Spindex Mods and Attachment

[tonyfoale]

Thank You wizard69
It's actually just as easy to locate from any reference point no matter where you start, you have to start from somewhere, the next thing is to have a known angle plate of absolutely trueness, you can check your angle plate if you have the right tools, you have to flip the part 180° and shim the part the amount it was out from the opposite side, that's just a starter, you then have to check it again from its base side, you most likely will have to use .0002" shim stock from there on out, I guess I should have made a video of that process, it is a time consuming process to get those kinda results,

Doug

As the bore was the only area that was not available for machining I made a mandrel and located off that in two directions.
One was to true the base and I took a cut off the top whilst I was at it.
The other was to machine the sides and ends.

[rossbotics]

Thanks Doug for the reply, funny how things work out. Submitted an offer of about 20% off for the stinel mill and it was accepted. They are not very common this side of the pond as they say but have a reputation for being very ridged and accurate. They are described as one half the size of a Bridgeport. Comes with factory built in power feed with clutches and gear changes driven by drive shaft from one of the v belts in the back. Built in coolant also. Gonna have to step up my game now. Gonna be a tight fit in my shop but a metal lathe and a mill is a decades old dream come true.

Steinel SV4 Manual and Flier.pdf - OneDrive
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=FF091...%21204&o=OneUp
Copy of the manual
Thanks
Eric

That's an awesome looking Mill Eric, that machine looks like a machine should look, it has that rigid look!, glad to hear your dream come true shop is in the making,

Doug

[JoeH]

Hi Tony,
Fascinated with your homemade tool & cutter grinder idea, but when I tried the link to the videos explaining the trig I got a 404 page on your website and could not locate any videos. Help?
thanks,
Joe

[tonyfoale]

Hi Tony,
Fascinated with your homemade tool & cutter grinder idea, but when I tried the link to the videos explaining the trig I got a 404 page on your website and could not locate any videos. Help?
thanks,
Joe

Joe,

A while back I deleted some stuff off dropbox to reclaim some space. As people alert me to a problem I get it fixed. I'll let you know when I have loaded them elsewhere.

[JoeH]

Thanks. I look forward to studying it.

[tonyfoale]

Joe,

I think everything is OK now. The actual links looked to have been corrupted, the files themselves were all in place.

[Lockstocknbarrel]

Hi Doug,
You have a very special partner, Santa.
Thank you for taking the time to document the changes to your tooling, i have internet stalked you and saved any of the relivant tooling that i need, and also learned from your descriptions. When you can please do more youtube videos you have more to teach.
May i ask do you have any plans or drawing of your spindexer tailstock, I have solidworks 2016 yes i can sit and fathom out a drawing, or be cheeky and ask.....
Thank you for your time Kindest regards Dave....Beagles.

[rjitreeman0909]

Doug excellent upgrades. Used my spandex as is and now want to remember each usage if being out of parallel would affect functionality of my parts. Going to surface plate and height gage ASAP. THANKS

[rossbotics]

Your welcome