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Hi Hornetb, Guys,

Here are a few, poor, photos of the tool bits I've ground and tested in my "New Fly cutter". I've tried to show the top, side and face but they seem very hard to photograph. ...

I would hope not ! As you say it would get very lively.
Its a good press fit. The drilled hole has a slight taper on it so the shaft was pressed in from the big side. I could always press it back...

Hi Guys,

After the issues with the piddly little fly cutter I used to skim the top of my vice, I decided to make another one. This one is made from a 15 mm thick by 75 mm diameter disk of...

Hi Hornetb,
Sorry I forgot about measuring the column. I can't actually get at it to make any meaningful measurements. The motor is in the way at the top and the ways cover stops you at the...

Hi,
Thank you for your notes. I'm in complete agreement about the pushing back. I took the block of BMS that I used as a test piece with me this morning to a place that lets me have bits of...

Your Welcome Bruce.
I must admit that it was/is a nice tool to use. I mentioned that I had got a block of BMS to make a QCTP. Well the block was 6 mm too thick. So this morning I took the...

Hi Ken,
Yes I agree with you about using only one insert. This isn't my Facemill so I don't want to mess around with it. I've got a piece of stainless steel this morning. Its about 3" in diameter...

Yes 20 thou is right. I tend to think in inches then mentally convert to MM.
In fact I owe an apology ! I said in an earlier post that the Glanze didn't quite cut 50mm. It is nearer to 49.5mm. I...

Hi Ken,

If you recall you mentioned MDF under the vice.

There are a couple of photos below showing the vice and the covers that I use to protect the table and make cleaning it easier.

I how...

Hi Ew,
Yes your right I have already run the face mill over the vice top. I'm now happy about the finish and the parallelism to the table.
See a couple of posts up. I'll take a photo of the piece...

Too late Mike ! I already did that with the Verdict 0.0001 gauge. Although I don't like using the Verdict. The needle jumps around unless the surface is dead smooth. Most times it isn't.

Hi Bruce,
The face mill is a "Glanze" 50mm three carbide tip one on a MT3 mandrel.
My mill is rated 1Hp. I ran the cutter at 850 rpm as advised by the guy who loaned it to me and took a 5 thou...

Hi Simon,
Yes I've already discovered that the moving jaw lifts a fraction when tightening it up even after tapping the work down it still pushes up a fraction.
Originally when I bought this vice,...

Hi Bruce,
I can only agree with you. The fly cutter I used was originally made to machine brass and then only over about an inch in width. I had to push the cutter out quite a bit to get it to...

Hi Ken,

There isn't any MDF between the vice and the table. The vice is securely clamped down by the hex head bolts at either side. The alan socket screws are holding the alignment rib that is...

Hi Guys,

I think my problem is solved ! Or at least a way to prove the explanation that a friend has suggested. Someone here suggested flex in the mill column but flex in the cutting tool is much...

Hi Guys,

As promised some pictures. There are two of the mill. Then there are some of the vice and the gauge readings. I also machined a test piece. Its a 6" long chunk of hard aluminium bar. ...

I'm glad that you posted about this ! Because this is exactly what I found when I started to try and tram mine. On my machine the gib strips on all axis are tapered gibbs. As near as I can measure...

Hi Rob,
Good idea. I only ran the dial gauge across the base of the vice jaws and that was essentially spot on. The vice jaws are 100mm/4" wide. I'll check that tomorrow as well.

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Hi Guys,

Its a Chinese mini mill. Similar if not identical to a Warco WM16. But a longer wider table. I used the fly cutter in the drill chuck.

Just to clarify the mill vice is a cast iron...

Hi Guys,
A little background. I recently made a mill tramming tool simply because I was having difficulty ensuring that the head of my mill was truly at 90 degrees to the table. Anyway I learnt a...