I am being a little to gentle with the nut then? It is a left handed nut so should tighten as run in a conventional rotation.I don't think that it's uncommon not to have a keyway. Big industrial machines probably do, though.
Here is mine:i may have a spare arbor thats keyed ...can you photograph yours
While on the subject of horizontal machines, what is the best way to tram the vice please?
Cheers, it certainly fits well in my workshop. I trammed in the vice with a lever dti on a mag base on the Z axis and wound the Y in and out.That looks like a decent size, better than my little Ajax.
The arbor on mine isn’t keyed and I’ve never seen any cutters of 1” bore without a key way. Although I really don't know much.
I’ve tried finding small diameter cutters (less than 2 1/2“) but they all seem to be radius ones.
While on the subject of horizontal machines () what is the best way to tram the vice please coz’ I can only find how to do vertical heads.
Thanks for looking anyway I will make one with a keyway and then if I find doing up the nut tight enough I can switch to the keyed one.Sorry for the delay, my memory was playing tricks. 30int isn't going to fit 2MT
It doesn't fit my omnimill as it is Type A and the Elliott uses Type B
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Good call on the reducing the thickness, I will do that before drilling and tapping. The 31" was the measurement the previous owner told me as I was concerned about getting it into the workshop. I measured the actual size and that is the 29".Hi,
I suggest you thin the bottom of your T-nuts. They need good clearance to avoid jamming with swarf.
Stake, or peen over, the threads at the bottom so that studs cannot pass through - or that is one easy way to break out the T-slots.
Are you saying the table handle is only 2”? My table is the standard 25”, 31” including the handle and 38” including both handle and power feed.
They are a sturdy old machine. I changed mine from a 1HP single phase motor to a 1.2HP three phase motor with VFD.
You won’t be needing the high speed spindle speeds with the horizontal arbor, but a few extra revs over the standard speed may be useful for some end mill work. I’ve never yet used mine like that yet - changing to the vertical head has always seems worthwhile (I have a Raglan that gets quite a lot of use for small jobs). I‘m guessing it is high speed by virtue of a 2 pole motor?
Whereabouts in Bucks are you? I went to school in Buckingham.