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Viceroy TDS 1/1GB metric help some one must no
Posted: Mon 10 Nov , 2008 17:20 pm
by graham4877
HI all new hear! well i am looking for the year my lathe was made if pos number is 247/12!! ? And how to cut 4/8/12 tpi my lathe is a metric 3mm? or can you still get conversion quadrant and wheels? and am after a boring table? thanks all
Posted: Fri 20 Mar , 2009 21:24 pm
by dazz
Hello
I have been down this path with my imperial version. Denford don't seem to have any records on manufacture dates and serial numbers.
No orginal parts are available from Denford. A boring table would be a very rare find.
I am slowly planning to do a CNC conversion so I can cut any thread.
Posted: Sun 22 Mar , 2009 11:15 am
by Pete.
You can cut imperial threads with a metric lathe but you can't use the thread dial (if you have one). You must reverse the lathe and keep the half-nuts closed. If you have a 127 or 63 tooth gearwheel in your changegear set this is what you use for the metric-imperial conversion.
Posted: Wed 01 Apr , 2009 18:59 pm
by graham4877
dazz are you going to put some plans together for the CNC conversion ?????
Posted: Thu 02 Apr , 2009 7:22 am
by dazz
Hello
I wouldn't recommend waiting for me to produce plans. It's going to take me a long time to do this conversion. Work gets in the way.