Hi all, I need some advise here. I'm trying to bore a hole in a block of aluminum for a press fit bearing to fit into the end of it. I don't have a boring...
Jim, if the work is small enough, try using the mill like a lathe. There has been some talk about doing that on this list a while back. Chuck up the work on...
Thanks for the reply, Don. The block is too big to chuck or turn in any lathe I could fit in my shop. I recieved an e-mail from another member who suggested...
No not a reamer! I often use a small tap as a boring bar. Just position it so that one of the cutting edges is centered to match the lathe centers and use it...
Many grind all but one thread off a row on a tap and use it as a threadcutting tool. Mert Baker ( you all know him)suggested that grinding the threads need not...
Is there a particular post that describes this. I have been wanting to give threadmilling a try, but I did not want to grind up one of my good taps to try it....
I use 0.020" miniature carbide ball-nose end mills often at 10K rpm on the ER spindle. I'm getting some chatter marks and wonder if either the spindle or motor...
I've used a tap like this before too and it does work great as an internal threading tool. I suggest grinding all but one thread when cutting larger diameter...
No one has a thorough history, but someone should interview Forrest at some point. As far as I know they developed it as a contact lens lathe in the early 70's...
... From: "Nicholas Carter and Felice Luftschein" <felice@...> To: <taigtools@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: Re:...
Thanks for sending out the tap lore! I must admit, my eyebrows went up when I read your previous post about using one as a boring bar. And yeah, after...
On Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Jim wrote: ... I tried it recently, and it worked out great. Here's the full story: There's a robot club forming in town, and I'm getting...
Hi all, This is my first post to the forum. This is some of the typical work that I do with my Taig CNC mill. I work on a lot of paintball markers and upgrade...
Hi, Nice Setup and Video. If you are doing this to make money, a couple of things. 1. Have a look at the QC toolchanger from HighTechSystems. It will improve ...
Tom there is a little more interesting info regarding the use of taps for other jobs, shown in the links section under Richard's shop.Take a look at a cheap...
Hi Peter, Thanks for the links and information. I have seen the QC toolchanger before and thought about it, but there's a few things I'm still hesitant about...
... The Mini Tool Changer from Joe Vicars can be adapted to ER-16. That's one discussion that's been tossed around on the mini tool changer Yahoo list. Not...
It's really easy to add a relay for spindle and coolant if you have a breakout board. I bought industrial relays that are extremely nice (overkill) because I...
Observations and questions: You have an enclosure! Mind posting a picture of it? I'm always curious to see what people do for their enclosures. I've found...
Neat! Thanks for the links. And thanks also for all the pictures of your machines. I've got the Gingery books, but haven't started on any of them (I can't...
Tom, I'd still like to hear your thoughts on adapting the mini tool changer to the ER spindle. As you know, I have been working on the QC spindle for the...
... Dude! I completely zoned on replying to your last mail. I'm sorry about that. My bad. You could have a working prototype of the spindle assembly in the...
Ok, you talked me into it. Relays are on the way to me. After playing around a bit with TurboCNC and configuring the I/O ports I got the I/O port on the MPS...
I need to get updated pics of my shop online and pics of my new coolant system as well. I too am fearing that I'll need to make a new enclosure eventually,...
... Better than mine, I'll say that much. ... You prefer the Niagra HSS cutters over the carbide one you used in the video? Mine's a lot noisier... (hmmmm......
I quickly threw together some pages on my site to show off the coolant system and new shop setup: http://www.warpedairsmithing.com/cncpage.html Its all pretty...
I guess I was thinking of a typical bearing mount with a lip to prevent the bearing from pushing all the way through. Your approach for full bore though...
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