[TheForge] Twister (Was:: housekeeping...)

[Jerry Frost]

A lathe with a brake works perfectly for a twister. 
Even without a brake you get used to the slowdown time 
and can compensate for it.

My lathe has a position in the shop that will allow a 
clear 20' and more off the tailstock so I can twist 
mill lengths when desired. It'll also line up on the 
floor sockets so I can move the end vise easily and 
have it still solid.

Frosty
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From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>


>
> me> Somebody just gave me a pipe threading machine. 
> The chuck is
> me> completely worn out...
>
> LB> Sounds like a bar twister to me..
>
> Yeah, maybe for yer Al Paley-style twisted, 
> double-twisted,
> gnarly-twisted and twisted into two pieces -type 
> twists.  The gross
> mis-alignment of the chuck would guarantee the 
> "gnarly" part. :-)
>
> Less frivolously, the motor runs on for a bit after 
> power-off.  For
> big heavy bar or cold twist, I supposed the 
> resistance of the
> workpiece would stop it but for lighter stuff it 
> seems like it would
> be impossible or at least very difficult to twist 
> just the right
> amount.
>
> I'm guessing that a really good twister would have a 
> stepper motor.
> Didn't Paley use an elevator motor and gearbox to 
> make the machine he
> used for all that 1980s, twisted-to-destruction stuff 
> he made?
>
>
> - Mike
>
> -- 
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada 
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