2015 POTD Thread Archive

jrstech said:
I agree with you Jim. It might save a few minutes cleaning if the lathe were making chips but definitely not when turning out long stringy swarf.
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Yes but long stringy swarf is a hazard even without this device. Better to grind/buy tools with a chip breaker or if this is not applicable just remove the device.
John.
 
Did some clean up on my mill and trammed in the vise. I muscled the 6" Kurt onto the table and moved it to the stains on the table that matched the old vise and by eyeball I was only off by .005" over the 6 ins. Should have gone out and bought a lottery ticket. LOL

Also made my first cut using a 1/2" 3 flute endmill on the edge of a 1/2" plate of HR. .050" cut was so smooth compared to my smaller mill. Easy peasy.
 
sanddan said:
Did some clean up on my mill and trammed in the vise. I muscled the 6" Kurt onto the table and moved it to the stains on the table that matched the old vise and by eyeball I was only off by .005" over the 6 ins. Should have gone out and bought a lottery ticket. LOL

Also made my first cut using a 1/2" 3 flute endmill on the edge of a 1/2" plate of HR. .050" cut was so smooth compared to my smaller mill. Easy peasy.
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We still haven't seen pictures of your new toys..er tools.
 
Finished "tuning up" my HF metal brake so I can make an enclosure for my CNC mill. Did some surfing on the web and found a few useful hints on how to improve the design to make it a more useful tool. I'm using 24ga steel sheet so it should do the job.

A few months back I saw a hand made tool that allows you to use a leaf brake as a pan and box brake. I can't find the link. Anyone know where to look?

Here I've welded on a piece of 1-1/2" square by .120" wall tubing to stiffen the bending leaf. You can see the set back adjuster on the lower right.
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Here's a closeup of the set back adjuster. It's a piece of 1-1/2" channel with a slot. I added the 1/4" adjusting rod and angle iron bracket to make setting the set back easier.
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I'm assembling the most expensive hobby TIG tungsten grinder ever today stay tuned...
 
Interesting.......I'll be watching


Stan,
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