Thread: my first mill

Aaron,

I'm intrigued by the corner milling spindle head. Any chance of some close ups of the spindle nose?

Bob.

hi bt . i thought you would never ask.
ill do it shortly.
bob so you have a iso/nt 40 mill spindle.
because i just saw a very nice dorma collet
chuck, it is a low profile thing looks a bit like
endmill arbor. with collets that go up the guts.
i should of photo graphed it the guy only wanted $50.
aaron

Yes more pics please! The 13 is only nt30, but I'd be interested in the dormer.....

Ew

Nah, the little 13 has a 30 taper spindle just like all that 30 stuff you have for the now lost Kondia.

BT

...I giggle everytime I look at that can of chucked up in the DH. Only you Aaron!

ps. Ew beat me to the draw again, the advantage of youth.

i only casualy mentioned the collet chuck. its not mine im not trying to sell it.
the guy at the market had it.
aaron

Originally Posted by azzrock

i only casualy mentioned the collet chuck. its not mine im not trying to sell it.
the guy at the market had it.
aaron

Azz, Slip an I into the title. Disclamer sounds like some sort of penetration tool.

that kondia was great.many i time when not one was looking.
it was humming as i reintroduced my self to machining.
one night shift i walked in the shed it was in and a big white owl was sitting on
the motor keeping an eye on things.
then one day all that remained was a slightly beaten up pratt machine vise.sitting on the
ground where there once was a turret mill.no one saw a thing or new any thing im shore no one was
even surprised.
bad timing thou .id just that week been taking cakes up to the shiny bums upstairs.
in a attempt to butter up the boss . as i was going to ask him for it.
ill get onto the photos.
aaron

Originally Posted by azzrock

that kondia was great.many i time when not one was looking.
it was humming as i reintroduced my self to machining.
one night shift i walked in the shed it was in and a big white owl was sitting on
the motor keeping an eye on things.
then one day all that remained was a slightly beaten up pratt machine vise.sitting on the
ground where there once was a turret mill.no one saw a thing or new any thing im shore no one was
even surprised.
bad timing thou .id just that week been taking cakes up to the shiny bums upstairs.
in a attempt to butter up the boss . as i was going to ask him for it.
ill get onto the photos.
aaron

The owl took it...? but didn't want the pratt vise.. Smart bird.

Regards
Ray

PS I liked the Deckel rotary indexing can opener...

nice one ray.the owe did stay around for a while.
what can i say. around there stuff goes missing

hi here are some photos.
ill have to try some again. i cant mount it until
i get a horizontal head..
the drive belt is missing and the drive end is seized
which i only just found out.
i think it runs at 4000 or 6000.

Originally Posted by azzrock

hi here are some photos.
ill have to try some again. i cant mount it until
i get a horizontal head..
the drive belt is missing and the drive end is siezed
which i only just found out.
i think it runs at 4000 or 6000.

Excellent photos Aaron, thank you. It is not as complicated as I thought it may have been.

Tony Griffiths of lathes.co.uk sells round belting for watchmaker's lathes as does Dr David Samways of Anglo Swiss Tools. One of them may be able to help you out or guide you in the right direction for replacement belts. Franz Singer may even sell the real thing.

Anglo-Swiss Tools Home

Singer Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH

As for the mounting that fits into the top of the horizontal spindle casting, it looks pretty simple. Not beyond a DIY version.

Bob.

Aaron,

Habasit is a Swiss manufacturer of transmission belts, including round belting.
The Australian outlet is in Sydney - see Australasia
Habasit will be able to make up belts to length, and they are joined by melting the ends and pushing them together - a simple concept but (lacking special equipment) I never found it easy to make a neat join before the material solidified.

A locally made (I think) alternative is Redthane - see http://www.mackayrubber.com.au/pdf/v...ee-belting.pdf . The round section belting is hollow and easily joined with a small metal double-barb joiner. This should be available through power transmission outlets.

Sorry to hear about the drive end - what do you think is the problem?

Cheers,
Bill

g'day again

bill how are you mate.
thats a few options to look at for the drive belt.cool.
the head is either a seized motor or maybe at the extension
after the motor just before the input pulleys. Im resisting
looking into it further for now. No problem relay for a guy
who luv's fixing things..

thanks bt for the links.
making a mount is a great idea. some times i forget
about that . i can make stuff. especially now that ive
got a piece of machinery or two for that.
aaron

hi all i was hoping to tackle the motor/vfd set up on my baby deckel.
its fitted with a Siemens two speed 3 phase motor.
alas it doesnt look like it will be a simple job i think its a star delta
motor. im not really shore.
i think these use a switching start relay separate to the motor.
has any one else got the fp1 running on a vfd?
has any one here dealt with the same problem?