All I have to say is, is that I hope like hell that I have half the amount of ambition that you have Gene, 48 years from now, when I am your age.
Rick On 9/21/2015 10:57 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > On 9/21/2015 9:45 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Greetings everybody; >> >> Thinking in electronic ink here... >> >> Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most common >> carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to gain clearance between >> the workpiece and its holding jigs? Something like an ER8 that I can >> plug into an R8 maybe? >> >> What would be a good google search term? Or just hit Tormach's site. >> Their ER20 adapter covers up to 1/2", and sells for $34.95. Tolerable >> good. And it looks like it would extend the reach of a tool by at least >> 1.5". Thats also good, gets the quill housing up high enough to clear >> the jigs. The 15 count collet set is $192, or the 30 count set is $372, >> probably more accurate than some of the others, but hey, I'm carving >> wood here. >> >> Grizzly wants $317 for the whole 16 piece kit including adapter, South >> Bend brand. Neither seem to say what the OD of the nut is and I've >> already hit the side of the spindle against this jig when it was on the >> toy mill, whose rotating spindle nose is 40mm. >> >> But I hit a lick at LittleMachineShop. Tormach adapter & 3 collets, 1/8, >> 1/4 & 3/8, for $72.95 shipped. That will or should cover 98% of what >> I'll be doing. >> >> In the meantime I can make a new holddown bar for this jig out of solid >> maple, and set it about 3/8" farther away from the tool travel. And >> maybe glue on an extension to the flat plane of the front of the jig for >> additional workpiece support as some pieces will project close to 4 feet >> off the front of the table when mounted. >> >> Todays projects. ;-) Keeps me out of the bars don'tcha know. ;-) >> >> Cheers, Gene Heskett > Plain old R8 collet in the spindle would gain you the most headroom, but > you would loose your tool length offset each time you did a tool change > unless the tool has a depth collar on it. > > Jim > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Thanks Rick Lair Superior Roll & Turning LLC 399 East Center Street Petersburg MI, 49270 PH: 734-279-1831 FAX: 734-279-1166 www.superiorroll.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
