Apachemike
Newly Enlightened
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- Dec 12, 2017
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Just received my new addition also. Congratulations
First light off the new lathe. 18650 with an optic engine made by Devin (Thetasigma). Material is nickel silver.
That is unfortunate, how bad was the damage? This stuff is like brass, very grabby.
This is going to be great. That unit looks clean!
On the mill I use (my fathers), I am up against the problem of making a 'poor mans' 90° turntable, or just buying a relatively inexpensive unit. Invaluable for putting cool details on the body, but to achieve it's max effectiveness, it needs to be able to rotate to specific degrees - reliably
Salvage Completed.well, I wasn't happy with the thread engagement on this one, so I made a new body for it, then proceeded to re-work the exterior design, and accidently demolished this light..... I may be able to salvage it into an 18350. we shall see...
Switch is screwed in from outside.I like it McB, well done! Is that switch held in from the outside, or a screw-in bit from the inside?
I also like Gadget's suggestion of a Spin Indexer. Didn't know those existed. Now I have more things filling up my watch list in ebay....
I had the head/body screwed together, using the head as the holder and when it grabbed, it yanked the body out, damaging the threads on both pieces, plus a nice gouge in the body. I had lots of thread engagement length wise, but tolerances were pretty loose.
Sounds like a Yuasa, very nice quality. I have a Suburban Spin-Master 5C, sold on eBay as a "lathe with missing parts". That was a good buy for $25, new old stock.Switch is screwed in from outside.
... I opted for a used Japanese made one that was in good shape and had a good reputation.