milling in the lathe

[krv3000]

HI none of this how to is mine but thought it would be good to post. Right, you need to make up a bolt but don't have the right size hex bar. Get some hex bar and drill and tap it to the thread your bolt needs to be. Then chuck up your stock that you are making the bolt out of. Cut the thread and check that it fits your hex bar. One thing that you should not do is put a milling cutter in your lathes chuck. If it doesn't have soft jaws make up a split collar out of brass to go over the shaft of the cutter. Next put the hex bar in the tool holder and adjust till the bolt center is on center then put the desired miller in the chuck and start milling. Once you have done one side turn over and do the next and so on till you have gone all the way around. Will post pics of this being done soon. bob

[DaveH]

Bob,

We like pics - helps a lot to see what is going on

DaveH
PS That is a nice looking engine.

[krv3000]

HI all as promist sum pics right i have a lot of difrent hex bar with difrent threds in bothe ends the one in the pic is from 4mm to 5mm thred right turn up your stock in this case its gowing to be a m4 thred wonts threded cut off then put a nut on the stock thred the stock in to the hex bar and use the nut to lock it in place fidel a bawt till you get one of the flats of the nut to be parelel with the cuter when in place chuck the hex bar up and turn the end of the stock flat but leeve a pip in the midel to set the lot on the center line put a pece of rawnd stock in the chuck and put a point on it sumthing in the regen of 3mm di wil be ok if you is posh and dont need to youse shims just put the hex bar in a tool holder and with the ade of the point and the pip ajust till its all on center in my cace i have to yous shims once all on center remove the point and put in your cuter and start milling do a bit at a time you must keep the hex bar paralel to the cuter with the ade of the nut as the sise you need to mill to i all ways leev a bit extra on the bit bin milld for finishing off right pics

[DaveH]

Hi Bob,



Nicely shown and as most of us know milling on a lathe isn't the easiest of tasks to do.

DaveH

[ETC57]

    Here,s how I do milling on a lathe.

Jerry

[doubleboost]

Hi
Jerry
That is a very usefull looking machine
Have you got any more pictures of it
John

[DaveH]

Jerry,

Oh no, that's not milling on a lathe

That is a lathe attached to a milling machine

Good try Jerry


DaveH

[krv3000]

(03-14-2012, 05:26 PM)DaveH Wrote: Jerry,

Oh no, that's not milling on a lathe

That is a lathe attached to a milling machine

Good try Jerry


DaveH

thats cheting

[ETC57]

(03-14-2012, 05:02 PM)doubleboost Wrote: Hi
Jerry
That is a very usefull looking machine
Have you got any more pictures of it
John

Yes John I'll work on that, my little Smithy is a good fit for me right now. It is capable of much more than I am at this point.

Jerry.

[ETC57]

(03-14-2012, 05:42 PM)krv3000 Wrote:

(03-14-2012, 05:26 PM)DaveH Wrote: Jerry,

Oh no, that's not milling on a lathe

That is a lathe attached to a milling machine

Good try Jerry


DaveH

thats cheting

Aww come on Bob cheating

but defiantly easier,it may not be as ridged as a stand alone but it exceeds my ability's and it's paid for!!!
Jerry.