That's good to know Greg, it surprises me but then it's no secret that I'm very inexperienced with this machining thing.
One thing that concerns me about the socket-set UJs is that the cross-pins (in those that I've looked at) seem to be spaced a fair way apart longitudinally, which is how they get the maximum angle, which means that there would be a lot of wobble in the shaft. Not a problem when undoing a bolt, but this driveshaft does about 800rpm at the maximum feed rate. I think that would cause problems. I'll have a look at some tool sets and see if there are any with the cross-pins very close together, and how it affects the angle.
The UJs in the shaft on Mike's mill in the above photos appears to have the cross-pins very close together, if not on the same plane (which is ideal).
One thing that concerns me about the socket-set UJs is that the cross-pins (in those that I've looked at) seem to be spaced a fair way apart longitudinally, which is how they get the maximum angle, which means that there would be a lot of wobble in the shaft. Not a problem when undoing a bolt, but this driveshaft does about 800rpm at the maximum feed rate. I think that would cause problems. I'll have a look at some tool sets and see if there are any with the cross-pins very close together, and how it affects the angle.
The UJs in the shaft on Mike's mill in the above photos appears to have the cross-pins very close together, if not on the same plane (which is ideal).
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
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Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.