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25th Oct 2020, 08:51 PM #1
Milling arbor Hercus 260
Anyone have info or drawings for the milling arbor for the 260 similar to the photo below? I'd like to make it so I can mill a radius into aluminium.
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26th Oct 2020, 07:22 AM #2Mechanical Butcher
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Ebay item 303485071539
Different diameters and tapers available.
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26th Oct 2020, 08:56 AM #3
From the ebay photos I can't tell if it has a centre for the tailstock. I'm not familiar with these types of set ups.
Have you used this on your Hercus? Are there more fittings I'll need that isn't immediately apparent to me?
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26th Oct 2020, 09:03 AM #4Most Valued Member
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Have you considered making your own, that way you can have it or the as long or as short as needed.
You could make it to the taper of your spindle and secure by drawbar through spindle, or if you have a collet chuck just machine arbor to suit your largest collet.
Looking at what is available through that page it appears that the arbor diameter is16 mm bit small for milling cutters.
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26th Oct 2020, 09:11 AM #5Senior Member
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You'll need MT4 for the 260. There are some here. (16mm - 1-1/4")
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26th Oct 2020, 02:35 PM #6Mechanical Butcher
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26th Oct 2020, 03:57 PM #7Senior Member
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If you mean an MT4 to MT2 adapter sleeve, you could do that. I think the drive and accuracy could both be affected so it would be better to go the direct route if you could.
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26th Oct 2020, 09:27 PM #8Most Valued Member
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Being the owner of a Hercus milling attachment, I'd be surprised if it had the rigidity to cope with the loads those two cutters would impose on the workpiece.
Chris
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Yeah, good point Chris.
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27th Oct 2020, 07:20 AM #10
Hi Pipeclay,
I was hoping to make it but I wondered if anyone had more details for such an arbor. So looking at the photo it appears the arbor is secured in the tailstock with a centre. I assume it's a revolving centre. So I'd need to single point the thread on the main shaft with a collar nut to capture the cutting blade.
Any drawings of an example that is similar for the type of setup I'd need would be good to see, if anyone has such a drawing or sketch. I'm just not sure exactly how I should approach this.
I made a slitting saw arbor a few months ago as I needed to make some small brass screws for a fishing reel. It turned out really good and enabled me to make the slits in the screw heads.
Here's the saw arbor I made below.
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27th Oct 2020, 07:24 AM #11
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27th Oct 2020, 09:48 AM #12Most Valued Member
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Making the arbor should not be a problem, your main issues will be in my opinion,
1, how will you drive it?
2, what diameter material do I need?
3, how long do I need it?
4, what bore are my milling cutters?
5, do I need more than one arbor?
6, do all my cutters use the same size key?
7, how many different sized spacers do I need?
8,how will I cut the keyway in my spacers?
9,how long do I need the keyway in my arbor?
10, what thread will I use for the arbor and retaining nut?
11, what material will I use?
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28th Oct 2020, 08:07 PM #13
Here's the thing I want to make
Reel Foot.png
I can make the slope and the rest but I will need to cut the radius "B"
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28th Oct 2020, 08:33 PM #14
Hi Boris, Guys,
If I were doing that radius by milling on the lathe, I would use a 0.350 ball end milling cutter held in a collet chuck in the spindle. You will need to make a packing to get the centre height on the cross slide and take gentle cuts using the cross slide to traverse the work. Don't be tempted to cut in both directions, feed the work into the cutter with the cross slide moving away from you. Wind the work back before taking another cut.
I've found milling on a lathe to be a right royal pain in the butt !
PS. A vertical slide doesn't help, it reduces rigidity enormously. The more solid you can hold the work piece the better.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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29th Oct 2020, 07:15 AM #15
Thanks for your input, BaronJ. I have to admit that crossed my mind too but since in the near future I'll be trying to also make another foot with a second radius also, I thought it might be good to "kill two birds....." See the diagram below showing the second radius. BTW the other materials I'll be looking to use is brass and nickel silver.
reel foot 2.jpg
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