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  1. Manfred

    DIY Mill

    At my school there was a single span concrete pedestrian bridge that spanned a four lane highway. At the middle of the bridge was a lamp post mounted to the ground about a meter from the bridge. This served as a handy reference for the height of the bridge above the road. All it took was two or...
  2. Manfred

    DIY Mill

    From which I deduce, amongst a number of other insights, that, while I need to keep my options open as far as possible, it will make a big difference whether I am using a relatively light, high speed spindle or a large (by my standards) R8 based spindle that will likely spin at about a third or...
  3. Manfred

    DIY Mill

    I plan on initially using a Taig spindle, perhaps with higher speed bearings and modified for an ER20 collet. For power I'll try the 400W brushless or a 1hp DC motor off an old tile saw. Depending on how that goes, or just for the hell of it, I am considering a modified version of the Little...
  4. Manfred

    DIY Mill

    Thank you for your input. Yes, I'm building with what is available. The mechanical bits were mostly purchased on ebay. The 400W spindle motor came along with the two smaller steppers for free; that's why it is currently the spindle motor - essentially by default. I do understand that it is...
  5. Manfred

    DIY Mill

    Thanks for your thoughts. I like the idea of using epoxy granite / cement and initially agreed with your suggestion of the 1/4 inch plate. However, and this is not criticism but more how I'm iterating towards a solution, I have decided to use either 0.625" or .750" thick plate because I want to...
  6. Manfred

    DIY Mill

    Seeking some advice. Happy to supply more info on what I have and where I plan on going. Attached some pictures of my DIY mill mock-up. Yes, most of it is still wood and its been like that for a while. May have some time over the festive season and also decided rather than purchasing a...
  7. Manfred

    CA-ON West Toronto material comparison

    Correction, not about to sharpen inserts, I meant brazed carbide bits. Is C5 hard enough? Google is not being helpful.
  8. Manfred

    CA-ON West Toronto material comparison

    Went to McKinnon a few days ago. Can only second previous sentiments. While I was also quoted $1/lb for steel and $4/lb Al, the friendly staff made a few mistakes to my advantage. Great offcut racks with brass, aluminum and steel. Bought 40+ lbs mild steel (with three pieces of tool steel...
  9. Manfred

    Tool Information of Carbide Inserts, Toolholders and other musings

    Found some info on the topic of inserts / carbides that may be of interest and decided to collect it all here: Light hearted intro: And Carbide Turning Inserts - Tutorial (by engineeringsupplies.co.uk) - YouTube Intro to the subject by Kennametal...
  10. Manfred

    Tool Beginners Guide to Vices

    Stumbled upon this and thought it may be of value to some: https://tormach.com/articles/the-beginners-complete-guide-to-machinist-vises#:~:text=Tramming%20a%20vise%20is%20the,the%20axis%20as%20it%20moves
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