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DaveH (11-14-2016)
#231
11-14-2016, 12:52 PM
I like it Dave. Sure doesn't look like paint, must be using one of those special cameras.
I may steal the design, I would use one often, setting bore gauges, measuring telescopic ones.
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11-19-2016, 04:16 PM
Hello there Guys.
This is our knock-off of Rob Wilson's FLY CUTTER.  Nothing close to what he's made.  He is obviously in another league. That's patent.
Our only problem is the massive weight at 3.5 Kgs,  some 7.7 Lbs  !!!
Is that not too heavy for our Bridgeport clone  ???
On the other hand it will have enough torque to take some heavy cuts - if that could be chanced  ???
Would be enlightening if not reassuring,  to have some input from U kind experienced Gents here
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aRM (11-20-2016)
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11-19-2016, 06:20 PM
aRM, that looks a really nice job - very nice Thumbsup Smiley-signs107 

I personally do not think it is too heavy, the mass (weight) will help to damp any vibrations so it should be all good.
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aRM (11-20-2016)
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11-19-2016, 07:02 PM
Only one way to answer those questions...
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11-20-2016, 07:57 AM
(11-19-2016, 06:20 PM)DaveH Wrote: aRM, that looks a really nice job - very nice Thumbsup Smiley-signs107 

I personally do not think it is too heavy, the mass (weight) will help to damp any vibrations so it should be all good.
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Hello DAVE
Thanks for the kind reassurance
Much appreciated
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11-20-2016, 08:00 AM
(11-19-2016, 07:02 PM)Mayhem Wrote: Only one way to answer those questions...

Yes, Sir
Will give her a run and see how she performs, with a cautious-little trepidation !!!
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11-20-2016, 08:59 AM
Nice work!

Mass is king in machining. The only negative you might experience is the condition of your back from hoisting it into the spindle. Big Grin
A large, heavy fly cutter like that has been on my list of needful things for a while now. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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11-20-2016, 02:23 PM
(11-20-2016, 08:59 AM)TomG Wrote: Nice work!

Mass is king in machining. The only negative you might experience is the condition of your back from hoisting it into the spindle. Big Grin
A large, heavy fly cutter like that has been on my list of needful things for a while now. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Tom

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11-20-2016, 05:01 PM (This post was last modified: 11-20-2016, 05:01 PM by Dr Stan.)
Installing it into the spindle should be a piece of cake.  Just lay a piece of wood on top of the table or the vice, set the flycutter on the wood, roughly center the spindle over the cutter, lower the spindle then tighten the draw bar.

BTW, that's a very fine job of machining.
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aRM (11-21-2016)
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11-20-2016, 05:54 PM
Nice piece of tooling. A heavy one like that is also on my list. Thats the ever growing list.
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