Tool gloat?

[xXvapourXx]

Hey
Today, me and friend of mine were helping out my friend, friend clean up his machine shop, he makes parts for motor cycles, he has to Cincinnati cnc machines and a manual lathe and mill and welders and other stuff like that.
Only took pictures of the big machines but nothing really of the welders and what not, should have but i needed to help out
After cleaning out half the shop and taking it back to his house, he gave me some carbide inserts and tapping tools since he didn't need them any more and had heaps more, and got told by my friend that im starting to do machining.
Probably also need to get a quick change tool post to suit.
So i thought i would share to you my tools i received and the machines he has got, there pretty awesome :D
Now i just need to get the tools that hold the carbide inserts, anyone know of places that just sell the tools, not going to get them now or any time soon but ill probably get them when i get a job, so sometime next year.
Also the guy who we helped clean up, had a book, i think it was a reference book to lathe cutting tools and showed what each carbide insert was used for, but im not sure what they were called, any one know what im talking about?

Here are some pics, not the best because i needed to help out.

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Cooper

[nadroj]

I've seen articles in magazines, where people make their own holders for carbide bits.
Here's some online info: DIY Insert Holder (pics) - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop Magazine's BBS (http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=39130)
I think any small mill could do it. Maybe a project for the future?

Jordan

[Bryan]

Holders here: Turning Tool Holders (http://www.ctctools.biz/servlet/the-Cutting-Tools-cln-Indexable-Lathe-Tools-cln-Turning-Tool-Holders/Categories). To help you figure out what inserts you have, so you know what holders to get: Insert Designation Chart (http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-insert-d.htm). Have fun!

[new_guy90]

Your mate knows good machines. Kearney and Trecker are argued to be the BEST American made mills, Your friend only has a small one they were heavy Iron! Im curious about "CVA" on there badge, CVA were British and made a copy of the American Monarch tool room lathe (some on here has one) I wonder If it was Imported and distributed by CVA

:2tsup: Thanks for showing your Pic's mate

[xXvapourXx]

I've seen articles in magazines, where people make their own holders for carbide bits.
Here's some online info: DIY Insert Holder (pics) - The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop Magazine's BBS (http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=39130)
I think any small mill could do it. Maybe a project for the future?

Jordan

Could be done on a milling attachment if not its a great simple and easy project to be done on a mill.


Holders here: Turning Tool Holders. To help you figure out what inserts you have, so you know what holders to get: Insert Designation Chart . Have fun!

Thanks for that Bryan ill have a bit of a looky see tonight :)


Your mate knows good machines. Kearney and Trecker are argued to be the BEST American made mills, Your friend only has a small one they were heavy Iron! Im curious about "CVA" on there badge, CVA were British and made a copy of the American Monarch tool room lathe (some on here has one) I wonder If it was Imported and distributed by CVA

Thanks for showing your Pic's mate

Yea he does know a fair bit about machines, i woulda thought the mill was Australian but i guess not. when i was looking at the badge, i thought something looked familiar and now i know hahah, thanks for the info though :D

Cooper

[RayG]

Nice of them to set 400Hz as default! No idea how high it got before I turned it off.

:2tsup: Nice trick... Same here all the one's i've got were default 400 Hz, I think they do that for people who buy the air cooled spindle motors, and if you run them at 50hz the spindle motor burns out because of lack of cooling..

PS.. I have spare IGBT's in stock.. (not that you'll ever need them)..

Regards
Ray

[Stustoys]

Little tool gloat to start with. Picked up some of these blades I used about 30 years ago and havent seen since. The one I tried it a 0.050" wire with a spyral groove around them, so one long tooth really. I tried it out on an icrcream stick and some 10mm alum, needless to say the 10mm was slow going but it does it.

Stuart

[Stustoys]

Now for the big gloat.
Picked me up a 12" master gauge. Graduated to 0.00001"...... can we call that close enough?
I think its "only" accurate to 0.00005" though :( lol


Stuart

[Steamwhisperer]

I so want one of those Stuart

Phil

[simonl]

Hi stuart,

Have no idea what either of those tools are. showing my ignorance here! I like the number of zeros after the decimal point though. Thats impressive!

[Bryan]

Stuart, very cool tool, but I don't think it qualifies as a gloat unless you tell us how ridiculously cheap it was.

[Stustoys]

Hi Phil,
I'd been lusting after one for awhile, didnt really think I would ever get one.

Hi Simon,
The first one is just a different sort of "cuts in any direction" hacksaw blade.
The second is a height gauge taken to the next level and then some. The line of silver blocks move up and down with the dial on the top. It only moves over the range of an inch or so, thats why the steps in the silver block.

Hi Bryan,
You might hate me even more then?
And complain that all the good deals are in VIC ;)


Stuart

[simonl]

Thanks for the lesson stuart! A height gauge is on my future wish list. Good pick up..