Originally Posted by
tackytim
I am a 12 yr cabinet maker turned machinist. I run lathes at work most days. I am confident that I could order material and turn it to make new Y shafts. I have 2 machines myself, one A and one B. My A machine is currently running a custom spindle I made at work that accepts standard Porter cable router collets. It runs as nice as a Carvetite I believe.
Here's my situation. I'm moving in 2 weeks, lol. So I'm more than willing to work on a test case to see how it would work. I can't test it in my machines due to them in storage. Making one shouldn't be too dificult and if it works, I would be willing to order material and make them as needed. My other concern is with the number of people interested, how busy I would be working on them.
So if there is interest, please let me know and i'm willing to help. My boss allows me to do stuff on my lunch break, so I see it as doing it for a reasonable cost. It should be better than what is currently being offered.
Just thought i'd see if there's any interest. I would need to see what it looks like as well as maybe sending one to me to measure, etc.
Please contact me if you have questions, thanks.
- Tackytim
P.S. I think I also saw someone mention that there is a bearing with no ID number on it. I could measure that and possibly identify a replacement.