Miles Hellon | 26/12/2018 14:32:57 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | I bought a Tom Senior light vertical mill last week. It hasn't arrived yet but already I'm thinking about how I could modify it |
Vic | 26/12/2018 14:37:01 |
3453 forum posts 23 photos | Sorry no thoughts Miles, but I do like that mod on the Dore Westbury. Very nicely done! |
Miles Hellon | 26/12/2018 14:46:22 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Thanks Vic! The Dore Westbury has been a really useful machine for me - it's very versatile. It is a bit of a lightweight though.... Now I've upgraded my Myford Super 7 to a 254, I wanted a mill on the same scale which is why I bought the Tom Senior. I'll keep the Dore Westbury as a 'radial' drill for woodworking. |
daveb | 26/12/2018 15:15:17 |
631 forum posts 14 photos | Very nice work on the rack. You could probably buy a Bridgeport for the cost of the Tom Senior and get it ready made. |
Miles Hellon | 26/12/2018 15:28:01 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Thanks Dave. A Bridgeport would rather dominate my 'living room'! |
Miles Hellon | 29/12/2018 15:15:35 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | My new toy has arrived Edited By Miles Hellon on 29/12/2018 15:18:09 |
Miles Hellon | 29/12/2018 15:18:48 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | |
Dave Halford | 29/12/2018 17:11:13 |
2536 forum posts 24 photos | Shame the top half will be in the bedroom :O)
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Miles Hellon | 29/12/2018 17:46:17 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | No problem. I've already dug a pit for the base Edited By Miles Hellon on 29/12/2018 17:46:52 |
Vic | 29/12/2018 18:07:35 |
3453 forum posts 23 photos | Nice looking machine Miles, I’m sure you’ll have fun with that. |
Miles Hellon | 30/12/2018 13:58:08 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Thanks Vic. I think I will Here's a shot of the ram head with the cover removed. Nice machined surface on the top of the clamping blocks - perfect for fixing to..... |
Miles Hellon | 30/12/2018 21:36:07 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Made a start, this evening, by modelling the column and ram shaft. |
Vic | 30/12/2018 22:26:24 |
3453 forum posts 23 photos | It will be an interesting project, looking forward to see how you get on. I wonder how the original manufacturers envisioned users would move the head in and out?
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Miles Hellon | 31/12/2018 10:47:41 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Posted by Vic on 30/12/2018 22:26:24:
I wonder how the original manufacturers envisioned users would move the head in and out? Rock it clockwise/anticlockwise while pulling or pushing, I guess. That works ok, the problem is more in the loss of angular registration. Even the use of the angular scale is lost as you pull the ram away from its 'home' position, as the pointer for it is on the head cover (or on the proximal clamping block for earlier machines without the cover). |
Nick Thorpe | 31/12/2018 11:32:04 |
53 forum posts 6 photos | Hi Miles. For alignment after moving the head out, I would wind the table up, put a large square on it and align the vertical part of the square with the machined slot on the left side of the head. For complete accuracy I would trammel the head with a dial indicator. Regards, Nick.
Edited By Nick Thorpe on 31/12/2018 11:45:51 |
fishy-steve | 31/12/2018 12:21:02 |
122 forum posts 30 photos | Very nice. I was following that very machine on ebay! I've noticed a steady increase in value over the years. Yours is a particularly nice example. Have fun. Steve. |
Miles Hellon | 31/12/2018 12:22:43 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Thanks Nick, I clocked the machined slot yesterday but its obvious purpose didn't register! What year is your L.V.? Mine is 1978. |
Miles Hellon | 31/12/2018 12:30:27 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | Thanks Steve, Yes, I think I was really lucky to get it. The paintwork doesn't need much more than a clean (apart from the N.V. switch) and it seems to have had an easy life at the school..... |
Miles Hellon | 31/12/2018 12:35:48 |
62 forum posts 26 photos | It's interesting that they made a few with a mechanism for rotating the head..... |
Nick Thorpe | 31/12/2018 12:45:22 |
53 forum posts 6 photos | Hi Miles. I am not sure that the slot was intended for that purpose but it works! I think mine is circa 1978, from memory. Picture below is of the old Tom Senior factory in Liversedge. Only a small photo I'm afraid as that is all all I could find on-line. Regards, Nick. Edited By Nick Thorpe on 31/12/2018 12:46:12 |
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