How to Indicate A Vise in Just One pass

[TomG]

(03-13-2014, 06:03 PM)roundrocktom Wrote:

(03-13-2014, 04:52 PM)TomG Wrote: They are good, but I prefer an Indicol holder for the knee mill. It can do everything a holder mounted to the head can do, plus swing the indicator to center a hole or tram the head.

Tom

I have one.... in the drawer someplace. Index Milling Machine, so the quill is something like 4" diameter. Keep meaning to make a new quill clamp. :)

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