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I think I have found the easier softer way to tram my round over arm milling machine. I found a tool on Ebay that looks quite nice and well thought out for tramming 2 axis of a mill. The device is called a Pro-Tram and is available in two sizes, large for conventional machines and small for smaller and bench top machines. The larger one is currently on sale for the same price as the smaller one and includes a standard and a fitted padded carrying case when it is not being used. Here is a link to the device and once mine arrives and My mill arrives from CT I will let everybody know how well or how poorly ot works. It appear to be a simple to use device that is self explanatory so I do not forsee any issues with poor performance other than maybe a mis adjusted Dial indicator possibly. Here is the link to it on Ebay right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261240346279?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I have been shopping pretty heavily on Ebay the last week or 10 days and have exhausted my poor debit card and overheated my Paypal account on a number of occasions. I think the mission of tooling up for the mill to arrive is a done deal now that I have ordered the final element I was looking at. I found a 5 inch precision swiveling vice for about 150.00 bucks delivered and that completed the rotart table with dividing plates, the hold down kit, an ER-32 collet set with MT2 Holder, transfer punches, 123 blocks, 1 small milling and a larger drilling vice and a pneumatic vice too. I already have a bunch of sets of endmills in round and flat tip configuration in 2 and 4 flutes as well as a number of fly cutters and spare bits with and without Indexable carnide inserts. I also found a really nice set of SPI Micrometers from 0-4 inches with a fitted wooden case and a set of tools and standards for under 50 bucks. I better stop spending money for a while or the wife is going to take away my debit card and call Paypal and cut me off. Anybody got any suggestions for tooling or measuring devices I may have overlooked or missed? I think I have it covered except for maybe a larger vice like an 8 or 10 inch if they will fit my table. But I will have to wait till next month to even think about buying anymore goodies right now.
Bob
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261240346279?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I have been shopping pretty heavily on Ebay the last week or 10 days and have exhausted my poor debit card and overheated my Paypal account on a number of occasions. I think the mission of tooling up for the mill to arrive is a done deal now that I have ordered the final element I was looking at. I found a 5 inch precision swiveling vice for about 150.00 bucks delivered and that completed the rotart table with dividing plates, the hold down kit, an ER-32 collet set with MT2 Holder, transfer punches, 123 blocks, 1 small milling and a larger drilling vice and a pneumatic vice too. I already have a bunch of sets of endmills in round and flat tip configuration in 2 and 4 flutes as well as a number of fly cutters and spare bits with and without Indexable carnide inserts. I also found a really nice set of SPI Micrometers from 0-4 inches with a fitted wooden case and a set of tools and standards for under 50 bucks. I better stop spending money for a while or the wife is going to take away my debit card and call Paypal and cut me off. Anybody got any suggestions for tooling or measuring devices I may have overlooked or missed? I think I have it covered except for maybe a larger vice like an 8 or 10 inch if they will fit my table. But I will have to wait till next month to even think about buying anymore goodies right now.
Bob
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