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Turbine Builder
8th Feb 2018, 02:17 PM
Hi everyone,
Just got this rambaudi V2 mill delivered today and will start up a thread on clean up and repair just like i did on the okuma lathe project stay tuned.
Let the fun begin. :)

Cheers,

Mark.

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Turbine Builder
11th Feb 2018, 02:30 PM
OK i remove the motor and milling head, the bearings in the motor are in great shape the spindle brake is working but not as it should be it is worn so will need to be replace, maybe i can retrofit one from a bridgeport mill http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/images/smilies/confused.gif The gears in the milling head look good as well but i only had a quick look at them, time will tell when i start cleaning but some of the taper bearings will need replacing. As you can see there is a lot of wood shavings inside the ram the owner told me he done some wood milling on the millhttp://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/images/smilies/frown.gif .

Cheers,
Mark.

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Toggy
11th Feb 2018, 05:50 PM
Mark,

ABS brakes or a similiar car brake serive should be able to bond new linings on those shoes.

Ken

Turbine Builder
11th Feb 2018, 06:57 PM
G'day Ken,
Ah yes! that's a good idea will check them out. I was also thinking about using a motorcycle drum brake.

Cheers,
Mark.

OxxAndBert
12th Feb 2018, 03:31 PM
Looks like a nice project.
Generally if you can take both the shoes and the drum into the brake place they'll bond the new linings on and shape them to the correct curve to fit the drum.
Looking at the photo though, there seems to be lots of lining on those shoes. Might just be a simple case of adjustment to make it work properly.

Steve

Turbine Builder
12th Feb 2018, 05:28 PM
Thanks mate,
Yeah will take it to my local brake shop and see what they can do, it did grab on the spindle pulley but i could still spin the spindle by hand. Will work on that latter as there still a lot more work to be done on this mill, a good 12 months work on this project me thinks:)

Cheers,
Mark.

Turbine Builder
17th Feb 2018, 04:34 PM
I remove the ram off today, wasn't easy there was hardly any lubrication on the ways so i use lots of WD40 (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=730&BEFID=96392&aon=%5E1&MerchantID=480717&crawler_id=480717&dealId=eP1AcZUx_CgDvapteLU6Xg%3D%3D&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artistguitars.com.au%2Fbuy%2Fjoyo-ac40-battery-powered-acoustic-guitar-amplifie%2F12916&linkin_id=8078072&Issdt=180217002708&searchID=p31.dfd7a038d2a6f0733866&DealName=Joyo+AC40+Battery+Powered+Acoustic+Guitar+Amplifier&dlprc=299.0&AR=4&NG=4&NDP=5&PN=1&ST=7&FPT=DSP&NDS=&NMS=&MRS=&PD=&brnId=14305&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&op=&CM=&RR=4&IsLps=0&code=&acode=705&category=&HasLink=&ND=&MN=&GR=&lnkId=&SKU=12916) so i could move the ram far enough to remove the T bolts. Then remove the table (http://www.acehardware.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=table), there are a couple of oil holes that are blocked with gunk.

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Turbine Builder
19th Feb 2018, 02:15 PM
I remove the motor and gearbox , hand wheels from the table. I could not find a drain plug to drain the oil (http://www.acehardware.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=oil) from the table so i stuff some rags to soak up the oil (http://www.acehardware.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=oil). There is a filler plug but no oil drain plug, my guess is after so many hours of operation the table is removed and the oil (http://www.acehardware.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=oil) is pump out and the drive gears re grease :?

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Turbine Builder
19th Feb 2018, 02:18 PM
A question for you guys, what is a good method of cleaning the electrical compartmenthttp://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/images/smilies/confused.gif

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OxxAndBert
19th Feb 2018, 02:47 PM
A question for you guys, what is a good method of cleaning the electrical compartmenthttp://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/images/smilies/confused.gif


Since it looks mainly just dusty - I'd clean the worst out with a brush/vacuum, then give it a gentle blow out with compressed air.

