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Offline scottmk1

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Face mill arbor source
« on: June 17, 2014, 03:25:43 PM »
Hi folks, I would like to buy this http://www.jbcuttingtools.com/epages/es461493.sf/sec9f4eb4da75/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es461493/Products/400R-50-22-4T face mill for use on my mill/drill however I cannot find an arbor to suit, I need a MT3 shank with a 12mm drawbar thread, and obviously  22mm spigot to suit the bore in the face mill. Can anyone suggest a source? Also what do you guys think to the turning and boring tools for lathes on that site? They seem well priced compared to other online sources, and you get a variety of tip sizes too.

Scott

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2014, 04:20:05 PM »
Scott,
You don't say where abouts in the universe  you are.... :scratch:
Give us a clue...

Here in the UK, there are several suppliers, RDG, ArcEurotrade, Chronos and others that may have what you need..... :thumbup:
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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2014, 04:39:11 PM »
Thats a very good point John, I'm in Scotland.

I have tried RDG?Chronos etc without much luck though.

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2014, 04:43:20 PM »
ArcEuro do some soft end arbors....,you could machine one of them to suit your face mill bore, then drill and tap the end of the arbor to retain the cutter.....ok it won't be keyed to the shaft, but that has to be better than jammed cutter/burnt out motor/stripped gear teeth.....

How about these?

060-300-00600 or 060-281-00322 on offer at ArcEuro.....?
Any good?
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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2014, 05:44:19 PM »
Many thanks for that John, I will take a look at those and see what I can do.

Scott

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2014, 05:51:02 PM »
Let us know how you get on   :thumbup:

Your questions may help someone else....
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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2014, 05:55:24 PM »
I believe Cromwell Tools may be able to help. i have a similar item that I bought from them a while back. That too was MT3 with 22mm spigot and If I remember right a 10/12mm draw bar thread
Getting new-used tools to use to make tools to mend tools that you got to mend other ones surely counts as fair game

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2014, 06:06:36 PM »
Thanks Stig, had a look at Cromwells site but they dont seem to list anything that suits.

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2014, 06:58:58 PM »
You could turn your own 22mm spigot with a reduced 18mm end to fit a MT3 collet.

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2014, 04:35:37 PM »
Thanks for the link Joe - I have added it to my watch list for just now. The kind people at JB Tools are also going to see if they can source one for me.

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2014, 05:27:53 PM »
It's not very long ago I bought a "Glanze" 50 mm interchangeable carbide tip end milling cutter. MT3 shank with a 12 mm drawbar thread  !  I think that it was from Chronos.  I don't recall paying that much for it.  I can't lay my hands on the invoice at the moment.
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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2014, 06:14:01 PM »
Chronos do a Glanze 3 tipped indexable end mill for about £45 but its out of stock. I might get in touch with them tomorrow and see when they expect to get more stock. They also do a Facemill by Glanze for about £150 but I dont want to spend that much on one.

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2014, 03:11:54 PM »
If its any help,  I'm very happy with mine.  Originally I bought mine because I was having a problem with a fly cutter and discovering that it flexed !  It all started when I was truing up my mill vice surfaces.  When the fly cutter came to a hard patch in the cast iron it flexed and rubbed.  I kept finding that one end of the vice was consistently higher than the other.  The cure was the Glanze cutter.  That doesn't flex and I got a lovely surface finish.

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Re: Face mill arbor source
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2014, 07:43:33 PM »
Ok that sounds good Baron. I see you can order direct frome Glanze too, rather than going through Chronos.