I think that Leblond was bought out by Makino and then it became Leblond-Makino. They had a large office northeast of Cincinnati on I-71 for a long time. Does Makino support the old machines at all?
You would think there would be a market for replacement parts like nuts.. Dave On 5/22/2013 6:23 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > --- On Wed, 5/22/13, andy pugh<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> From: andy pugh<[email protected]> >> > >> On 22 May 2013 02:28, Gregg Eshelman >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I need a nut for the compound slide on a 17X78" LeBlond >>> >> Regal. Ain't none to be found anywhere, new or used in any >> condition. >> >> Is it a left hand thread? >> > Right hand thread. > > >> This one is: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190741007179 >> (And perhaps it is worth contacting that supplier) >> >> It seems like a job best performed with the leadscrew >> available to compare to. >> >> Alternatively, have you considered a new screw/nut pair? if >> the nut is >> worn out then it is likely that the screw is past its best >> too. >> > The nut's not worn out, it's MISSING. Gone. Not there. Someone took things > apart and lost some of the pieces. Also missing are the compound dial (anyone > got any 2" diameter dial with a 0.5" bore and markings suitable for use with > an 8 tpi screw? ANY dial, doesn't have to be off a LeBlond!), the bushing > (which needs a 1" x 16 tpi thread - oh fun another oddball thread), and the > handles for the compound and cross slides. The compound's two gib screws are > also MIA and about 3/4 to 1" of the thin end of the tapered gib is broken off. > > I've checked the thread width all along the screw with digital calipers and > it's very consistent, very little wear or very even wear. The bed shows > original patterning over most of its length. The worst wear is on the bottom > of the tailstock. > > So, if someone can machine one square profile threaded hole through a piece > of brass, I can measure the screw every which way. I just need to get the > lathe operational, and this nut is one step along that path. > > If you've a ballpark estimate, e-mail me off list. > > When I bought this lathe at an auction I figured it might be a bit difficult > to find original parts. I didn't count on it being impossible. 17" seems to > be a very rare size LeBlond. Given that companies love of scaling almost > every part up/down for every swing diameter there's precious little parts > interchange across the range. > > I will never ever buy another LeBlond that's missing even one part! @#%@%# > things are all made of unobtanium. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try New Relic Now& We'll Send You this Cool Shirt > New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service > that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your > browser, app,& servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic > and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_may > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
