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Gallery, Projects and General => Gallery => Topic started by: Meldonmech on October 27, 2013, 12:15:38 PM
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Hi Guys
I was just trying to sort ought some of my photographs this afternoon, and however many times I do this there are those pics that seem to prefer hide and seek than be viewed. My PC has a mind of it's own and changes the location of pics I have filed. The pics I have discovered are of the Stent Tool and Cutter Grinder which I built some time ago. The slides were machined on the shaping machine then accurately hand scraped. A work head was constructed to take Myford collets and an indexing device fitted. The Myford spindle nose could also take a small chuck or tailstock type chuck. There are a pair of centers, not shown. Slide stops are fitted to adjust movement.
The machine was entered into The Midlands M.E. Exhibition at the time and achieved a Bronze Medal.
Cheers David
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Looks great! :bow: :clap:
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Hi David,
Very nice. :thumbup:
I've just looked at the price of the drawings and castings - £300 + VAT so I don't think I'll add one to my list of things to make.
I thought it might make a useful compact surface grinder with a few mods to increase the spindle overhang.
:beer:
Phil.
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David
Very nice build!
Phil,
Have a look at the "Bonelle" it's made from bar stock and the plans are free on the web.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.b.d.willis/bonelle_tcg.htm
Regards, Matthew
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David
Very nice build!
Phil,
Have a look at the "Bonelle" it's made from bar stock and the plans are free on the web.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.b.d.willis/bonelle_tcg.htm
Regards, Matthew
Hi Matthew,
I already have a Quorn on which the Bonelle is based but neither are really suitable for surface grinding.
I also have (what I think is) a Union T&C Grinder but without a great deal of work I can't get a wheel in the correct position for surface grinding.
Do I really need a surface grinder? Having had access to one at work before I retired I miss being able to use one. But I've managed without for 4 1/2 years so..........
Cheers.
Phil.
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Philf,
By reversing the motor/spindle and adding a way of moving the workhead, such as a lead screw, I believe the Bonelle coud be modified to to able to surface grind small parts. I am going to put this on my modification list.
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Philf,
By reversing the motor/spindle and adding a way of moving the workhead, such as a lead screw, I believe the Bonelle coud be modified to to able to surface grind small parts. I am going to put this on my modification list.
Hi Unc1esteve,
The Stent still looks ideal for a mini surface grinder. I found a fabricated version of the Stent using round bars for guides a la Quorn/Bonelle but the dovetail version looks more workmanlike.
Cheers.
Phil.
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The more I think about it the less I like my idea. It would be better to make a dedicated surface grinder.
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A dedicated machine sounds like a good idea if you've already got a T&G. I've got a Clarkson MKI which I could use as a surface grinder, but I feel I'd really need to surface grind something to go through all that hand feeding!
An interesting project, keep us informed!
Regards, Matthew
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In a bit of correspondence to one of you, I mentioned that putting a magnetic table on a Clarkson is my 'norm'.
However for those with a Quorn, Philip Amos did a write up and fitted his grinding bit of the machine to a mill.
Again, the Stent 'pillar' will accept the Quorn or its own stuff to act like a vertical slide on either the lathe or the mill or even a shaper.
As a bit of an aside, the Stent is calibrated whilst my Clarkson 1 has no such additions.
Hope this helps
N
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Phil,
What would be the needed x-y-z travel?
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Phil,
What would be the needed x-y-z travel?
I haven't given it that much thought but I have a 200mm x 100mm magnetic vice so I imagine minimum travels x - 250mm; y - 120mm; z- 150mm.
I have the basis of a floor standing machine which could give me x - 350mm; y - 150mm; z - 300mm.
Cheers.
Phil.
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Hi Guys
Thanks for all your comments
Cheers David