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    Milling Question

    Anyone know what is a reasonable expectation for parallelism on a milled surface? Try as I might, I can't get down as close as I would hope. Typically it is in the range of 0.005". over about 6". I know nothing is perfect... but that seems a bit big. I have trammed the head of my Hartford 8...
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    Sourcing Metal | General Discussion

    @Peter T - re fasteners... I use Quest Industrial down near Blackfoot Trail. The guys there are awesome. Never used Online Metals, but I have used Speedy Metals out of the US. Shipped to Montana and picked up there... chunk of cast iron.
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    Milling vise work stop "Doubleboost Style".... kinda

    Yes, I drilled and tapped each side, so it can be located on either side as required. I am thinking that maybe drilling through the clamping bits I could get less surface area and therefore greater holding power (higher pressure) on the clamps... will have to think about that. They are a bit...
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    Milling vise work stop "Doubleboost Style".... kinda

    @JW: no specific reason except that I like brass, and had some 3/4" stock left from making brass fingers for my fixed steady... @ Peter T: Mine is threaded directly into the vise. It is the dents I didn't want... so decided to try to build it like a dial indicator stand connection. I looked...
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    Milling vise work stop "Doubleboost Style".... kinda

    Yup - set screw would have been easy, but the idea is that the knurled brass bit pulls a threaded piece up, locking the rods. Will get pics of pieces... Each main body holds two threaded pieces, and the knurled bit is a nut.
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    Mini-fly cutter

    I ran a slitting saw along the bore and drilled and tapped for a 3mm screw. The screw clamps the indicators in their bores. This is actually a "short" model I made for a friend with a small mill. Mine is a longer one. Will get a shot of the slit / lock screw.
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    Milling vise work stop "Doubleboost Style".... kinda

    Here is my milling vise mounted work stop. Overall pretty happy, but the brass seems to be quite slippery on the rod. The rod fitted to the vise is an M8 internal hex fastener with the head turned down. The rest of the rods are left overs from a shift rod kit for buddy's old car... his...
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    Mini-fly cutter

    OK... here we go! The little profile cutter milling away happily... and the final project - a spindle square.
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    Anodising

    Awesome stuff! Looks like good fun.
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    Oversized Machining equipment.

    Hi JW: I noticed two angle plates in your photos - are these suitable for your machine or would you consider parting with them? Thanks, Brad.
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