I decided that having a mill in the garage that is clean, other than the grease they packed it in, was kinda silly.
I got it trimmed, roughly, last night and the vise installed. I had a project in mind and decided to go learn a few things.
Had to grind a bit for the fly cutter first, that went pretty well. Got a chunk of Al that Keith had sent and decided to fly cut the surface to remove the small holes in the stock. Seems Keith used it as a backer in the drill press. Luckily now of the holes went even close to 1/4 the way thru the stock.
Fly cutter did well but it did teach me a couple things. First off, the tram is still ever so slightly off, the back edge is cutting a slight bit more than I want. Might be .001 off or so, I can live with it for now. I also learned why they call them fly cutters, the chips fly all over. I probably had chips in a 12-15 foot radius. I need a better broom.
Used an end mill to square up the ends then did some measuring. I decided that 3 rows of holes spaced an inch apart was going to work well.
I put the stock in the vise, found the edge on two sides, and zeroed the DRO. After that it was just retipition. Spot 27 holes, drill 27 holes, tap 27 holes.
Being able to use the DRO made it so much faster. Power tapping was also a big time saver and also ensures that each hole is straight.
I now have a storage rack for 27 Star sizer push rods. Now I need to label the pushers and get them organized.
I got it trimmed, roughly, last night and the vise installed. I had a project in mind and decided to go learn a few things.
Had to grind a bit for the fly cutter first, that went pretty well. Got a chunk of Al that Keith had sent and decided to fly cut the surface to remove the small holes in the stock. Seems Keith used it as a backer in the drill press. Luckily now of the holes went even close to 1/4 the way thru the stock.
Fly cutter did well but it did teach me a couple things. First off, the tram is still ever so slightly off, the back edge is cutting a slight bit more than I want. Might be .001 off or so, I can live with it for now. I also learned why they call them fly cutters, the chips fly all over. I probably had chips in a 12-15 foot radius. I need a better broom.
Used an end mill to square up the ends then did some measuring. I decided that 3 rows of holes spaced an inch apart was going to work well.
I put the stock in the vise, found the edge on two sides, and zeroed the DRO. After that it was just retipition. Spot 27 holes, drill 27 holes, tap 27 holes.
Being able to use the DRO made it so much faster. Power tapping was also a big time saver and also ensures that each hole is straight.
I now have a storage rack for 27 Star sizer push rods. Now I need to label the pushers and get them organized.