[General] the milling machine

[Enabrin Tain]

Neat! we were milling with the Mill this past Tuesday, I'll post pics to the g+ group soon.

 
 Phil Showers
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 From: Jacob Chancery <jacob.chancery at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [General] the milling machine
 


I received the collet set for the INDEX mill.  I'll bring it over to the workshop some time soon.

Cheers,
Jacob Chancery



On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Jacob Chancery <jacob.chancery at gmail.com> wrote:

Here's a good thread discussing a homemade backlash adjustment mechanism.  Also some pictures and discussion of tramming.  Also new X and Y drive nuts are $175.
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>http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/index-model-40-drill-chuck-182725/
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>On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com> wrote:
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>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. 
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>>On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>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. 
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>>>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. 
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>>>On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Can you even tram that mill? 
>>>>On Feb 26, 2014 7:17 PM, "Matt Barron" <mbarronj at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>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.
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>>>>>On Feb 26, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Jacob Chancery <jacob.chancery at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>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.
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>>>>>>I'm ordering an 11 piece set of #9 B&S collets for it. 1/8" through 3/4" by sixteenths.
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>>>>>>On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Jacob Chancery <jacob.chancery at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>It's an Index Model 40.
>>>>>>>http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/index-model-40-40h-pics-239816/
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>>>>>>>It appears to have a #9 Brown & Sharpe taper.
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>>>>>>>I think these were made in the 1940's.  Wells-Index is still in business.
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>>>>>>>-Chancery
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