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    Default Setups 2

    Sometimes setups can be fun. This one was.

    I made this er32 hex collet block a few months ago but wasn't sure the side angles were correct, that's because I got the angles from a couple of triangles cut from plastic on my cnc router.
    0.3mm was faced off each side using the BS-0. Watching carefully as it was cutting I could see the plastic triangles are actually pretty accurate.

    Notice how the table on my mill is a bit small for me. The tailstock is held with only 1 clamp. Anyone know how to make a mill table longer ? ha ha

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    Quote Originally Posted by phaser View Post
    The tailstock is held with only 1 clamp. Anyone know how to make a mill table longer ? ha ha
    You actually kinda can... Just extend the T-slots through the ends of the table and bridge the drainage channel with a clamp either side.

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    Get some Al plate the size you want and bolt that on as a false table. You could put T slots in or put in a grid of tapped holes that match your hold down bolts.

    Michael

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael G View Post
    Get some Al plate the size you want and bolt that on as a false table. You could put T slots in or put in a grid of tapped holes that match your hold down bolts.

    Michael
    Actually that is what a friend of mine did so that he could machine some parts for a Clayton Steam Wagon. He also used a roller stand at one end to support the long length, about 5 feet I recall. Very heavy chunk of metal.
    There is a picture of it on line somewhere, if I can remember where !

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    There is a picture on the front page.

    Sorry it was a Foden Steam Wagon. He did do a Clayton. I think that one went to Tasmania, not sure !
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