Very tidy!
I’m planning on using the tape on my mill. How did you clean the surface before applying the tape?
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DavidR8's shop shenanigans
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I’m planning on using the tape on my mill. How did you clean the surface before applying the tape?
Acetone. Needs a fair bit of pressure to seat/stick well.
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It must be, "Install a DRO" month!
Indeed!
Are you going to stay with one bolt or add a second?
I’ll add another but I need to order a bottoming tap.
What size. I might have one.
10-32 I think?
I have both 10-32 and 10-24. Start with taper, then with the next less tapered and then bottom. You are welcome to borrow them.
Awesome thanks John. I’ll catch up with you on the weekend likely.
The reason I asked about mounts is that I screwed up on mine. I used a 3mm tap and broke it on the second hole on the back of the Mill X axis. Never did drill another hole and tap it. Survived with just the one screw. In hind sight I should have used much larger screws. In a casting I'm not even sure that 10-32 is a good idea compared to 10-24. The cast iron is brittle and I think that jammed up the tiny tap I used and once jammed it snapped during the reverse turn to clear chips.
Anyway. Here's the evidence. Under the second hole is a broken tap.
Anyway. Here's the evidence. Under the second hole is a broken tap.
I just checked and I have 10-24 and 10-32 cap screws so I'll likely go with the 10-24. Or nothing at all... it is a 3/8 bolt that's holding it on so it's not going anywhere.
I have a set of 1/4" too.
1/4-20?
Yup. All three: taper, plug and bottoming. Actually also spiral I believe. Every once in a while I go on a buying spree because I'm good at breaking things.
I also found on my mill head castings that the material was so powdery that holes didn't always tap that well. So on yet another spending spree I bought this set of helicoil inserts for 6x1mm bolts. Kit came with drill, tap, wrenches, punch out tool. Works great. I should have bought more inserts because aluminum castings are also notoriously soft.
