Troddenmasses Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I need to buy a 'T' nut set, very like this one from machine mart t nut set but I need it with 10mm diameter bolts to fit the slides on the lathe. Do any of you have any ideas where I might get one from? I have googled as much as I can, but can't come up with anything. Help please.... TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 You've got a lathe/milling machine and boxes of nuts'n'bolts - sounds like a mini-project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 By 10mm diameter, do you mean the studs need to be 10mm, or the t-nut needs to be 10mm accross to go in your t-slots? I bought a 3/8 clamp set from chronos for my mill - which has a 10mm slot. They do metric ones too, go to the milling accessories section, wnd you will be spoilt for choice. Alternately, and I had to admit it, but turbocharger is again 100% correct - you do now have all the kit to make your self a set.... Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 NO! Never listen to me! Go and buy them! Mark must have been on the sauce this evening, none of my ideas are ever any good But now I have another quote for my signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I reckon you mean 3/8" - which are easy to source. Many lathes have 3/8" wide slots. I made my own just by tapping an M8 hole in a bit of bar that was about the right size. Never even considered buying any! If you felt particularly bored, you could mill a step on each side of a bar to make a T nut - but it's barely necessary. The sets you can buy are all very well - but the studs supplied are all way too long! Don't know why - but they are. I've only used the shortest two sizes on my mill. At least if you make your own, you can choose an easy thread size and make them as long as a given job demands. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Try www.jlindustrial.co.uk for all your lathe and mill / engineering tooling sign up and get a monthly comic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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