michael mott Posted January 1, 2017 Share #91 Posted January 1, 2017 Lovely Machine, was good to see it in action also I now have a better sense of the size. Michael mtaylor, cog, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share #92 Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) Some belated thanks, gentlemen ! ******************************************** I could not refrain from some more toolmaking. I will probably add various small attachments for particular purposes, as I am using the machine. Here is a small clamping table for flat objects. It was milled from a piece of flat steel and the arbor for the 5 mm collet was hard-soldered in. The area underneath the slots is recessed so that I don’t need a wrench for holding the nuts while tightening the screws. It allows to securely clamp pieces of sheet metal etc. for engraving or other types of milling operations. It can also be clamped in the small holder I made for the micro-vise. You will see soon in the SMS WESPE thread, what sparked making this tool ... Edited January 24, 2017 by wefalck captainbob, Bill Tuttle, WackoWolf and 10 others 13 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share #93 Posted June 6, 2017 Made a fly-cutter for the mill over the weekend: I could have turned the blank on my lathe, but I was able to source some 6 mm-lathe blanks in the USA at a reasonable price, which saved a lot of shop-time. Worked on some skylights for SMS WESPE that were milled from a solid piece of Plexiglas/Perspex and it works like a charm - if sharpened properly. Gerhardvienna, BANYAN, cog and 6 others 9 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted June 7, 2017 Share #94 Posted June 7, 2017 Where did you get those small (6mm) blanks from in the USA please Eberhard? cheers Pat mtaylor 1 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Riccardo1966 Posted June 7, 2017 Share #95 Posted June 7, 2017 Hello Wefalck, What stunning machine work, ingenuity and very pretty to look at Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #96 Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) Unfortunately, milling operations with the dividing-head in the upright position leads to the accumulation of swarf between the spindle-head and the dust-sleeve made earlier. Swarf accumulation between spindel of dividing head and dust-sleeve It was also felt useful to have some kind of indication of the angular position of the spindle when using the indirect dividing gear, particularly for round-milling. In order to overcome both problems, a graduated dial was manufactured, that has a friction-fit to the spindle-head. It was made in the same way, as the dials described above and marked in 5° steps. With its round-knurled ring it can be zeroed. Because of its tight fit to the spindle and its shape, it sheds the swarf away from the spindle. Graduated sleeve on the spindle of the dividing head Edited February 24, 2018 by wefalck aviaamator, Mike Y, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted February 25, 2018 Share #97 Posted February 25, 2018 Very nice work Eberhard; you have a very nice, practical and efficient tooling setup there now. cheers Pat mtaylor, cog and Nirvana 3 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosman Posted October 8, 2019 Share #98 Posted October 8, 2019 On 4/22/2016 at 5:59 PM, Q A's Revenge said: I'd like one of these, a fully functional miniature Bridgeport! On 4/15/2016 at 12:19 AM, captainbob said: I've been dreaming of something similar. I will continue dreaming while I watch you. bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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