Measured the actuals and they match your diagram. In other words, yes, the center of the riser to the plate is .020 variance, but in practice I didn't notice any issue.
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Measured the actuals and they match your diagram. In other words, yes, the center of the riser to the plate is .020 variance, but in practice I didn't notice any issue.
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I'll measure mine in a few hours when I get home, if you haven't gotten any replies by then. Interesting, my Tormach brand riser is very short.. in that I needed to use ALL the shims and it still...
I've been running my 440 for 4 years - - only have experienced excellent customer support from Tormach; 1 repair (Z axis stepper) cheerfully replaced under warranty. Great machine for the price and...
I'm confused why the left side of the lathe (the side that houses the spindle and motor) are being referred to as the "tailstock" end? Maybe I'm missing something or confused, but the tailstock...
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The $1000 you are all referring to is an exemption for semi-commercial people to still get a free license if they are selling less than $1000/yr of product.
*Individuals with “hobby businesses,”...
I have owned a SlantPro lathe and a 440 mill for about 3 years. Since then bought most of my tooling and accessories from Tormach.
I did watch that video review in its entirety - felt bad for the...
I threadform a lot of small sizes (M3-M6), but by hand, and they do seem to take quite a bit more pressure than cutting taps. I'm wondering if the amount of torque with the tapping head isn't quite...
popspipes: what method do you use to hold down those U/W shaped parts (second from bottom)? Do you mill one side, then flip and deck? If so how do you hold them for the decking ops?
thx,
Warren....
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I guess one other confirmation is, if you look at your offsets page, do you have values for Z that make sense? (i.e. they are not all one value, and the longer tools (in Z) have relatively larger...
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I shimmed the tool block...... they realized it took all of my shims because it was so low..... and wished I had just shimmed the riser block.
EDIT: spelling
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I really like...
Old thread, but I'll add I bought mine (SlantPro lathe and a 440 mill) direct from Tormach USA last year, shipped to Vancouver, Canada. Was extremely easy, no customs issues, all paperwork was done...
I've had my SlantPro lathe and a 440 mill for about a year now. Any customer service questions I had were answered promptly and overall I'd rate their desire to stand behind their products a 10/10...