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Thread: TAYLOR MILLER Mk. 2
25/07/2010 20:29:06
I found with using 2 "C" spanners I ended up dropping whatever was in the chuck onto the table so I made a "circular" spanner which sits on top of my spindle and locks it in place leaving both hands free to slacken the chuck with a home made "C" spanner and take out the tooling without dropping it.

My vibration still is a worn universal joint feeding the table driveshaft I cant get it off to replace/repair, it seems to be held on by a tapered pin which refuses to budge.

Cutting the spindle with a taper might it not be better to manufacture some kind of Taylor-MT2 adapter?

Regards

Paul
Thread: Myford Thread Dial Indicator Plans?
25/07/2010 09:36:46
I am interested in making my own Indicator with a larger than standard dial (suit my poor eyesight).
 
On the face of it it seems to be a relatively simple item to construct; my idea so far is to machine a lump of round aluminium stock for the case/mounting turn a BMS shaft then make the dial & drive gear from Brass.
 
Making the drive gear should be interesting my plan is to mount/index it in the shaper and cut on a slight? angle.
 
My question then is where might a chap find/purchase plans for home made versions of the above, do they exist even? searching this site and a general "Google" has drawn a blank so far.
 
Regards
 
Paul

Edited By Myford_Paul on 25/07/2010 09:38:32

Thread: Myford ML7 - advice needed please
17/07/2010 19:46:41
Chucks can vary quite a bit depending on manufacturer & condition/age  anything by Pratt-Burnerd should command a good price particularly if it's a "GripTru" chuck.
 
Other items like geniune Myford Vertical slides will fetch £120+ items like Myford Fixed steadies regularly attract around £60-£70 or more if boxed/unused.
 
If you can spend some time on Ebay it will give you a good idea what to expect price wise.
 
IMHO when selling try to avoid "bundling" items together, sell everything individually it's more work but fetches better prices.
 
Regards
 
Paul
Thread: Antivirus
17/07/2010 19:25:25
Certainly does rather read more like an advert than a general posting.
Thread: Myford ML7 Raising Block Stud Length Please
11/07/2010 17:59:07
Hi Mick
 
What length did you make them
 
Regards
 
Paul
10/07/2010 21:01:26
Can anyone help I finally got around to changing the bits of tatty channel currently supporting the ML7 to the proper Myford raising blocks, 1st problem was no studs with the blocks then I didn't have any 5/16 x 22 tpi studding.
So having made 18" of studding and some nuts to suit  I can't find the dimensions for them does anyone know what length the studs should be?
 
Regards
 
Paul
Thread: Lathe Drive Motors, 1ph or 3ph?
05/07/2010 19:38:20
 
Saving a few quid really appeals to a Yorkshireman :D I have a couple of 400/440v motors I wouldnt mind converting to 220v do you have a circuit diagram of this conversion operation or perhaps even a couple of pictures
 
regards
 
Paul
 
Thread: Diamond tool holder.
05/07/2010 19:23:45
Mark,
I'm keen to make one of these also do you have any pictures of yours you could post please
 
Regards
 
Paul
Thread: Shaper Tools
05/07/2010 19:10:13
I have an 8" Boxford (and a Powered Adept) the Boxford produced an awful cut as purchased until nearly all play was adjusted from the machines gibs it now produces beautiful work and is quite theraputic to use
 
Your digging in symptoms are indicative of play somewhere in the machine so at the risk of stating the obvious...
 
Try to remove as much play as possible from the machines gibs
Make sure the work is solidly mounted/clamped
If like the Boxford the table has a support leg make sure it is in firm contact
Good sharp tooling with around a 3 degree heel clearance
 
see the difference
 
Couple of Good videos from Rudy Kouhoupt first is a primer on the Shaper (demonstrated on a 1900's Temple) and the second has six projects in it neither are particularly cheap but IMHO well worth the money for a beginner.
 
Couple of other good books are:
Shapers by Emanuelle Stieri
Shaper Job Operations by J.W.Barrit
Both from Lindsay Publications
 
Regards
 
Paul
Thread: Vice for Boxford 8" shaper
22/06/2010 07:47:12
I too have a 8" Boxford Shaper and have searched far and wide for an original (or original looking) vice with no luck even contacted Boxford themselves to see if they perhaps had any "old" stock lurking about their response was no as that they had not made the shaper in 30 yrs.
 
Hope you have better luck than I.
 
