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RE: milling in the lathe - krv3000 - 03-15-2012
(03-14-2012, 10:44 PM)ETC57 Wrote:(03-14-2012, 05:42 PM)krv3000 Wrote:(03-14-2012, 05:26 PM)DaveH Wrote: Jerry,yep any mill is beter than not having one and the saying gows its not the tool its the man that makes the job a good one
Oh no, that's not milling on a lathe
That is a lathe attached to a milling machine
Good try Jerry
DaveH
thats cheting
Aww come on Bob cheating
but defiantly easier,it may not be as ridged as a stand alone but it exceeds my ability's and it's paid for!!!
Jerry.
RE: milling in the lathe - aametalmaster - 03-19-2012
I don't think anyone mills in the lathe more than me because i don't have a mill. I do a lot less since i have a 7" SBL shaper but anyways here are some of my pics and setups. I use a #3 MT endmill holder picked up on ebay. That was my first setup. Then came the ER40 Collet chuck and the #3 endmill holder barely gets used anymore. I have a plate the goes where my compound used to sit that is the right height to make my bearing fingers for the SBL steady rests. Its all the right height i just change cutters to suit. Anyway enjoy the pics. Any ???? just ask...Bob
RE: milling in the lathe - aametalmaster - 03-19-2012
A few more...Bob
RE: milling in the lathe - krv3000 - 03-20-2012
(03-19-2012, 08:18 PM)aametalmaster Wrote: A few more...Bob
all good stuf well dun
RE: milling in the lathe - EdK - 03-20-2012
Hi Bob,
Very creative use of a lathe for milling. Thanks for posting the pictures.
Ed
RE: milling in the lathe - DaveH - 03-20-2012
Wow Bob,
Some very clever set ups there. Well if some need to know where to get some ideas from, they know who to ask
Great pics
DaveH
RE: milling in the lathe - ETC57 - 03-20-2012
Very impressive work, I must admit I probably would have never even considered trying to do mill work on a lathe.
Jerry.
RE: milling in the lathe - aametalmaster - 03-20-2012
Thanks guys. Here are a few more. The vee groove is for my home made taper attachment where the block bolts to the ways and i have some pics of the TA too...Bob
RE: milling in the lathe - doubleboost - 03-20-2012
Hi
Bob
Nice work
Good pictures
I did a bit of that before i bought a mill drill
I still machine tool holder slots that way
Thanks for posting
John
RE: milling in the lathe - SnailPowered - 08-23-2012
So does a milling attachment just make it a little easier or...? I was all about getting a mill so that I could make slots with end mills into round tubing but it sure seems like these improvised methods will do just about anything I could possibly want! The lathe I bought has a milling attachment is the reason I ask.