Steve

Turbine Builder
19th Feb 2018, 07:54 PM
OK thanks Steve, there is a bit of oily residue inside as well may try some mineral spirits and dry with compress air.

Cheers,
Mark.

Turbine Builder
23rd Feb 2018, 02:46 PM
I got the rest of the components off today, and got the main body of the mill onto a pallet jack so i can move it in and out of the work shop for cleaning and prepping for painting. Also got the original manual for the mill.

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Turbine Builder
9th Mar 2018, 03:50 PM
Had to do some other projects that needed to be done, but now back on with the mill project. Started to clean the main body of the mill and the coolant tank. Clean out all the sludge out of the tank and degrease, did a test with a wire wheel on a angle grinder to remove the lose paint, body filler, made the job easy:). Clean up the machined surfaces. Dose any one know what would be a good metal body filler like maybe automotive body fillerhttp://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/images/smilies/confused.gif
Cheers,
Mark.

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Turbine Builder
31st Mar 2018, 04:33 PM
Just a short update, done some body filling on the main body of the mill and it failed. I rush into the body filling process so spent a couple of days removing the body filler which wasn't sticking to the metal. So will sand the base of the mill back to bare metal and the top part sand back to the original body filler and add primer.

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Turbine Builder
1st Apr 2018, 02:21 PM
After some more sanding got the first coat of primer on, I'm happy with the results. Have stated work on the knee as well.

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Turbine Builder
7th Apr 2018, 04:30 PM
Finish the top coat on the main body of the mill (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=8fa0e57a3915f1577d1905cbcdcf1b54&type=CD&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A2&libId=jfoxuduc0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acehardware.com%2Fsearch%2Findex.jsp%3FkwCatId%3D%26kw%3Dmill&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Emill%3C%2Fspan%3E). I had a problem when rolling out the final coat, the foam roller (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=6227cf34a832d2a908f00900951794fc&type=H&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A2&libId=jfoxuduc0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D2%26campid%3DCAMPAIGNID%26toolid%3D11000%26customid%3DCUSTOMID%26ext%3D292051091292%26item%3D292051091292%26ipn%3Dpsmain%26icep_vectorid%3D229466%26icep_ff3%3D2%26icep_item%3D292051091292&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Efoam%20%3C%2Fspan%3E%3Cspan%3Eroller%3C%2Fspan%3E) was leaving small air bubbles on some of the areas on the mill (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=8fa0e57a3915f1577d1905cbcdcf1b54&type=CD&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A2&libId=jfoxuduc0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acehardware.com%2Fsearch%2Findex.jsp%3FkwCatId%3D%26kw%3Dmill&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Emill%3C%2Fspan%3E). so i gave it a light sanding with 800 grit sandpaper and use some fine automotive cut and polish.

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Turbine Builder
7th Apr 2018, 04:35 PM
Done the first coat of primer on the knee. Went out and got one of those airless spray guns, WOW it did the job really well and took me 5 minutes to paint. I will get most of the parts (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=c5c7f2983415fb0eb9808d4df18a5c2b&type=CD&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A2&libId=jfoxuduc0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acehardware.com%2Fsearch%2Findex.jsp%3FkwCatId%3D%26kw%3Dparts&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Eparts%3C%2Fspan%3E) degrease and prep for painting.

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Turbine Builder
23rd Apr 2018, 04:33 PM
I finally got the knee painted and the other parts and fitted back on the main body of the mill, i replace the two thrust bearings with new ones and found the shaft is bent will machine a new one once the mill is up and running. I'll get some new Flush Grease Zerk Nipple Fittings as i can not push oil through some of them. Next is cleaning and panting the drive motor and saddle and gearbox.


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Turbine Builder
1st May 2018, 08:52 PM
Work on the mill is progressing nicely no major problems at this stage. Have got another batch of parts painted in primer undercoat. Took the front cover off the gearbox and gave it a good clean inside, all the gears are in good shape and the shifting mechanism is in good shape as well, no cracks in the plastic parts.

