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    MQL or mist coolant

    Hi all, hope you are all doing well. I'm presently using the following mist coolant setup obtained from AliExpress for a few bucks: The problem I'm having is that my compressor (Maximum 15-Gallon Oil-Free Portable Vertical Compressor) runs almost continuously to keep the aire flow and mist...
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    CX601 Power Drawbar project

    Ok, here's part of my design process ... comments are welcome as I'm in the planning stage. First, I need to keep the spindle from rotating before I can screw in or out the drawbar, so using a 1/4 inch plate should do the job: Down position...
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    CX601 Power Drawbar project

    Might be a silly question, but the only way to loosen the R8 tooling is to lock the Spindle Cap with a 24mm wrench then unscrew the 12mm drawbar (see picture). So if I want this to be a "one handed" operation so I can catch the tool coming out of the spindle, I will need to lower a retaining...
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    CX601 Power Drawbar project

    Hi all ... Happy Easter! Ok, I'm looking into installing a pneumatic drawbar on my CX601 Craftex Milling machine. I was considering a change of spindle for a used FM30F 3Hp BT-30 spindle but the price was just too expensive, considering I would also have to change out all my TTS tooling. Maybe...
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    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    Just to add a thought using the information provided. If the use of a combined 127T/120T provides a speed reduction from 100 RPM to 94.485 RPM, that means that the given metric values shoud be INCREASED by 5.8% (1/.94485) to match the imperial setup with only an idler gear. Using this...
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    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    OK guys, here's a little hands on, chuck turning values mesured on my actual machine: Comparing these values to the ones that are on the plate of the change gear cover, here are the metric to imperial converted values: GEAR COMBO: 40T - 127T/120T - 40T As far as I'm concerned, the values...
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    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    My questionning is that the side plate chart uses the 120T/127T gear while the front chart just uses the 127T gear as an idler. Will this influence the feed rates obtained on the carriage? So if I put my levers in the E1 position, the longitudinal feed on the plate states 0.134mm (0.0053 in)...
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    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    I'm talking about the linear feeds, not the threading. The only available information is on the side plate with the metric values specified.
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    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    Does this mean that I need to build a spreedsheet to find the correct feeds with my imperial lead screw?
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    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    Ju Just to mention that the front plate top gear is a 40T gear - there is a spot on the photo :)
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