how you get on without and start enjoying playing with your lathe!
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With flood coolant you will make a mess, a nice line up the wall behind the lathe too!
The trick is to have just enough flow in the right place, just takes a bit of practice and experimentation.
And I find a chuck guard irritating, think thats an age thing though, learning on machines with out one!
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A guard that just and no more, extends past the jaws, is easy to flip up and flip back down is, in my opinion, a great asset. No need to see through the guard as you do not need to see the chuck when turning and it will soon get plastered with coolant and get scratched anyway.
99% of coolant being thrown is from the chuck itself so that is usually all you have to cover.
99% of coolant being thrown is from the chuck itself so that is usually all you have to cover.
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Couple of pics, first showing it in the upright position.
Second showing it being used and you can actually see the effectiveness of it with the coolant being contained. I really need to fix it up but it was broken like this when I got it 10 years or more ago so unlikely I will ever do it
Second showing it being used and you can actually see the effectiveness of it with the coolant being contained. I really need to fix it up but it was broken like this when I got it 10 years or more ago so unlikely I will ever do it
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I already have a line up the wall lol.
Ok I'll have a play first then decide what to knock up.
Ok I'll have a play first then decide what to knock up.
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I quite like the look of this guard
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boxford-...rentrq:c11336bb16d0a9cadb8ceb51ffe81311|iid:1
might take a bit of time to make but it is moveable too
might take a bit of time to make but it is moveable too
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I value peoples opinions something similar but narrower. I shall have a play without first
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that one has a lip on the front edge,
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I would also do similar to the way the Triumph one I have works.
The Image above that you posted is very similar in function to the one that was on my Colchester Student (Round Head) and as I said I felt it too wide. The mechanism for stopping it was also similar in that it came down on hard stops. That in itself worked well but for ease of manufacture the Triumph way is easier. A rod for the hinge, a tube attached to the guard which slides over the rod and a slot in the tube that a setscrew protrudes through and allows only enough movement to set it up or down. Very simple to make and if you find the slot is slightly too long you can rotate the rod slightly to offset.
The Image above that you posted is very similar in function to the one that was on my Colchester Student (Round Head) and as I said I felt it too wide. The mechanism for stopping it was also similar in that it came down on hard stops. That in itself worked well but for ease of manufacture the Triumph way is easier. A rod for the hinge, a tube attached to the guard which slides over the rod and a slot in the tube that a setscrew protrudes through and allows only enough movement to set it up or down. Very simple to make and if you find the slot is slightly too long you can rotate the rod slightly to offset.
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ah that edge i thought you said the front
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that does look simple to make next job then! just need to get some rod and tube and ill be good to go.
