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| AdeV:
A little progress today - I needed to take one block to completion, so I at least had a turning tool, as well as a boring bar and/or parting tool to play with... After carefully surfacing one block on both sides, I decided to see just how true it was. The results are not impressive: Mind you, those measurements were using a depth gauge onto the surface plate. The dial calipers (both dial & digital) gave a different reading - although they at least agreed with each other. I need a height gauge.... and I need to try to fix that bloody vice. Anyway - the rest of the ops you've seen: Mill the slot, drill the holes. At least this one is deep enough... and here it is, along with another new (to me) tool, first time I've ever used a steady rest: L8r... |
| Bernd:
"L8r" :scratch: :scratch: :scratch: Oh, "Later" :bang: Hey Ade, at least your close on those dimensions. I won't think you'd ever notice once the tool holder is done. Quite a pruduction you got going there. :dremel: Bernd |
| AdeV:
--- Quote from: Bernd on September 23, 2010, 06:48:03 PM ---"L8r" :scratch: :scratch: :scratch: Oh, "Later" :bang: --- End quote --- Sorry, couldn't resist m8 :D I'll take the --- Quote from: Bernd on September 23, 2010, 06:48:03 PM ---Hey Ade, at least your close on those dimensions. I won't think you'd ever notice once the tool holder is done. Quite a pruduction you got going there. :dremel: --- End quote --- Agreed, for toolholders, the dimensions aren't that critical, but I'd like to have the confidence that my vice is capable of holding to within a thou or two at worst; not +/- 8 thou... |
| Bernd:
Yeah, that M8 threw me for a while too when I seen Tel use it on HMEM, until I sounded it out. I first thought is was half of a M-16 rifle. :lol: Sounds like a new vise is in order here. Make up a few of those aluminum sumps and I'm sure you could get a hansome price. Enough to afford a very nice vice. :) Bernd Hey it's 8:30PM here and your still awake at 1:30AM? |
| AdeV:
--- Quote from: Bernd on September 23, 2010, 08:28:19 PM --- Sounds like a new vise is in order here. Make up a few of those aluminum sumps and I'm sure you could get a hansome price. Enough to afford a very nice vice. :) Bernd Hey it's 8:30PM here and your still awake at 1:30AM? --- End quote --- Yeah, I find there's not quite enough hours in the day to allow me to do everything I want to do - by the time work has sucked 8 hours of life away, the workshop took nearly 5 yesterday, which barely left time to sleep, let alone post on the forums.... and here I am again at 7.20am, just 6 hours later. Ouch. Vice-wise, I'm sure this one can be saved; it's just a case of finding a way to get it absolutely dead level across the bottom. It doesn't look like the datum faces are hardened in any way, so I can probably just mill it level - although what it probably really wants is a surface grind. |
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