Need some help with overcoming the initial hurdles of a learnjng curve. I’m in a fake it till I make it type situation right now. We acquired most of the equipment that a machine/fab shop would have and most of them, there is plenty of information online to learn from. Except for the horizontal boring mill, and I am struggling. The tooling all needs to be made up for it. Nothing I can purchase direct. The spindle is a MT6. My supplier can only get me reducers to MT5. And setting up parts is quite time consuming.

Any advice or know how on being able to turn a profit on this machine would be appreciated.

The machine is a TOS W100 in mostly good working order. Apart from the boring head dropping 0.020" if I cut in reverse travel after forward travel cutting.

Thanks

  • AndOfTheSevenSeas@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    10 months ago

    Hahah you’re getting there! I use carbide as often as possible because I like indexable tooling. Tool steel for forming. I follow general feed/speed for milling, making up the rest as I go. As far as work holding, a good ass set up angle plates is a must have and a couple aluminum runners to protect good finished surfaces. Lots of shims too and heavy c-clamps.

    • Mpatch@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Thanks that actualy helped the should I questions abit. And gave me a good idea with the c clamps.