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12-20-2012, 03:08 PM
My Clausing 8520 is finally up and running. Upgraded to a 1 HP motor when the 1/2 HP original would not run.
3/16 HSS 2 flute cutter 390 RPM .130 deep. I am a happy camper.  "Billy G" 
Congrats Bill!
Looks like you're amking the aluminum face plate for the guy I sent your way. How are you holding onto that? Why the wood for parallels? Also, 390rom for an end mill that size sounds awfully slow, even if it is a HSS tool. 
12-20-2012, 05:58 PM
Well done on getting it up and running. There will be no stopping you now...
Hunting American dentists since 2015.
12-20-2012, 06:21 PM
Ken, my v-blocks were too big. I made these from hardwood. It's aluminum so it will present no problems. They held well for that slot. The rest of this faceplate is just holes and tapping. Done deal tomorrow.
Mayhem, you got that right. This has been a long time in the works One more thing Ken, if this was steel, only a good set of blocks would hold. Bob is comming tomorrow to fit the last 4 holes. Thanks for the sending him my way. "Billy G"
12-20-2012, 06:47 PM
Billy,
What a great start   DaveH 
12-20-2012, 07:14 PM
Nice work Bill, and congrats on the new mill up and running.
Going to make a few wooden parallels myself shortly,, handy for some things.
sasquatch, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun since Jul 2012.
12-20-2012, 08:22 PM
Thanx guys. Those are not really parallels. It is a 3 inch square with a 1 1/2 inch hole drilled in the center. Then it is cut in half. They hold on the 1 1/2 inch spiggot on the back of the faceplate. Poor mans v-blocks.
"Billy G"
12-21-2012, 07:43 AM
(12-20-2012, 05:55 PM)PixMan Wrote: 390rom for an end mill that size sounds awfully slow, even if it is a HSS tool.Ken, that struck me too! But after trying to calculate the sfm for a 3/16 end mill my head started hurting. Bill, you musta been cranking real slooow for that cut. 
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.
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