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Turbine Builder
13th May 2018, 07:07 PM
OK gearbox and saddle are back on the mill, replace the thrust bearings (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=c1191454805df8247b11ba45af12e975&type=CD&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A8&libId=jh4ja4k40100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dbearings&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Ebearings%3C%2Fspan%3E) the bearings in the gearbox are in good shape. Have some more parts (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=47652761449b50adc93cfe2f91a417a6&type=CD&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A8&libId=jh4ja4k40100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dparts&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Eparts%3C%2Fspan%3E) that will need repairing or replace that will be in the next lot of photos.

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Turbine Builder
13th May 2018, 07:15 PM
Stated cleaning the ram and rack (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=c39525cf359f81268e46b929e4af5e44&type=L&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A8&libId=jh4ja4k40100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theshelvingstore.com%2Fshelving&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Erack%3C%2Fspan%3E) and pinion gear, there some teeth missing on the rack (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=c39525cf359f81268e46b929e4af5e44&type=L&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A8&libId=jh4ja4k40100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex3.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theshelvingstore.com%2Fshelving&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%203&txt=%3Cspan%3Erack%3C%2Fspan%3E) and the pinion gear is in bad shape. Does anyone know were there is any general engineering services here in Melbourne that could help me out with getting this part fix:?

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Turbine Builder
13th May 2018, 07:19 PM
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Turbine Builder
20th May 2018, 02:54 PM
Today it's been cold and wet no good for painting parts, so started work on the head. I wont do a complete tear down no need for it the bearings feel and sound in good shape, i may replace the taper bearings. I will need to make up a new part which i think it's made out of copper. Now as you can see the photo of the small gearbox it has some old grease. I'm a bit confused do i reapply greasehttp://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/images/smilies/confused.gif the manual does not say anything about grease, just add oil on top of the spindle and there is a oil port on the side of the quill housing.

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Turbine Builder
21st May 2018, 06:26 PM
I remove a few more parts off the head today and gave it a good clean. I have come to a conclusion that the down feed gear box is oil lubricated, this head has been work on before.

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rustyovali
22nd May 2018, 08:05 PM
Very nice work and thanks for taking the time to document the process.Could you please detail the brands of primer,filler and paint you are using?
Thanks in advance,Nick

Turbine Builder
22nd May 2018, 09:22 PM
G'day Nick,
Thanks mate. I'm using dulux metal shield primer and top coat paint. No filler. http://www.duluxprotectivecoatings.com.au/brochures/Metalshield-Info-Brochure.pdf

Cheers,
Mark.
Very nice work and thanks for taking the time to document the process.Could you please detail the brands of primer,filler and paint you are using?
Thanks in advance,Nick

Turbine Builder
23rd May 2018, 05:53 PM
I fix the lever for the drive feed gearbox, as you can see the original DETENT SPRING was in pieces so fitted a SPEED GEAR DETENT BALL AND SPRING set, had to shorten the spring but now the lever stays in the stop position.

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Turbine Builder
5th Jun 2018, 03:02 PM
I had a couple of parts that need to be fix by a local engineering workshop, the feed drive electric motor armature was in bad shape and the spindle drive motor base plate had a crack in it so they are getting repaired.

