Does anyone know where I can get those pigtail thread guides on the old thread carriages???

What brand machine do you have?

Joe,
Can you post a picture of the item that you need?

Take care

It's the things the thread goes through on the Clemens lathe

Its' a clemens...

Its' a clemens...

Is it the spring steel that is needed? I have an extra if you need it.

Pat

No, he's looking for the thick "coil" that the thread feeds off of the spools through, before going through the spring wire.

Get ahold of Renzetti. They will have one for you.

Joe do a google search for threaded pigtail guides.......tons of results...i am sure something will work

You can probably make something up Just make sure the inside is as smooth as a babies -- you know
or get a threaded rod or screw and glue a tip top on

Bill - willierods.com

I don't think he wants a hackjob on a $1000 lathe.

[www.youtube.com]

It sounds like the requestor wants the thread guide that is composed of the 1/8th stainless wire that screws into the side of the thread holder bar.

Be safe

I have two Clemens lathes and don't know what he is referring to as a PIgTail thread guide. Are you referring to the spring wire that allows the rod to be under tension without the thread unwinding?

Joe

Call Renzetti.They should know just what you are asking for
The link Roger posted Showed them From what I have read here they made the Clemens lath

Bill - willierods.com

Thread, is thread is thread - whether it is used by a sewing machine or a rod wrapping machine.

Here is a .pdf file of an industrial sewing machine. If you look at the cover, you will see the "thread guide" that is attached to the vertical rod to get thread from the spool to the machine.

[www.juki.co.jp]

Here is a picture of a large spool thread stand that essentially copies an industrial sewing machine thread stand. The thread guide is made from a piece of coat hanger wire with the loops formed by bending the wire around a smooth shaft of an appropriate size.

[www.rodbuilding.org]

So, the thread guide that the original requester has asked about is essentially just that. A piece of metal stock that is threaded on one end and a loop formed on the other end to guide thread.

By the way, piano wire works incredibly well for this purpose. Inexpensive and made of spring steel.

Certainly you can go to Renzetti or other wrapper makers to get this piece of threaded bent metal or you can just take an appropriate piece of material and thread and bend it yourself.

Your choice. But, if you don't have the tools, then it certainly makes sense to purchase the piece from a place that can make it. If you can not obtain it, you can go to any machine shop and have them bend up a piece of the appropriate material for you to fit your particular machine.

Be safe



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Billy Vivona Wrote:
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> No, he's looking for the thick "coil" that the
> thread feeds off of the spools through, before
> going through the spring wire.

It's pretty funny that you guys can't figure out what part he's looking for, when I already told you exactly the part he's looking for, and that he's not looking for the part you assume. There's only 2 coiled things on the Clemens, you all guessed at teh wrong one, lmao

Billy

You got a picture of the correct one
I don't know anything about those Expensive Contraptions But i sure would like to see if I was right on what I thought it was
Thanks

Bill - willierods.com

Here is one Renzetti spring that is used for super tension on the threads being wrapped.

[www.renzetti.com]

[www.renzetti.com]

I assume that he is talking about the single turn thread guide that is on the front of this thread carriage isn't he?

[www.renzetti.com]


[www.rodbuilding.org]

This is a picture of the older style 8 thread carriage. Note the Different thread guide.

[www.renzetti.com]



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2014 08:05PM by roger wilson.

There are a couple revisions of this thread carriage, but that shouldn't really pose all this confusion. I believe the original poster is asking about the coiled item shown in this photo:

[www.worthpoint.com]

The thread feeds off the spools through this coil which is mounted to the front of the upright that holds the spool tensioners.

After going through this, it goes through the other coil many of you seem to be confusing (and the spring-wire "backup tensioner") then on to the rod.