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Thread: Milling/drilling spindle |
20/12/2018 10:22:22 |
Seen the posts here about milling spindles. I recently made a new internal cassette for a Potts milling spindle I bought using a ER16 long size and made a new outer for it that houses 2 angular contact bearings that just fit the ER16 tube and the machined outer recess. I fitted 2 spring washers so there is a very little end float. I made a new mount that clamps around the old Potts spindle to take the motor and fitted a 3 high power 3 phase servo motor with the encoder disabled and it runs via a very cheap 3 phase power unit off Ebay. The motor is not really designed for continuous running like this so I cooled it with a finned jacket that reduces the temperature so it does not overheat. The motor runs nice and cool and with variable speed ands can run either direction. I have cut large clock wheels like this. The Potts is a great piece of kit and I can use it on either my Boxford lathe or my Rivett lathe. I can change et up of the spindle quickly to drill or mill or index if I want to use the cutter in the lathe. Hope this is of interest John
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