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Turbine Builder
5th Jun 2018, 03:06 PM
Almost finish painting the mill (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=52fe5c021138b95a0da720f1684272a6&type=CD&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A3&libId=ji15ozut0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex5.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dmill&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%205&txt=%3Cspan%3Emill%3C%2Fspan%3E) head, got new tapped bearings and have found some issues to address with the head, will go through with this when putting it back together

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Turbine Builder
5th Jun 2018, 03:14 PM
The ram is painted, but need to replace the spur gear (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=8ce89b7d86e5eb23f43cd4ad4c4ba5ba&type=CD&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A3&libId=ji15ozut0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex5.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dgear&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%205&txt=%3Cspan%3Egear%3C%2Fspan%3E) which is on order will machine the old gear (http://i.viglink.com/?key=482693bb60c1c2a389584ecc37f88518&insertId=8ce89b7d86e5eb23f43cd4ad4c4ba5ba&type=CD&mid=undefined&exp=60%3ACI1C55A%3A3&libId=ji15ozut0100pcxy000DApcc7heeq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2Frambaudi-v2-mill-clean-repair-346291%2Findex5.html&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dgear&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.practicalmachinist.com%2Fvb%2Fmachine-reconditioning-scraping-and-inspection%2F&title=Rambaudi%20V2%20mill%20clean%20and%20repair%20-%20Page%205&txt=%3Cspan%3Egear%3C%2Fspan%3E) off and weld the new gear on. Been looking around to get a couple of new metal nameplates made up, so i got a price of $700 for the two :oo::oo:

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Turbine Builder
15th Jun 2018, 02:07 PM
I machine off the old spur gear and press fit the new gear on and put some tacks welds on as well. I have a question for you guys out there about the mill head. Some photos for you to look at please let me know if you know what i can do or have any suggestions.

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Turbine Builder
16th Jun 2018, 05:45 PM
Pick up the feed motor armature today all good and bolted the motor onto the feed gearbox, also got the ram on, feels so much better than before nice and smooth and clean up the worm gear.

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Turbine Builder
17th Jun 2018, 02:52 PM
Started work on the mill head today. I'm replacing all the tapped bearings and maybe the bearing on the hand wheel, also put the mill head back onto the ram as not to damage the paint work and it was easier this way. It's looking like a milling machine now.:)

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Turbine Builder
21st Jun 2018, 01:43 AM
Been cleaning up the gears for the mill head and replace the bearings. Now have a problem with the spindle and shaft gear, as you can see there is quite a bit of damage to the teeth so off to ronson gears and find out if i can get new gears and then get them machine and i think the teeth may need to be hardened??


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.RC.
21st Jun 2018, 09:45 AM
I think you might need to prepare for sticker shock when you get the price to make new ones. The part with the gear on it is repairable. I saw Phil get a spindle nose rebuilt that had been chewed to bits, it was an amazing job that was done. Probably TIG welded I would guess.

The bottom part does not look too hard to make in the home shop.

Turbine Builder
21st Jun 2018, 10:06 AM
Yeah i know what you mean, my thinking is to see if i can buy these gears and take it to my local machine shop to have the teeth milled out. The part with the gear is on looks like it has bee tig welded on bit hard to see in the photos.

I think you might need to prepare for sticker shock when you get the price to make new ones. The part with the gear on it is repairable. I saw Phil get a spindle nose rebuilt that had been chewed to bits, it was an amazing job that was done. Probably TIG welded I would guess.

The bottom part does not look too hard to make in the home shop.

.RC.
21st Jun 2018, 11:14 AM
The top part could be supposed to be soft as it might be a consumable part.

I suspect most of the problem is from operators changing speeds when the machine is still running and grating that dog clutch.

Turbine Builder
21st Jun 2018, 11:44 AM
Yes will see if i can file it, i think that is how you can tell if it is hardenede? Ah is this what it is called dog clutch, i'm not to good with my temology with milling machine parts but i am learning . The previous owner said he could not run the mill in reverse as it will pop the fuse, but it's making sense now as i turn the top gear in reverse it push the bottom gear out, this is why he mark a x on the control switch. I think he did not won't to make repairs on the mill:(

Turbine Builder
23rd Jun 2018, 06:20 PM
I finish off cleaning and inspecting the mill head parts and have found another problem to fix, as i was removing the shaft from the clock spring housing the second piece broke off so now will need to modified the housing. The clock springs that are available are not for this type of spring housing which uses a pin. A photo here of what i want to do with the housing.

