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Thread: todays tools gloat
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14th Mar 2018, 04:36 PM #2131New Member
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Great unit , I’m going to get a 6” or possibly a 8” in a month or so and I want that brand - getting get write ups lately.
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25th Mar 2018, 01:37 PM #2132Member
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Added a Mimic hydraulic copying attachment to the collection.
Fantastic piece of kit. Don’t need to worry about the taper turning or ball attachment now as this does the lot.
Was 3phase but the collection of single phase motors here donated one to the cause.
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26th Mar 2018, 01:03 PM #2133
What a ripper! Looking forward to a video of it working!
Cheers, Joe
retired - less energy, more time to contemplate projects and more shed time....
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26th Mar 2018, 05:48 PM #2134Most Valued Member
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I'm certainly where is the stylus and how do you hold the template?
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26th Mar 2018, 07:29 PM #2135Member
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I’ll see if I can sneak in some time to grab a video over the weekend.
I still owe RC a vid of the G&L borer running.
Template is just a flat 2d form. You can just see a small section of blue painted scrap steel on the right side under the arm with the hoses. The stylus is just a small pin actuating a hydraulic valve.
keith fenner has an ok video if you’re interested.
To turn a ball, all you need is a washer the same diameter clamped on the template holder.
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27th Mar 2018, 02:07 PM #2136
3 New clamps one solid brass G area. Oh and a wooden Matherson plane.
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little while back picked up a gear puller, steel rule and an awl.
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29th Mar 2018, 06:09 PM #2137Most Valued Member
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2" dial indicator
For $34 delivered from pommyland l thought that l would take a punt, it took 7 days to get here from the push of the button. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/253490127373
It has a plastic body and is your typical cheap chinko quality but it seems to work ok and should be of value the few times that l may need it. I have been looking for a 2" mitty but for the amount of times that it would get used l couldn't justify the cost.
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31st Mar 2018, 08:54 PM #2138
Actually wheelin, I believe that the awl is really a gimlet (self contained wood drill) as it has the threaded pilot to draw it into the wood and the spiral flute. It produces a finished hole similar to a jobber bit used in a hand or power drill. An awl would generally be a three or four sided bar tapering to a fine point, with fairly sharp corners that shear or scrape material to start a hole for a different drill form to finish. Great score though.
I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was.
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1st Apr 2018, 09:12 AM #2139
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2nd Apr 2018, 02:15 AM #2140Diamond Member
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7 insert face mill plus strobe effect
Bought this Kennametal 65mm face mill with inserts cheap off eBay some time ago, finally got around to buying an NT30 arbor so I could put it to use. The inserts are doubled sided so there are 12 cutting tips per insert, the tips are numbered 1 to 12. Its a tool I think that has escaped from Serious Industry. I don't have enough HP or rigidity to use the cutter to its full potential but even on a feeble machine (Hafpos HM52) its a pleasure to use.
An interesting side effect when I have the shed fluoros on is that at some RPM the cutter inserts appear to be running backwards, turn the fluoros off and the effect disappears. At 760 RPM for instance the inserts are flicking past at 89Hz, fluoros are 50Hz.
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2nd Apr 2018, 07:55 AM #2141Golden Member
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At least you have a good machine beside the soggy noodle.
My 10" Alba still clangs on even though somebody had crashed it badly in a previous life. I have thought of making a new sliding block out of cast iron.
Ken
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2nd Apr 2018, 05:23 PM #2142Diamond Member
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I don't think that there would be much doubt about it Bob, I don't think that Kennamatal do hobby machine tooling. A very nice score there.
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2nd Apr 2018, 09:45 PM #2143
Hi Bob,
That looks a serious piece of kit ! I have a 50 mm three insert face mill and my Chinese BF20 mill (1Hp) will struggle with anything but a light cut. One reason I prefer to use a fly cutter and get a better finish.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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3rd Apr 2018, 01:25 PM #2144Golden Member
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Hey Baron,
Do you rough out the workpiece with the 3bit cutter and then fine finish with the HSS flycutter ? Would the single point cutter take 6x as long to cover the same area i.e. for 3bit carbide the cutting speed is 2x HSS and 3 cutters so covers the same area 6x faster than a single point hss flycutter ?
I've not done any finishing with a single point HSS flycutter yet, only trepanning. It's on the list.
Bill
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4th Apr 2018, 05:39 AM #2145
Hi Bill,
I don't tend to hog out large areas of material, actually that was the reason for buying the 50 mm 3 insert cutter. For most of the work I do, the fly cutter works well. I think that the deepest cut I've made is around 1mm in steel. I've never really taken the time to measure how fast or how long any particular cutting takes, as long as the machine sounds and feels happy, I get good surface finishes. I made a finger plate recently from a chunk of 100 X 100 X 15 mm angle iron. I fly cut both sides of a piece 75 X 80 mm, mainly to remove the scale and get a bright finish. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow and post it for you in a new thread.
EDIT: See post, "Finger Plate"
Thanks Guys.Best Regards:
Baron J.