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Offline Gadget

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Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« on: February 18, 2012, 05:44:23 PM »
I finally got time to work on the mill build again. I have it running under it's own power now, have a look.

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Offline jcs0001

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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2012, 05:54:48 PM »
Gadget:

That looks really good and it looks like a huge amount of work.  I've thought about building one (and have the book) but that's as far as I've got.  Should be a really handy tool once it's done.

John.
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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2012, 01:46:35 AM »
Great Project Gadget looks like a lot of good work went into it.

 :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2012, 06:58:03 AM »
Lovely bit of work there fella, I've got the book but I bought a 10x 42 instead :beer:
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You're right, it does look easy when its finished.

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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2012, 08:18:49 AM »
Very nice  job there Gadget. Sounds nice and smooth too.  :thumbup:

Would like to build his shaper but don't think I'll ever get a round to doing that.

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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2012, 10:04:26 AM »
Thanks guys. Bernd, I want to build the shaper too just because it's so cool. Maybe when the mill is completed....
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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2012, 11:41:10 AM »
Very nice :thumbup: :thumbup:
There is a lot of time and effort there
John
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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2012, 12:37:53 PM »
Very impressive, especially the variable spindle speed - how can you tell what revs its running at?

Nick
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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2012, 01:29:50 PM »
I can only guess at the spindle speed for now but there's a thread somwehere on this forum on a tachometer kit that I may look into.
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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2012, 04:08:30 PM »
Quote from: Gadget on February 19, 2012, 01:29:50 PM
I can only guess at the spindle speed for now but there's a thread somwehere on this forum on a tachometer kit that I may look into.
I think I'll use this method
http://www.instructables.com/id/Tachometer-made-from-a-bicycle-speedometer-cycloc/
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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2012, 04:29:32 AM »
Quote from: Gadget on February 19, 2012, 04:08:30 PM
Quote from: Gadget on February 19, 2012, 01:29:50 PM
I can only guess at the spindle speed for now but there's a thread somwehere on this forum on a tachometer kit that I may look into.
I think I'll use this method
http://www.instructables.com/id/Tachometer-made-from-a-bicycle-speedometer-cycloc/

Good idea; I've got one on my miller. It reads up to 200kph, rather than the usual 100kph, so can measure up to 2000 rpm. In fact, it seems to read up to at least 250kph, but I don't know if it is reliable at that speed. I set it to read kph rather than mph, using a wheel circumference of 1667mm (65"). It will also read direct in RPM, but only displays that in tiny figures.

It calls itself the ASIIG, if you want to see if you can find one like it.

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Re: Gingery Mill build, angle plate milled.
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2012, 09:06:33 PM »
I finished making the fly cutter and cast the angle plate yesterday. Today I started finishing the angle plate using the new fly cutter on the Gingery mill. I still have one side to finish but once that's cut it has to stay on the mill without moving until I finish the new table on it so I took some photos as it is now.
When I get ready to finish the final side I will take a short video of the mill in action.
Dan

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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2012, 10:24:53 AM »
Very impressive, Dan.   :ddb:

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Re: Gingery Mill build, it's alive!!!!
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2012, 04:55:32 PM »
Great stuff
Dan
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Looking forward to some video
John
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