Regards
 
Paul
Thread: TAYLOR MILLER Mk. 2
03/06/2010 17:54:56
Lionel,
 
In the short space of time I have had the Taylor it has been a real pleasure to use.
Thanks for the info on the collets I will try to get hold of a 5/8"collet from Crawfords although that said until now I have not needed it.
I finally eliminated the Brammer belts as the source of vibration on my machine, after removing a couple of "furry" links that were "rapping" on the sides.
It transpires my vibration was (and still is) the universal joint on the table drive, a bit of light "dressing" with a hammer and dolly and a blob of Moly grease has improved things but it really does need a new joint.
I have been scouring the net for something of a suitable size that could possibly be adapted to fit but so far nothing has jumped out at me.

I agree the speed of the machine does seem a bit high at it's lowest and I now have all the components to address that, once I have recoverd from surgery I intend to fit it up with a new 1hp 3 phase motor and wire it to my Teco inverter (which it will share with the ML7) giving infinitely variable speeds.
 
I  would be very grateful if you could post pictures of the tools you use to tighten the collet on your machine I would like to have a look your designs, I have started to make a collar that fits over the top circular section of the spindle with a view to welding in three dogs to locate in the three slots in the bearing adjusting collar, and like you I intend to use the two dowels as the other location.
 
Regards
 
Paul
 
Thread: Digital editions of Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop.
20/05/2010 22:25:42
I thought I had forgotten to put my glasses on.....seems rather pointless me having my very nice high resolution TFT monitor now...
The viewable quality of the magazine in this new reader really is awful in comparison to the previous viewer.
Why the change? does it save a few coppers on bandwidth or is the software cheaper (perhaps freeware even).
 
Please return to the original viewer.
 
Regards
 
Paul

Thread: Navigation buttons to older digital MEWs missing
18/05/2010 11:20:18
Extract from the "Subscibers Extra" section.

 "As a subscriber, you have exclusive access to our digital archive of back issues as well as exclusive articles and competitions on the website."
 "The digital archive of Model Engineer and Model Engineers' Workshop magazines are available exclusively to subscribers"
 
Dont see anything in the screed that differentiates between different types of subscription,
surely if you have any kind of subscription you should be able to access all the back issues and not just the small amount now on view?
 
Regards
 
Paul
 
Thread: Lathe Drive Motors, 1ph or 3ph?
30/04/2010 18:20:59
Changed my ML7 to three phase using a 2HP E2 Teco Tverter inverter and a resilient mount Brooke Crompton 1425 rpm 1HP motor very smooth almost no vibration at all, £120 second hand off Ebay for both.
 
What a difference with speed changes no stopping the machine or swapping belts and also never quite getting the RPM you want with single phase.
 
With my three phase setup speed changes are now as simple as turning a knob plus as the inverter can run the motor up to 200hz that means I can get almost 6000 rpm at the motor if I need it (yes I know thats 4x it's rated speed).
 
Not that I am interested in the really high speeds but the ability to turn work at very low rpm (1 rpm is possible) really is a great help.
 
Other niceties are adjustable slow acceleration - deceleration,  torque boost & DC braking.
 
Sorry if this sounds like an advert but it really has made a difference in the quality of my work .
 
Paul
 

Thread: TAYLOR MILLER Mk. 2
17/03/2010 19:06:01
Thanks for the response gents, had a look at Tony Griffiths site when I was buying the miller very good site.
The Rotagrip collets are different to mine heres a pic of one of mine:
 




 
 
The machine dosen't vibrate too much and what it does vibrate I think I can put down to a slightly bent table drive spindle and the Brammer belts it has, as to the spanners I dont have any at all looks like I will have to make some if you can remember what they looked like that would be great
 
Regards
 
Paul

16/03/2010 19:11:54
Have just bought one of these seems like a nice very well built solid machine but it does need some adjustment, where might I find a manual for such a machine?
 
Also it only came with three collets which I think are 3c? 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" can anyone suggest a possible source of additional collets.
 
Many Thanks
 
Paul
Thread: Instructional DVDs- Rudy Kouhoupt
16/03/2010 18:51:50
I have watched quite a few of Rudy's videos and thoroughly enjoyed them but at £28 a throw to buy in the UK they aren't among the cheapest...
 
I am looking for the following if anyone has them:
 
Fundamentals of Milling Machine
 
Advanced Milling machine
 
6 Projects for the Shaper
 
How to cut spur gears
 
Paul
 

Edited By Myford_Paul on 16/03/2010 18:59:30

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