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Turbine Builder
30th Jun 2018, 05:45 PM
Got some more work done on the mill, clean up the table no damage on the half nut :). The small scissor lift comes in handy when you have tight spots to lift heavy items.

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StrayAlien
8th Jul 2018, 11:46 PM
Mark, awesome job. That is a lot of work. That mill looks a hefty bit of kit. Must weight 1500kg?

Turbine Builder
9th Jul 2018, 12:18 AM
Mark, awesome job. That is a lot of work. That mill looks a hefty bit of kit. Must weight 1500kg?

Thanks Greg, I just about pulled everything apart and clean and check for damage and repaint. Yeah about 1400kg Nice and heavy, the table is bloody heavy no way too men can lift it i think maybe 4 men:) The Okuma lathe that i also done a clean and repair comes in at 1800kg the heavy the machine the better, as i found out with the lathe when machining up some 4140 and some harden steel the lathe had no problem with that material, will see how i go with inconel.
I just read through your grinder project well done you have put a lot of work on it. I like how you went about machining up the gears, i may have to machine up a gear for the mill.

StrayAlien
16th Jul 2018, 08:05 PM
Hey Mark,

Sorry for late reply - dunno how but I missed this reply. Apols.

Thanks re grinder project. There will be more on that soon. That old girl will live again for sure.

Re the gears. It took a lot longer to prepare for gear cutting than it did actually cutting them. I have more gears to cut soon but I am considering this approach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQXW5DP4ZSc

Keep at it there - you're making good progress, and keep the pics coming. :-)

Greg.

Turbine Builder
17th Jul 2018, 06:13 AM
Hey Mark,

Sorry for late reply - dunno how but I missed this reply. Apols.

Thanks re grinder project. There will be more on that soon. That old girl will live again for sure.

Re the gears. It took a lot longer to prepare for gear cutting than it did actually cutting them. I have more gears to cut soon but I am considering this approach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQXW5DP4ZSc

Keep at it there - you're making good progress, and keep the pics coming. :-)

Greg.
G'day Greg,
no worries, yes there is a lot to set up for gear cutting. Interesting video. I have decided to make a new dog clutch gear for the mill, so my plan is to finish off the mill i can still use it as it is to machine parts but that gear will have to be replace soon. Looks like i have to spend over $100 just for a Gear Tooth Pitch Gauge :( I don't think i have a choice, i can't keep taking the top part off the mill head to check the gear with the original dog clutch gear. I will start a new thread in the metalwork projects soon. Will have some update photos very soon.

Cheers,
Mark.

Turbine Builder
19th Jul 2018, 05:03 PM
Work has slowed down a bit on the mill as this part of the project is time consuming. Had to make up some shims for the DRO system as i have painted all the small brackets and spacer plates that hold the DRO rails. Purchase a bracket for the DRO box and have started collecting tooling for the mill, a couple of chinese arbors and a large chinese mill vice. LOL i pulled it apart and stated to clean it and found some lumps of casting sand under the vice that had been painted over with black paint :rolleyes: Still a bit more work to be done.

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Turbine Builder
22nd Jul 2018, 06:19 PM
Finish off the DRO set up, the x axis is not reading property when moving the x axis hand wheel. Have to see if i can find a user manual for the mitutoyo DRO. Also fabricated a chip guard for the mill.

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StrayAlien
24th Jul 2018, 09:32 PM
Re those last pics of the machine getting back together. Well done. Doesn't it feel good to the stage that you have more back on the machine than scattered about the workshop!

It sure is starting to look like a mill again. Re the dog teeth - geeez. I have 'head rattle' on the BP - but not too bad. The cause is the dog teeth. Fortunately, they can be bought. Not very cheap at about $700 AUD but good you can still get em!

edit: I forgot to ask - what is the material you used for the chip guard and where did you get it?

