Arbor Press anvil/daisy wheel

[richz]

Here are some pictures of my arbor press I restored and the press plate I made.

 

[richz]

Thanks for the info Tailstock4, I will be getting some 1” plate for the snail plate this weekend. I’ll get started hopefully next week. Have to finish up a micrometer holder I’m making.

 

[Weldingrod1]

That reminds me, I need to make a daisy wheel/comb with really small slots! 8mm specifically!

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[keeena]

For the larger diameter holes (1" / 25mm+): what sort of cutters are y'all using to machine the initial hole? Annular cutter? HSS or Carbide? Recommended brands? Or just start with a 1" drill and then lots of time with a boring head?

Water jet / plasma / laser is cheating.

I've used a bi-metal hole saw on 1" thick thick steel a couple of times...that was painful. And that was with a clearance hole for chip evac.

 

[intrepid]

For the larger diameter holes (1" / 25mm+): what sort of cutters are y'all using to machine the initial hole? Annular cutter? HSS or Carbide? Recommended brands? Or just start with a 1" drill and then lots of time with a boring head?

Water jet / plasma / laser is cheating.

I've used a bi-metal hole saw on 1" thick thick steel a couple of times...that was painful. And that was with a clearance hole for chip evac.

I have a very good set of HSS drills to 1.25" by 64ths and also a good assortment of annular cutters. So for me it will be a combination of those along with some boring on the mill where needed. Not a fast process for sure. I have my sizes now and layout so if my wife has no large plan today I may just get started.

 

[Parlo]

If the base has a counterbored hole for a headed bush insert, try making a few headed bushes of various sizes that fit in it. Starting from scratch, they could all fit together like a Russian doll, progressively removing them to open out to the required aperture. These would not reduce the daylight height below the ram.

 

[tailstock4]

When I drilled the holes for the first (or smaller) snail plate, I used a Bridgeport and drilled up to about 1” holes. I then bored out the rest. By the time I got the larger arbor press and needed to make the second (larger) snail plate, things had changed in the shop quite a bit.

I used a radial drill for holes up to about 1.5” or so. It allows for quicker set up and indexing with a super spacer that I keep on the side of the table. Somewhat later I found the Cincinnati Bickford which is a 24” drill press. This machine can easily drill up to 2.5” which is the largest twist drill bits I keep. This is also the largest hole in the large snail plate.

 

[keeena]

That radial DP...

 

[brino]

.....and that other drill press!

 

[intrepid]

I finished drilling the snail plate. Drilled the holes up to 1" with twist drills. Each was drilled 1/64" over. The larger holes were drilled with annular cutters. I started on the mini mill because my son had a setup on the large mill. I was surprised how well it went. At least up to 1-3/8". I then switched to the drill press and finished. It was getting late and will finish the cleanup tomorrow.