Well Steve, from one village idiot to another.. Since we don't know how much you know, lets see if the shotgun approach works. Check the tail stock, and make...
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Clif Lowry
clockman67
Feb 4, 2010 4:26 am
Very nice work! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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campgems
Feb 4, 2010 4:19 am
OK, this question has nothing to do with Taig Machines, but as I'm planning on cutting them on my Taig CNC mill, I thought I would run it by the group anyway. ...
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Douglas Vogt
dbvogt
Feb 4, 2010 1:30 am
Clockmaker Bill Smith uses a super glue arbor on his lathe. There's no reason not to use a super glue plate on a Taig. ________________________________ From:...
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Rick Kernell
richard.kernell
Feb 4, 2010 12:33 am
Steve, No, to quote one of the wizards who herds me into the right directions from time to time, Dean Williams, that is a lathe job. Is the rod stuck out quite...
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Will Schmit
anchornm
Feb 3, 2010 11:11 pm
There are a bunch of clock guys here, and there was a thread about small holes a few weeks ago. As I recall, many of them like using a pin vise loosely...
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Steve Vanderkolff
svanderkolff1
Feb 3, 2010 8:59 pm
I'm not sure but I think it is a 1/8" shaft with a very small point to it. By the way I am attempting to do this on my taige lathe, just realized I hadn't said...
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Rick Kernell
richard.kernell
Feb 3, 2010 8:51 pm
Steve, What is the size of the center drill that you are using? I had a similar problem. I used a larger size center drill and just made a small indention...
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Ken Cline
hfxlhfxl
Feb 3, 2010 8:37 pm
How about milling a flat first? 1/16" is a tight fit for the screw, so that should work. Or maybe sweep across with an engraving bit (2L makes a "tough tip:...
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Steve Vanderkolff
svanderkolff1
Feb 3, 2010 7:22 pm
I am attempting to make a thumb stud for a folding knife and need to thread a center hole in my 1/4" steel rod. The hole is to be drilled with a number 55...
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mrehmus
Feb 3, 2010 6:52 pm
... If the quarter-inch end mills are bending, go to carbide which is much stiffer for your final passes....
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Tony Jeffree
tonyjeffree
Feb 3, 2010 2:00 pm
Nice one! Regards, Tony ... Behalf...
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Will Schmit
anchornm
Feb 3, 2010 1:46 pm
Nice work You just can't beat "old school" stuff out of old magazines. I like the CNC gashing idea too. ________________________________ From: mbonfire2002...
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mbonfire2002
Feb 3, 2010 1:27 pm
how I made one.... http://webpages.charter.net/mbonfire/wormgear.htm...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Feb 3, 2010 10:06 am
... TESA tape has proven quite reliable even when the work gets quite hot. It is intended for fixing trim to cars, and so ideally should remain stuck to a car ...
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Tony Jeffree
tonyjeffree
Feb 3, 2010 9:03 am
The thing to watch with adhesive-based hold-down solutions is that the adhesive power reduces with rising temperature; if the heat generated by machining the...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Feb 3, 2010 8:28 am
... Giving that the remaining 'meat' is quite a small profile, I'd go with a two part hold down. MDF makes a nice sacrificial bed, and will take double sided ...
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Douglas Vogt
dbvogt
Feb 2, 2010 11:51 pm
I cut clock wheels out of 1/16 sheet brass and hold the brass down to a wooden board held down by t-nuts to the table. Make sure the wood is flat -...
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Michael Fagan
woodworker_88
Feb 2, 2010 6:39 pm
Since the cutting forces seem pretty small, I'd hold them down with some sort of adhesive, either strong double sided tape, a glue such as C/A (superglue) or...
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alan2525
Feb 2, 2010 6:29 pm
A picture paints 1000 words or so they say: http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3263/042y.jpg I want to machine a number of these parts, they are wheel centres...
... Machinery's handbook gives the following formula for power: Pc =Kp * C * Q * W where Pc is the power at the cutting tool Kp is the power constant for the...
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Will Schmit
anchornm
Feb 2, 2010 5:40 pm
Another concern which hasn't been addressed -- Do you have an ER-16 spindle? A normal Taig spindle won't take 3/8" collets. Â Look at the old posts -- look...
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rodiponer
Feb 2, 2010 5:21 pm
Thank you everyone for your help. I am going to stick with going fast with the 1/4" bits, though they do wobble a bit at the 1.25" depth, so I am doing extra...
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Clark Cone
clark_cone
Feb 2, 2010 5:16 pm
Guy, any chance of a photo of that setup? sounds interesting! Clark Cone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Guy Smith
mguysmith
Feb 2, 2010 2:28 pm
on the subject of making worm gears I have had some reasonable sucess in making a number of fairly small worm gears with a pretty straightforward system. I...
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Will Schmit
anchornm
Feb 1, 2010 5:45 pm
I have two spindle motors. I use a stepper for work that is 4th axis and a Penn States Variable speed motor for turning. My stepper goes through a jackshaft,...
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Ken Cline
hfxlhfxl
Feb 1, 2010 4:48 pm
Matt, Start by asking yourself if you will need to remove more material if you choose a longer end mill. If so, expect it to take longer. As a rule, I find I...
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bmcgown@...
bmcgown...
Feb 1, 2010 4:25 pm
... Thanks, but it is still not clear how I would set this up and do threading and control the spindle speed of the lathe. Many thanks again Do you have a link...
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Rick Kernell
richard.kernell
Feb 1, 2010 3:30 pm
Matt, I am not running CNC yet, but I use 3/8 inch end mills most of the time. I would suggest that you follow the feed and cutting speeds for this size,...
