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New tool for the shop

jimcasey01 said:
I used them extensively on regular surface grinders and Blanchard grinders. We always used a lot of blocking. When ever a load broke loose on the Blanchard it sounded like a stick of dynamite. I never had one come loose, but the other guy that ran it did. I came to understand the why for the thick shield built into the Blanchard.
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Had the electricity go away in the old days while blanchard grinding bucket dies. Sounded like a full auto.
 
Not a Blanchard but when our Toolmaker shop "borrowed some time" in the next bldg on a VTL, I inadvertantly "cleared the table" before i got things clamped. Probably wasn't jog button I hit. :rolleyes::eek::confused:
 
Curious as to how close to being parallel that "Sucker" is.
Help me out Jerry as I've been out of the shop for a while. Doesn't carbide require greater cutting pressure than HSS? The faster a carbide cutting edge hits the work results in more ft lbs of force hitting it? Centripetal force. :)
 
Only worked in about twenty different shops and have never seen a magnetic base sitting on a mill. How many have cut a lot of parts with double sided sticky tape and a LOT of coolant? That can get interesting, especially on a VBM or VTL:eek:
 
TAJ45 said:
Curious as to how close to being parallel that "Sucker" is.
Help me out Jerry as I've been out of the shop for a while. Doesn't carbide require greater cutting pressure than HSS? The faster a carbide cutting edge hits the work results in more ft lbs of force hitting it? Centripetal force. :)
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I too am curious how parallel it is. Haven't had a chance to check it yet. faster tool with slow speed results in low forces. It isn't the recommended speed and feed but it works if you need to be gentle.
 
I've never done this before and it may not work. But I had a buddy working on a problem a couple weeks ago and he ended up super gluing the piece to a block. I saw this chuck cheap and thought I'd give it a try.

Quick check with a micrometer indicates it isn't precision at all when it comes to parallel. First job will be to cut the back parallel.

I would have a surface grinder if I had room...got my eye on a corner I may be able to clean out.
 
This surface grinder is for sale near me. What a beautiful old machine...maybe better to look at than to use.surface grinder.jpg
 
Jerry, Been a long time ago but there's some "precision" double sided sticky tape you can use as long as the workpiece doesn't get hot. Spray mist setup or flood coolant is pretty much required.

Edit, That old grinder, I'd be doing some serious checking on the condition of the ways.
 
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