On 3 February 2017 at 22:01, Todd Zuercher <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone here know if it is possible or practical to salvage a tool holder > that the threads have gotten messed up on?
Not easily. You could re-machine the socket (deeper) and take the damaged threads off. I think that building up with weld and re-machining would probably deform the conical bore. You have little to lose by machining the holder in-situ on the machine. Dremel (or similar) and a move in Z and Y at the (ER?) taper angle. This is Skunkworks doing the same thing with his actual machine taper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BFTifZgQVs Damage might have been caused by cranking down the nut without first engaging the collet in the nut. (ie, tool in collet, collet in holder, nut on top. That doesn't work. (assuming ER collet)) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
