Sunday, August 14, 2022

machining sliding pillar parts

 My mate John, who has an old Myford lathe, took a tiny skim out of the inside diameter of these 20mm shaft collars so that they rotate around and slide up and down a 20mm o/d steel tube. I am replacing the grub screws with M6 grease nipples for lube.












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