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Are you trying to make inserts without live threading. I'm not sure I'm following what your trying to do.
yes, but i'm wanting to know if there is a way to support a longer piece so i can speed up the process
I don't know that there is a good way to do what you want. Do what every one else does and make a batch of them. Set up each process and run a dozen or so or however much you need.
i can make the inserts and i do have the die holder on my lathee. I was just asking if there was a faster way to cut a longer length of rod to a smaller size, since this material is flexing when i try to do any length longer than 2.5 inches at a time
Your picture says Juma on the bottom, is that the material you used ,or are those hydex or maple
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SSDiver2112
Esscot Cues
Probably need to use a router.
DeeDeeCues
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If you are just trying to turn a 0.525" rod, what you want is a traveling steady rest.
my question has still gone unanswered with hydex i i have made them from tomahawk, maple, etc. Hydex too, however my question is only with hydex. Time to move on from this thread
So Mr Webb how well does juma hold up as an insert, does it last
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Thank you , that's the info i needed
Juma is more "powdery" when you turn it and if you make inserts and the wall thickness is quite slim, I can see it being a bigger chance that will crack than Hydex.
No trouble yet. With what your trying to do in length.
Good luck
Make some and evaluate as you go.
That's the way it's done!
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For now too much time involved making inserts from hydex, i have brass inserts, brass blanks, and phenolic inserts. Hydex works great for ferrules for now
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These are hydex not juma
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Out of curiosity, why do you want them so long.
Stellar1024
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Exactly... A follower rest... Though I've searched high and low for one to fit a Taig lathe (cue smith) and haven't been able to find anything... If anyone knows of one, please let me know...
If you ever made inserts from hydex you would know. If it was possible to machine one oiece the diameter of the alignment barrel it woul;d streamline the process. It is a timely process to make one insert imo not worth the time involved
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I have found that trying to make threaded inserts consumes a lot of time and I'm not really set up for live threading so trying to do die threading has not worked so well either. What I do now is I buy 2" nylon bolts 1/2 inch by 13 and I turned the head down to.550" and then I bore tap the hole in the shaft and when cured, I drill bore tap for whatever I need. With shipping total cost per bolt is about just under $2 and nylon is pretty tough and creates a really nice firm feel especially on a 3/8 by 10 or radial pin.
