How to Indicate A Vise in Just One pass

[roundrocktom]

(03-13-2014, 06:53 PM)TomG Wrote: Index, now there's a name from the past. One of the shops I worked at had an Index and the Indicol from the Bridgeports wouldn't fit. It also had an issue where it wouldn't hold end mills tightly in the R8 collets. They would creep out on heavy cuts and ruin your day. I believe the table had a few tracks in it as well. Hopefully yours has a more substantial drawbar.
Tom

It's a Index 555, built in 1966. It has a reground spindle, so R8.

I had some chatter with heavy cuts, once the quill was adjusted it is fine. No issue with pulling mills out of the collets. That would ruin my day!

Quill adjustment is a little unusual, as you have to loose on lock screw, adjust quill screw, then tighten lock screw. At least on the Y axis. On the X Axis it took a while to realize there is only one opening, but both a lock and tighten screw.