Turbine Builder
24th Jul 2018, 11:34 PM
Re those last pics of the machine getting back together. Well done. Doesn't it feel good to the stage that you have more back on the machine than scattered about the workshop!

It sure is starting to look like a mill again. Re the dog teeth - geeez. I have 'head rattle' on the BP - but not too bad. The cause is the dog teeth. Fortunately, they can be bought. Not very cheap at about $700 AUD but good you can still get em!

edit: I forgot to ask - what is the material you used for the chip guard and where did you get it?
Thanks Greg,
Yeah it sue does feel good to get everything back together and have more room in the workshop. Can't wait to use the mill for the first time, need to start work on my trike project and will need a lot of machining done with the mill and lathe. Good for you that you got your mill up and running :) How does it compere to the chinese mill ? Sounds like you have the same problem that i have with the dog teeth, your lucky you can get a replacement part. I have to get one made up and will cost over $1,000:oo: so will make my own part i have a lathe and a milling machine so why not make the part just collecting some tooling that i will need. As for the chip guard material i went to clark rubber.

Cheers,
Mark.

Turbine Builder
1st Aug 2018, 05:17 PM
I had to shorten the quill spring as the new one was a bit to long, but work out well.

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Turbine Builder
1st Aug 2018, 05:25 PM
Bolted on the top housing on the mill head, just waiting for my local engineering shop to weld up a crack on the motor mount and she ready for a test run.

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Turbine Builder
6th Aug 2018, 05:43 PM
After two days i pulled apart the top part of the mill head to see how the oil flow went, all good, oil has drain onto the tapered bearings. So i think a bit more time the oil will make it's way down to all the bearings.

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Turbine Builder
6th Aug 2018, 06:16 PM
So i pre oiled all the bearings before assembly of the mill head, got the motor installed and did a test run all good for the speeds i have for now until i make up the new dog clutch gears. So i did a test on the suds pumps that's working and did try out the power table feeds, then about 2 minutes running it stop What the hell :sad3:it was working just fine and now it stop, could not change speeds it felt like something has jam up inside the gearbox. So drain the oil out and remove the front cover and i got a big surprise i left a rag inside:)(:((:(( So pulled out the rag and had to remove the gearbox from the saddle, to hard to fit the front cover back on in the vertical position all good now :) So i can now say that this project is finish well almost still have some more work to do, but i can use the mill now to machine parts.

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StrayAlien
7th Aug 2018, 05:01 PM
Very well done mate. Despite the rag incident you must be very happy. Thumbs up.

Turbine Builder
7th Aug 2018, 06:09 PM
Very well done mate. Despite the rag incident you must be very happy. Thumbs up.
Thanks mate, Yeah happy at the moment still need to use it a bit more and see what problems will show up, still a lot more work to do on the mill. Since that rag incident i want to make those plastic shift levers out of brass will need to do some research on that project, will have the keg furnace finish soon so can do the casting myself. Also would like to add a power feed for the knee as well and of course make up new dog clutch gears. Did make up my first part on the mill for the quill power feed gearbox all good:)

Cheers,
Mark.

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Turbine Builder
15th Feb 2019, 07:46 AM
Time has come to start working on the mill again, been using it how it is but i need high speeds at the moment i have 600 rpm. So there is some issues to fix first on the list is the spindle pulley there is a oil cup that screws on top of the pulley as you can see in the pics oil is leaking out. The top of the pulley is slightly damaged.

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Turbine Builder
15th Feb 2019, 01:53 PM
I had Mr Tom at Bilonia Tooling help me out with the high speed dog clutch gears and pick them up today, he done a excellent job and at a good price, it pays to shop around. I also got him to fix up the spindle pulley as well so no oil leaks.

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Turbine Builder
18th Feb 2019, 02:42 PM
I remove the spindle today , the bearings feel good no bad noises or play but there is a little bit of damage on some of the other parts . Looks like a bearing has seized on the spindle at some time in the past.

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