Hi Ian
Have you had a look on the MSC website we brought 1 that size as replacement on our elliot surface grinder, although it's not an eclipse it handles what our toolmakers throw at it just the same as the eclipse ones on our 540's...
Hi 500e
Our local tool / hardware supplier can get us 1000mm long GFS / O1 when we need it, they do have to get it in for us but only normally takes a couple of days.
It usually comes from Sheffield Gauge plate, the link (if it works) should give you imperial & metric sizes with a rough idea of...
Hi Noods,
Not sure what sort of morse taper you have on you drill, is there a slot on the side of the spindle when you bring the quill down.
You will be able to remove the chuck using a drill drift like below
You will be able to determine the size of morse taper with the power of google ;)...
Hi Noods
Chances are you'll have a jacobs chuck on the drill, our jacobs chucks which open to 13mm use a K3 chuck key.
If the chuck is on a morse taper it may to get a new chuck, we have brought a few keyless chucks for our bridgeport millers from RGD Tools, they have been no name chucks but...
Hi ukracer
Normally If I need to purchase aluminum (which isn't too often lately), I go to P&P Non ferrous in Brierley Hill, but you would need to open an account with them as they won't deal with cash or people walking in off the street.
They will cut to length if you require but not sure if...
Hi Alec
When i was at college many years ago :whistle: we had to make a slab mill cutter using helical milling on the horizontal miller the keyed shaft on the dividing head was coupled to the table lead screw on the miller so when the table moved the dividing head rotated.
The coupling was done...
Hiya
Spectra used to be a common make.
Just did a quick Google search for spectra blue came back with this from Cromwell tools
https://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN7350100K
I've tried to add a link not sure if it will work though
Phil
I don't think cnc's are making this sort of equipment redundant, I used my sine bar only last week to set up a tip table / swivel table on my Hurco 4020 cnc miller.
The job had to be set at 42 degrees so i could 3D machine a specific area on a job even used my icky ball so i could set the job...
Hi Sam
Just Brought 5 litres online from Morris Lubricants.
Was £47.29 inc del + vat
I'll get the vat back so quite chuffed
I've tried to add a link but never have too much success with links
http://www.morrislubricants.co.uk/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=81
Regards
Phil
Hi Paul
Company is called frederick follows (Charlie will be the best one to speak to). website is www.frederickfollows.co.uk
I have used them for apporx 15years now and have always given me good service.
You could always try and get a set of pryor interchangable stamps with these you...
I use a company in birmingham for my marking stamps, they will supply complete to your design.
A lot of the press tools we make need to have date stamp, supplier code and customers logo marked on the finished component (just having Land rover logo stamps made at the moment)
I can pm you...
Hi Gents
You'll still get rads in the corner with wire eroding although very small, we use 0.25mm dia wire on our sodick, this cuts 0.3mm and will always leave a 0.15mm rad in the corners.
Regards
Phil
Hi John
Silver steel is also a tool steel O1 grade, the same as GFS (Ground Flat Stock)
Silver steel will also harden and go brittle where you weld it, we weld it occasionally with TIG and always use stainless rods (312 grade) holds up well.
Can you drill through existing tooling the...
Hi MJ
Theres plenty of laser cutters around the midlands, it's probably best to phone round many charge minimum order (one in dudley used to be £70 min)
I can pm you some around dudley and b/ham area.
Can you use cnc plasma cut parts, i know the cut edge is not so good quality but snowcat on...
Hi Paul,
Personally i would go 3 operations and use the centre hole to pilot from to keep the component consistent.
if these are only for one job so low volume (100 or so) I would be tempted to make the form punches and dies in a laminated style. i.e. if the component is 25 wide i would make...
We did a batch of rock sliders using this method 2 holes per slider, worked well we used a pillar drill and drilled straight through the section with a pilot drill first then used the cutter from both sides
Phil
Hi
We occasionally use a an embossed stainless sheet like they use in elevators we buy it from FSC stainless and alloys in walsall, they may be worth a try
Phil