Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2010 19:27:24 GMT
I just used my vertical slide for the first time: it's been in the cupboard since 2003! Reason being that I've decided to remake the connecting and eccentric rods, as they aren't really up to the required standard, and the EMCO head with inverter control isn't really powerful enough to cleave the metal in the desired fashion. I thought that a few people might be interested in getting more out of their existing tooling, so here are some pics.
JB
The slide is, I believe, for a Myford, and the existing mounting holes didn't permit me to position the slide table to register against the cross slide to speed up setting time. In addition, the slots for mounting a vice on the slide are a bit weeny, giving rise to the odd bit of vice rotation under load......as it did!
I made a few mods: the first being to create a triangular mounting arrangement, which is not only stronger, but allows the slide to overhang the cross slide for registering purposes, and also to provide greater vertical travel. (I'm sure that this is already available if the slide was fitted onto the right machine!) The two CSK socket head screws were used because I couldn't get a spanner into the corner, and were machined up to a nice fit in the drilled holes. The big holes on the cross slide table are there to accommodate dowels which provide instant set up for vices etc.
To prevent the vice rotating, and also to speed up setting time, there are now two 3/16" dowels locating the vice on the slide table.
This 4mm cut was done in one go at 630 rpm, but only after a few things had been beefed up!
Moving the mounting holes increased slide travel considerably, and a piece of steel packing is used to set the thing parallel to the chuck face.
JB
The slide is, I believe, for a Myford, and the existing mounting holes didn't permit me to position the slide table to register against the cross slide to speed up setting time. In addition, the slots for mounting a vice on the slide are a bit weeny, giving rise to the odd bit of vice rotation under load......as it did!
I made a few mods: the first being to create a triangular mounting arrangement, which is not only stronger, but allows the slide to overhang the cross slide for registering purposes, and also to provide greater vertical travel. (I'm sure that this is already available if the slide was fitted onto the right machine!) The two CSK socket head screws were used because I couldn't get a spanner into the corner, and were machined up to a nice fit in the drilled holes. The big holes on the cross slide table are there to accommodate dowels which provide instant set up for vices etc.
To prevent the vice rotating, and also to speed up setting time, there are now two 3/16" dowels locating the vice on the slide table.
This 4mm cut was done in one go at 630 rpm, but only after a few things had been beefed up!
Moving the mounting holes increased slide travel considerably, and a piece of steel packing is used to set the thing parallel to the chuck face.
