Wabeco F1200

[Wongster]

Can I have decades instead? Lolz... Thanks Tom.

Regards,
Wong

[Highpower]

That is a nice looking machine you've got there Wong. I was going to comment about the bare feet as well, but I see that has already been covered. (Unlike your feet.)

Is that mill actually made in Germany, or do they import them from somewhere else? It appears to be up to German standards from the looks of it.

Willie

[Wongster]

Hello Willie,

It is made in Germany. Heard that they only made mine when I confirmed my order. No stock on hand.

Regards,
Wong

[DaveH]

Wong,

A really great Mill you have got

Face mill ..... Nah not yet - a fly cutter can be a lot easier to achieve the desired result. A face cutter with more than 3 cutters needs power and rigidity.

DaveH

[Wongster]

Strange that my post on the test cut when missing... Anyway, I tested cutting aluminium with a 10mm slot drill in the given MT2 collet (from the Sherline/Proxxon distributor). First observation was, the mill guard gets in the way and I couldn't lower the cutter to even touch the surface of the stock. The stock was already standing taller than what I'm comfortable with in a dress press vise. I've to swing the guard out of the way and lower the spindle to almost max stroke using the drill press lever (what's the actual name for this?).

I slowly increase the depth of each pass till 1.5mm depth per pass. Didnt have sufficient time to do proper test cut as we were going out for dinner with the kids (MacDonald's again... Sigh...).



Willie is right about the clamping kit; the shortest threaded rod is still too tall for the slots.



I've to use the longer pieces, thread the nuts in first and screw the nuts down to hold the drill press vise.

Should I be removing the acrylic guard so that I don't have it getting into way of milling operation?

Regards,
Wong

[Highpower]

(07-08-2012, 07:30 AM)Wongster Wrote: The stock was already standing taller than what I'm comfortable with in a dress press vise. I've to swing the guard out of the way and lower the spindle to almost max stroke using the quill feed lever (what's the actual name for this?).

Wong, give me a minute to find the video for tips on how to deal with clamping work like that in the vice.

ETA:
Here we go.... it starts about 16 minutes into the video.
http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/84-machine-shop-5

I believe the idea behind the chip guard is to adjust it so that the bottom of the guard shield just clears the top of your work piece, so that it can travel underneath the guard.

I can't recommend that you remove the shield, but if it is constantly getting in the way.......

Willie

[DaveH]

Wong,

May I suggest you take the guard/shield off to do some mods to it so it doesn't get in the way

It is not the best way to mill with the spindle extended to it's max. length.

DaveH

[DaveH]

Wong,

To clamp the vise you just need some hex head screws to screw into the T nuts, you may need to make some decent washers.

DaveH

[Wongster]

Silly me on the use of the clamps... I have totally forgotten the existence of the step blocks till I was changing to my sleeping attire.

About the shield, you can see the big gap with the shield at the highest possible position.



This is with the spindle retracted.

I think an ER type of collet chuck, I would not have the problem not the shield getting in the way. The Proxxon Drill Press Vise is only a temporary solution used for the test cut. I'll still be getting a vise.

With the table size at 450mm x 180mm, any recommendation of the type of vise I should get?

Regards,
Wong

[Wongster]

Willie,

Thanks for the name of the lever. So its quill feed lever.

I'll go read up the manual carefully since I've the hard copy and need not scroll around on the screen.

Regards,
Wong