[General] the milling machine

[Erik Arendall]

I was unsure if you could tram the head. If I would have looked at the
pictures, that would have answered my questions. a DTI and a stem is all
you need. I think you can get them at HF. It will also help to have a 123
block for tramming in the head.



On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com> wrote:

> Should be pretty easy to make a tramming bar with some stock and two HF
> dial indicators. They aren't the best things in the world, but reasonably
> cheap if you can't find anything used at a decent price.
>
> I would assume it has adjustments for it. I think one of those links from
> earlier in the thread may have had a manual for the machine.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Can you even tram that mill?
>> On Feb 26, 2014 7:17 PM, "Matt Barron" <mbarronj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone have any old indicators or a tramming bar for that mill? I
>>> may throw in on some metrology gear for it (pawn shop or craigslist,
>>> though). That would make it quite useful.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> On Feb 26, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Jacob Chancery <jacob.chancery at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here's some more info on the milling machine.
>>> http://www.lathes.co.uk/blankbuxton/
>>> Looks like it never had a cover on the drive belt and pulleys.  Pre-OSHA.
>>>
>>> I'm ordering an 11 piece set of #9 B&S collets for it. 1/8" through 3/4"
>>> by sixteenths.
>>>
>>> -Chancery
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Jacob Chancery <
>>> jacob.chancery at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's an Index Model 40.
>>>> h
>>>> ttp://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/index-model-40-40h-pics-239816/
>>>>
>>>> It appears to have a #9 Brown & Sharpe<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_taper#Brown_.26_Sharpe>taper.
>>>>
>>>> I think these were made in the 1940's.  Wells-Index<http://www.wells-index.com/>is still in business.
>>>>
>>>> -Chancery
>>>>
>>>
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