Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-22 Thread Gene Heskett
ab do, linuxcnc has no limits. > > -Original Message- > > From: James Isaac [mailto:whirl...@live.com] > > Sent: May-22-20 8:26 AM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling > > > > Hello John. > > > &g

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-22 Thread John Dammeyer
0 8:26 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling > > Hello John. > > You have a better mill than I do. > > Within > > <http://www.autoartisans.com/mill/Mill_CNC%3chttp:/www.autoartisans.com/mill/Mill_CNC>

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-22 Thread James Isaac
of dream application) Did you put an RFID chip on all of your cutters and drills? /(End of dream application) James Isaac. From: John Dammeyer Sent: May 21, 2020 12:07 PM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling It's fair

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 21 May 2020 21:46:50 John Dammeyer wrote: > So I popped over to a friends to borrow a carbide 3 cutter face mill. > Alas the MORSE Taper draw bar fitting wouldn't work with my R8 to MT3 > adaptor. But the more rounded cutters gave me the idea to use my > green wheel on the carbide

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
So I popped over to a friends to borrow a carbide 3 cutter face mill. Alas the MORSE Taper draw bar fitting wouldn't work with my R8 to MT3 adaptor. But the more rounded cutters gave me the idea to use my green wheel on the carbide brazed cutter I was usingin the mid size fly cutter holder.

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
Good idea. I'll have to try that. John > -Original Message- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] > Sent: May-21-20 3:44 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling > > On 05/21/2020 11:39 AM, John Dammeyer wrote

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Use a lathe face plate with 3 adjustable supports and an indicator in the the center of the spindle, move the machine to dial in the face plate to the machine motion. Then use a bar in the spindle to swing the indicator to sweep the face plate. Same as Jon's procedure but without machining. On

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 05/21/2020 11:39 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: This was a year ago but based on the latest fly cutting results I'm getting slight ridges so either the fly cutter isn't exactly turning a perfect horizontal arc or I need to tram again. http://www.autoartisans.com/mill/TrammedVertical.jpg

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Stuart Stevenson
> > Or it's something to do with the backlash. > > John > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] > > Sent: May-21-20 9:25 AM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Gene Heskett
t; So with the current backlash it may not be robust enough for round > cutters. > > John > > > -Original Message- > > From: dave engvall [mailto:dengv...@charter.net] > > Sent: May-21-20 7:04 AM > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: R

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] > Sent: May-21-20 9:25 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling > > On 05/20/2020 11:56 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > > Anyone used one of thes

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Sam Sokolik
one of the small ones... :) Bigger ones do increase your work area ;) On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 11:27 AM Jon Elson wrote: > On 05/20/2020 11:56 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > > Anyone used one of these? > > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000890081459.html > > > > > Years ago, we had CNC

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 05/20/2020 11:56 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: Anyone used one of these? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000890081459.html Years ago, we had CNC meetings at Roland Friestad's shop near Galesburg, IL. He made CNC retrofits to sell to tech schools, and apparently made some of his own tooling.

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
Thanks. That's a lot of inserts if you have a collision. John > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: May-21-20 9:03 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling > > On Thu, 21 May 2020 at

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
> Sent: May-21-20 7:04 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling > > Round inserts are nice if you have the power and stiffness to use them. > Only in desperation would I use a fly cutter simple because of the > unbalanced load. > Becaus

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 16:55, John Dammeyer wrote: > > How many cutting bits and what type and R8 or straight shaft or some other > quick change? Mine is a standard shell-mill mount, and I mount it on a BT30 adaptor. I think it has 8 inserts. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread John Dammeyer
How many cutting bits and what type and R8 or straight shaft or some other quick change? John > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: May-21-20 1:22 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling >

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread dave engvall
Round inserts are nice if you have the power and stiffness to use them. Only in desperation would I use a fly cutter simple because of the unbalanced load. Because of their radius the round inserts will give a nice finish. Have fun. Dave On 5/20/20 9:56 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: I've been

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-21 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 05:59, John Dammeyer wrote: > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000890081459.html I have a 100mm dia face mill that I use for facing off castings. I bought it used from eBay. But my milling machine has an excess of torque and a dearth of speed. -- atp "A motorcycle is a

Re: [Emc-users] Face Milling

2020-05-20 Thread andrew beck
john I sell these in new zealand all the time. they work perfectly. I even run them in my cnc. there are much better cutters of course but these definitely work make sure you buy alloy inserts for them they are polished and razor sharp. I would think a apkt insert would be much better than a