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Today: making a crown wheel core
Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 3:50 pm
by Caseback
On the lathe from 2,8mm blued steel wire. ID is not on final size yet.
Re: Today: making a crown wheel core
Posted: Wed May 07, 2025 12:32 pm
by ChrisInOz
Nice image. Is that an 8mm collet?
If so, what brand of collets are you using, and do you like them?
I have a Webster Whitcomb lathe, but so far only 5 collets for it, which I bought from Sherline.
Re: Today: making a crown wheel core
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 10:20 pm
by Tomh
@chrisinoz
Have a look on Aliexpress Chris, search for Lasdem or 6104 lathe should get you a few of the Chinese options. They use the WW drawbar and collets, maybe worth buying just the one to see what they are like.
Tom
Re: Today: making a crown wheel core
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:51 am
by Caseback
Sorry for the late reply. Phone change. Took a while to get everything sorted.
It is a 8mm Wolf Jahn WW lathe. I have collets from different makes, but most of them are branded Crawford, Wolf Jahn or Leinen. I found that the thread pitch of the Lorch ones is a bit different, so they don't fit my draw bar well.