Dee you know the old saying "They don't make em like they used to" I love the turret head and the collet closer on the Axelson. I have a collet closer on my Clausing but it is very similar to the one that Hardinge uses on the HLVH. What you are describing finding the sweet spots is what I call "Fore Play" . finding what She likes and don't like!
They look like fillister head screws. If they are, you can get them. But McMaster-Carr sells them by the box, usually of 100. I have thousands of screws because when I need a few, I have to buy a box. But then, that’s true of most any high quality screws, washers and nuts. Hardware quality crap can be bought anywhere.
@@DonDyarprecision yup. Not worth it for grade 2 steel. It’s maybe 40 to 50% higher for grade 5 from McMastercarr and another 20%, or so, for grade 8. Considering that a box of 100 grade 5 typically costs maybe $7 for 10/32 1” hex head, that’s not too bad. But when I see a box of grade 2 slotted in the same size for more than $4, in a hardware store, I think that’s way too expensive
Dee you know the old saying "They don't make em like they used to" I love the turret head and the collet closer on the Axelson. I have a collet closer on my Clausing but it is very similar to the one that Hardinge uses on the HLVH. What you are describing finding the sweet spots is what I call "Fore Play" . finding what She likes and don't like!
These were used up into the 1980s, this was Enco Tools first products. The front lever closers were better for long headstocks.
Good one Don . 👍
Thanks 👍 I am making progress
They look like fillister head screws. If they are, you can get them. But McMaster-Carr sells them by the box, usually of 100. I have thousands of screws because when I need a few, I have to buy a box. But then, that’s true of most any high quality screws, washers and nuts. Hardware quality crap can be bought anywhere.
The hardware store prices for common fasteners is really going up
@@DonDyarprecision yup. Not worth it for grade 2 steel. It’s maybe 40 to 50% higher for grade 5 from McMastercarr and another 20%, or so, for grade 8. Considering that a box of 100 grade 5 typically costs maybe $7 for 10/32 1” hex head, that’s not too bad. But when I see a box of grade 2 slotted in the same size for more than $4, in a hardware store, I think that’s way too expensive
Hi Don, I believe you mentioned cutting metric threads. Is your Axleson capable of that? If not, please explain. Thanks for the video.
The Axelson has open end gearing where there is room for transposing gears, the machines reverse function will help greatly, thanks
@@DonDyarprecision Thanks Don, keep em' coming.