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Bridgeport (et al.) knee crank adapter, 1/2" drive.

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Bridgeport Mill Knee Adapter 1/2" drive extended by tom3564

remix of FBNR's adapter. all the credit goes to him/her. I just extended it 3/4 of an inch because my crank shaft was long.
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Arbutus said:
Another tool storage idea. These are sliding, stacking trays which fit into an under-shelf frame.
Trays are 6" x 6" x 1/2" with various division patterns to suit the tooling.

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This presumes of course one has available shelves in which to hang the stuff in the first place. I'd like to try it but all the crap on the floor prevents me from getting close to any walls...............
 
David said:
Nifty!
Do you have the STL files?
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That should be all of them. Print in PETG/ABS/ASA to avoid warping over time.
 

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Today's project is a collet rack for the mill. I just haven't been happy with the one I made a few years ago from recycled PE.
The criteria are:
1. Within easy reach of the operator
2. Doesn't interfere with the quill handle
3. Positioned above the blast zone.

My FreeCAD skills are improving, but not to the point of designing the rack and mounting brackets as one print, so it's a 3 piece assembly made of PLA and glued with super glue.
Rather than make dedicated holes for chuck shanks, I just made snap-in bushings that can be moved/removed as necessary.
I realized too late that I forgot places for chuck keys (and maybe an edge finder) so the design is getting some holes added.
I provided holes for screws to secure to the DRO support arm, but they don't seem to be necessary.

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These 3D printers are just way too much fun!
 
pdentrem said:
Printing a couple items for work. It is for an edge detection and follower arm, for our hot mills. Hope to make the tracking straighter than manual controls.
Pierre


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Made an axle for the edge follower that we are making for our hot mills. The end facing is .374” and has 1/4X20 hole for a bolt to be put in place to make it easier to push/screw into the plastic hub that I printed a couple weeks ago. The other end is turned to .362” with the center section raised and threaded to gave it bite when installed. 1” sections on both sides of the flange.
Pierre


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I like that. Going to take some inspiration from it in the near future as I print some patterns to cast lathe tooling wall holders like I did for my TTS tooling a few years back. Right now I'm just using pegboard screwdriver holders for my Morse tooling....There's a better way.....
 
It is modeled for Morse 3 and I used a cinnamon bronze filament from Spectrum. Ken226 has posted many models for different collets systems as well.
Pierre

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Cinnamon Bronze - Spectrum Silk PLA Filament - 1.75mm, 1kg

Spectrum PLA SILK Unbelievable glossy effect SILK Filament is a PLA-based material for additive manufacturing with colour concentrates which imparts the satin texture effect to printed items. The surface satin texture of printed items largely reduces the visibility of layers on the side surface...
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You know? I was perfectly happy having my touch probe sleep under my monitor. When @David visited it's not like he made any comments about my storage technique. The probe has been happy there for ages.

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Especially after what happened to its brother.
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But now... with all this talk about Tool holders and these fancy solutions I heard a little voice, coming from under the terminal screen. Seemed like it was complaining about where it was sleeping. I wasn't sure but what the heck. I have CAD and a 3D printer so I made it a home. Hopefully the little voices will stop.

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