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RE: A "Transmission" for the Rockwell Mill - Mayhem - 05-15-2017

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RE: A "Transmission" for the Rockwell Mill - pepi - 05-15-2017

Good welding job on the motor mount...... up and running, nice.  thumbs up !

Being a free range mill sure helps out with the chip clean up LOL

Greg


RE: A "Transmission" for the Rockwell Mill - the penguin - 05-21-2017

I worked on the mill today, the people at work have kept be busy. Making and then remaking a burner adapter (was told that the plate was 14" x 14", but apparently the minion can't read a tape rule, as it was really 17" x 17"), a 12" stack damper and a few other parts. So I had no time for the mill.

As I finished up the stack damper on Friday night, it was time to get back to the mill. I changed the motor drive sheave/pulley and then checked the speeds through the sheave combinations, low is now 85 rpm and the max is 5893 rpm, much more usable, than the original combination.

I work on the table and knee adjustments, got them to move very smoothly and with very little backlash.

The 4" Shars vise, I got, is very nice. I'm still waiting for Grizzly to actually ship me the correct t-nuts. Between mills, rotary tables, drill presses, and other equipment, I have 9 different size t-nuts.