Klaus, That site only allows members to view anything. If you want other folks to see your mods, you may need to post them elsewhere, such as Ty Hoeffer's web...
I should have pointed out the the Machinists Workshop MiniMill belt- drive modification uses double pulleys on both the motor shaft and spindle. The diameter...
I've decided to make the conversion to belt drive, following Ken Coburn's article in Machinest's Workshop. I started with the pulley for the motor, which I...
The designation of the Gates 5M belt does not imply that it is metric. In fact the actual width is 3/16 inch (0.1875 inch). I tried to find, without success,...
Thanks for the reply Norman. Last night, I ran across this site, http://www.zulau.com/gates_transmission/kileremme/polyflex.htm which has a discussion of the...
Rod, Gates markets their products internationally. Therefore, their products would use the appropriate size disignation for the country in which it is being...
Hi Jim: Well sure! If you wanted to do things the SMART way!!! Hahahaha. That sounds like a much safer way to me. If you are really scared, you might want to...
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Hi Bill: Shouldn't be more than a couple of years. Barry Young ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner...
Hi Jim: I could not get back to you right away because I was way busy. I am sure your buddy has a point. I don't know that I agree with that point at all, but...
Hi Rod: This depends on the feed rate and the radius of the edge of the end mill or flycutter or face mill or whatever. If you use a tool with a radius(even a...
Hi Dan: Nice table! Ummmm, about the modification. There are three things I am curious about. 1: This modifiction does not prudce a linear correction does it?...
... Thanks for the information Barry. I've got one of the mills that cuts deeper on the outside (forward side) of the mill. I need to take some more...
Hi Barry, Thanks for looking. Answers to your questions are as follows: 1) From my measurements, the deflection appears to come almost entirly from the base...
Continuing with the conversion to belt-drive on the Minimill, I picked up a 5M425 and 5M500 belt at the local belt store, and they fit the pulley,as...
Hi Dan: All good points and well taken. Thank you very much. Barry Young ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! -...
i am asking if anyone knows anything about the new hf micro mill.... it is $299, has a mt2 taper, and the milling/drilling capacity is 3/8", instead of 1/2"....
As with anything new, someone always needs to take the initial plunge. Some of those in this group did just that when they purchased the HF R8 version of the...
The vertical column of the mini-mill will hold just over 22lbs of #8- 1/2 lead shot. The plug on the bottom of the column was made just above the pivot bolt....
Hello Dan.Does the lead shot help pretty good with vibration?Was considering doing the same to my mill.I am having a problem with chatter,no matter how fast I...
Climb milling is discouraged on all milling machine, except for special circunstances. I do not think it is appropriate on the mini-mill at all. I really do...
I am probably just feeding the work into the cutter with too much bite and too fast feed rate.I have it mounted on a good rigid steel tool stand rated for...
The only time I experienced serious chatter is after I had tried to use my Chinese end mill to true up my Grizzly mini-vise. The hardened jaws and light cut...
All of my cutters are made by Cleveland Twist Drill and Weldon tool.Probably too fas feed and to slow speed.I will have to experiment a little.The Gears are...
... Bill, The other responses were all correct, my motivation was to reduce vibration when taking a heavier than normal cut. As with any machine, weight-mass...
I use only the high-speed position for the same reason. And with respect to climb-milling, I do it often, especially for fine, finishing cuts. Also, if I'm...
