My Build - I blame you lot for this....!

[Lee Roberts]

Na mate just been busy serving the Masses, i have been thinking of you tho :whistling:

Its the x side plates next, done the drawing just need to mark it up for you and email it.

Have you been trying to get hold of me or somthing ?

[HiltonSteve]

Lee, not been trying to get hold of you, just not heard from you for a while. Send me the drawings and I will see what I can do.

[HiltonSteve]

Found a kress spindle mount tonight that I had made a while ago so decided to get it mounted on my machine.

Now have my new 1 HP DC spindle which covers 0-7000rpm and the Kress which does 10,000 to 30,000rpm. The kress will only be mounted when I need it for engraving etc but only takes a few seconds to mount, now got the best of both worlds...

[aidank]

Found a kress spindle mount tonight that I had made a while ago so decided to get it mounted on my machine.

Now have my new 1 HP DC spindle which covers 0-7000rpm and the Kress which does 10,000 to 30,000rpm. The kress will only be mounted when I need it for engraving etc but only takes a few seconds to mount, now got the best of both worlds...

following this thread with great interest, what make is the primary spindle you have the one that does 0-7000rpm

regards,
aidan

[HiltonSteve]

Aiden,

The primary spindle on my machine is detailed a little more in another thread I started - http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showth...machine-DC-1HP

But basically it was a spindle cartridge which I found in a box of bits and pieces which came with a lathe that I bought and was bundled up with some linear slides, looks like someone was thinking about making either a lathe or mill but never got further than collecting the parts together. I took the spindle cartridge and re-manufactured it into a usable ER16 collet version then bolted a 1HP DC motor to my machine and connected them together with a belt drive. Have a look at the attached thread and it 'may' make more sense...

So your question as to what make is the spindle head is..... mine! (sort of)

But, to make a similar spindle cartridge should be quite easy as after re-machining the one that I found I realized that there is not a lot to them, just get the right good quality bearings and the rest can be made on a lathe in a couple or 3 hours.

If you want more info then I will be happy to help and point you in the right direction.

[Guisborough]

What a great thread,

thank you its been was fun reading it,

If you were to start the build again would you change anything?

[Ricardoco]

Well I know where to come when I build a bed mill, what a great thread, not to mention a great machine!! I expect you are very happy with it. I would be just standing back staring at it every now and then and in the words of a famous series and say " I Made This!" Cool


Rick

[John S]

Lee, not been trying to get hold of you, just not heard from you for a while. Send me the drawings and I will see what I can do.

Creep.........

BTW is that my Kress ?

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[HiltonSteve]

Creep.........

BTW is that my Kress ?

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Your Kress? No its not your bastard Kress, and the angle grinder is mine as well, now you are really taking the p......

*!/?-=# bastard let go me arm.................