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Hey Guys,
I own one mill- it takes 5V tooling (Van Norman 5c)
I own another mill- it takes BS9 tooling.
Tooling up each machine is expensive and often a pain. BS9 arbors for the one mill are rare and expensive. The arbors for the other mill are $100 each when you can get them.
So here is the question: What about regrinding spindles to accept R8? It's readily available.
How hard is it? How expensive is it to have a machine shop do it? Any negatives?
Thanks,
Nelson
I own one mill- it takes 5V tooling (Van Norman 5c)
I own another mill- it takes BS9 tooling.
Tooling up each machine is expensive and often a pain. BS9 arbors for the one mill are rare and expensive. The arbors for the other mill are $100 each when you can get them.
So here is the question: What about regrinding spindles to accept R8? It's readily available.
How hard is it? How expensive is it to have a machine shop do it? Any negatives?
Thanks,
Nelson