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How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - TomG - 06-19-2012
Here's a little video I made showing how I square up stock on the milling machine.
Tom
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - EdK - 06-19-2012
Tom,
Nicely shown. I think that is the clearest demonstration I've seen on squaring up stock.
Ed
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - DaveH - 06-19-2012
Tom,
Great video - thanks
DaveH
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - krv3000 - 06-20-2012
a good post
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - doubleboost - 06-23-2012
Tom
Good video
Nice and clear to follow
John
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - November X-ray - 06-23-2012
Excellent video and I now know I've been running my mill to slow!
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - TOM REED - 06-23-2012
nice post excellent instructions. tom
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - TomG - 06-23-2012
Thanks guys.
November: To calculate proper RPM, multiply the cutting speed of the material by four (approximately 100 surface feet per minute for mild steel and 250 surface feet per minute for aluminum or brass) and divide by the diameter of the work (or the tool in case of a mill).
For example: In the video I'm cutting aluminum with a 1/2" end mill. The proper RPM is 4 X 250 / .500 = 2000. If I was cutting mild steel it would be 4 X 100 / .500 = 800
Tom
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - ScrapMetal - 06-23-2012
We're going to have to start calling you "TubalG".
Great video, even I can follow it.
I have one question though, (my ignorance not a deficiency of the vid) and that is how one "zeros" the depth of the cutter. You've already gotten the sides square. Now you put the piece back in the vise to cut it down to size (measures at 1.095" and you want it at 1.000"). How do you set the cutter/"Z axis" (I'm assuming the knee instead of the quill) so that it's at zero for the 1.095" piece?
Hope that made some kind of sense.
Thanks much,
-Ron
RE: How to Square Up Stock on the Milling Machine - TomG - 06-23-2012
(06-23-2012, 02:57 PM)ScrapMetal Wrote: We're going to have to start calling you "TubalG".
Great video, even I can follow it.
I have one question though, (my ignorance not a deficiency of the vid) and that is how one "zeros" the depth of the cutter. You've already gotten the sides square. Now you put the piece back in the vise to cut it down to size (measures at 1.095" and you want it at 1.000"). How do you set the cutter/"Z axis" (I'm assuming the knee instead of the quill) so that it's at zero for the 1.095" piece?
Hope that made some kind of sense.
Thanks much,
-Ron
I'm not going to run with the "even I can follow it" comment since Bill has been doing such a good job of it on the lapping arbor thread.
When you flip the part and mill the opposite side, just set the dial on your Z axis to zero. Then you can take the part out, measure it, put it back in the vise and it will be in the same position as before, assuming you hammer it down on the parallels. I like to set the dial to whatever I have to take off so I don't forget the number, but that's just me.
Tom