New Milll and Lathe Ordered

[RockwellHardness]

Hi,

I have a 932 mill and 1236 lathe coming, I looks like no one replied to your question. I am a newbie also, had a LMS mill for a couple of months, ordered the two machines from Matt and sold the LMS.

Are you asking about a fly cutter?

I did buy a Tormach super fly, and you can see there videos, probably ideal for the 935, about the same hp I think.

It is not balanced, so shook the LMS mill, should work great on my 932 and your 935.

RH

 

[Ray C]

For sure I know I responded about the face cutter but I think the reply was lost when the hackers took the site down...

Anyhow, here's an ideal face cutter for the 932 or PM45. This one here in 2 or 2.5 inch is perfect depending on what you're surfacing.

http://www.shars.com/products/view/4250/R8_Shank_212quot_Carbide_Indexable_Face_Mill

A 15 degree angle is a good compromise between lateral and downward forces. When the angle get bigger than that, you get a a lot of lateral (sideways) forces and the piece needs serious clamping.

Ray

 

[RockwellHardness]

Hi Ray,

The member who started this thread will appreciate your answer I am sure, I learned something myself. I have done some milling on a Bridgeport, and never thought about the down and lateral force, though I always took shallow cuts on small aluminum parts in large Kurt vise !! Now when I use the soon to arrive 932, I will be thinking about the forces and their direction.

RH

 

[Ray C]

RH,

Large, medium or small mill... lateral vs downward forces are always a concern especially with thinner pieces -which tends to be the case when you're using a face cutter.

In general, when you clamp a piece, try to set it up so the forces are pushing the piece into the jaw faces instead of on the open sides. If you have a thinner sheet that's clamped to the table, lateral forces are your enemy and downward forces help hold the peice down. When you have all downward force, you can get chattering as there's not enough lead-in relief on the cutters. That particular face tool is a fantastic happy medium and I've been very happy with it. It's only downside is edge clearance. The cutting edges are about 1/4" inside the outer diameter. Most of the time, it doesn't make a difference but it does when you're working up against a shoulder.

BTW: I like to have different sets of inserts for this one. Some for heavier cutting and some for finish work. Also, you must take a few moments to make sure the inserts are all level when you insert them. I check that against a known flat plate once it's installed on the machine.

Good luck..
Ray

Hi Ray,

The member who started this thread will appreciate your answer I am sure, I learned something myself. I have done some milling on a Bridgeport, and never thought about the down and lateral force, though I always took shallow cuts on small aluminum parts in large Kurt vise !! Now when I use the soon to arrive 932, I will be thinking about the forces and their direction.

RH

 

[Rbeckett]

Well, that is truly a man after my own heart. You will be so happy that you got the PM machines. The other options currently available are either far too expensive or poor quality. For the Buck the PM stuff is as good as you can get. I'm still looking but if I ever get a chance to buy new that is definitely the way I will go. Matt and Ray do an excellent job making sure there are no unresolved issues or quality shortfalls. Heck, Matt still answers his own phone, when is the last time you called someplace and went straight to the top without 10,000 road blocks and secretaries to get through? Please don't forget the pics too. I am a pic junky and this stuff is like porn to me. Nothing better than a brand new machine getting undressed at the new home. I love it!!!

Bob

 

[drs23]

Well, that is truly a man after my own heart. You will be so happy that you got the PM machines. The other options currently available are either far too expensive or poor quality. For the Buck the PM stuff is as good as you can get. I'm still looking but if I ever get a chance to buy new that is definitely the way I will go. Matt and Ray do an excellent job making sure there are no unresolved issues or quality shortfalls. Heck, Matt still answers his own phone, when is the last time you called someplace and went straight to the top without 10,000 road blocks and secretaries to get through? Please don't forget the pics too. I am a pic junky and this stuff is like porn to me. Nothing better than a brand new machine getting undressed at the new home. I love it!!!

Bob

+1 On the new machine porn, err, pics!)

 

[Stonebriar]

Well as you can see from when I started this thread I was a little off on the delivery date, but the machines showed up today. yea....

Here is my unloading device...




Compliments of Fedex Freight.... One totally destroyed the crate. Only two sides were still nailed together. A good thing Matt strapped the boxes to the crate .



Here is the mill in my shop...I noticed the easson dro was missing. I got on the phone with Nicole at PM and was telling her. Hey we have been ripped off. She told me if it wan an Easson 12 they didn't ship it because Matt fround a problem with them and sent them back. So they will ship it to me when it comes in. Whew...what a relief. She were very calming, whatever the problem they will take care of it.



Here is the Lathe.... opened it up checking for damage its dro was inside the box.




Pretty long day after waiting on fedex to show the 10:00 til 12:00 delivery turned out to be 2:30. That is all I have done. It will have to wait for the weekend for any more setup.

Rick

 

[drs23]

Well as you can see from when I started this thread I was a little off on the delivery date, but the machines showed up today. yea....

Here is my unloading device...


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Compliments of Fedex Freight.... One totally destroyed the crate. Only two sides were still nailed together. A good thing Matt strapped the boxes to the crate .

View attachment 70484

Here is the mill in my shop...I noticed the easson dro was missing. I got on the phone with Nicole at PM and was telling her. Hey we have been ripped off. She told me if it wan an Easson 12 they didn't ship it because Matt fround a problem with them and sent them back. So they will ship it to me when it comes in. Whew...what a relief. She were very calming, whatever the problem they will take care of it.

View attachment 70486

Here is the Lathe.... opened it up checking for damage its dro was inside the box.

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Pretty long day after waiting on fedex to show the 10:00 til 12:00 delivery turned out to be 2:30. That is all I have done. It will have to wait for the weekend for any more setup.

Rick

Merry Christmas! Again!

 

[Smudgemo]

How coincidental. Road Runner delivered my PM935 today at about the same exact time you got yours. I must have better timing since I only waited a bit over a month. No DRO in my shipment either, same phone call to Nicole, same answer.

Have fun.

-Ryan

 

[Ray C]

Good luck, guys...

I feel very fortunate that my mill arrived still inside the box... Now, if only one of you guys with a forklift would zip on over here and help my ache'n bones out...



Ray