[Nator187]

Please excuse my noobishness but could this also be accomplished with say a boring bar in the same manner?

[jeremy0203]

Please excuse my noobishness but could this also be accomplished with say a boring bar in the same manner?

Id say no but an internal threading tool should be able to

[hoss2006]

Maybe if you had one that has the cutting tip concentric to the shaft and the cutting edge at the center.
My threading tools that use inserts would need a lot of relief ground away from the tool and the rest of the insert, not going to happen.
A small single point carbide tool in a boring head might do but I'll have to make an adapter
to fit the smaller shaft then get the OD the tool is sweeping.
The ease and economy is going away.
I could grind one of my boring bars for the boring head to 60 degrees and give that a whirl though. hmmm
Hoss

[rwskinner]

So you left me hanging even after I apologized, making me feel guilty for an innocent comment which by the way was saying Kudos.

My comment was based off your previous comment:
"Now I need a place to store some tools that are easy to access but I'm too lazy to pick them up myself.... "

Thanks Hoss. It's bugged me all week.

Richard

[hoss2006]

Dude, sorry, I used a smiley face in my comment to indicate it's light-heartedness.
Didn't think you'd take it so serious but don't give it any more thought, no problems here.
I'm nobody to feel guilty about.
Hoss

[jeremy0203]

So now all you gotta do is put in an order with one of the factories in china to ship you a handful and you can convert them all and sell the hoss 5 axis mill

[hoss2006]

So now all you gotta do is put in an order with one of the factories in china to ship you a handful and you can convert them all and sell the hoss 5 axis mill

With a belt drive and ATC too.
Hoss

[diyengineer]

So now all you gotta do is put in an order with one of the factories in china to ship you a handful and you can convert them all and sell the hoss 5 axis mill

If i had 50 grand sitting around, id invest in HOSS.

[Fastest1]

If i had 50 grand sitting around, id invest in HOSS.

Where was that option? I am in!

[MikeSherman]

Hoss,

Did you do any lapping of the axis up to this point?

I was thinking of getting some Clover 400 & 800 grit to help bed-in the slides.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

-Mike

[hoss2006]

You guys are great.

Mike, I did a little bit after I put in the oil grooves and holes but nothing before that.
Hoss

[hoss2006]

Oops, duplicate

[hoss2006]

Now for something completely different - monty

OD thread milling with a twist.
Hoss


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn88X0raHck]G0704 Horizontal OD Thread Milling - YouTube[/ame]

[aarggh]

I don't know how you do it Hoss! It just makes my head explode thinking about it!

Damn amazing.

cheers,
Ian

[hoss2006]

Thanks, the mill does all the work, I just sit back and watch, with my finger hovering the E-stop.
Hoss

[mwood3]

Thanks, the mill does all the work, I just sit back and watch, with my finger hovering the E-stop.
Hoss

Do you mind showing a closeup of how that tap is ground?

[hoss2006]

Do you mind showing a closeup of how that tap is ground?

Sure, it's not pretty but it works great.
Hoss

[hoss2006]

Parting off some stock for the next project sans bandsaw.
1/4" rougher does the trick.
Hoss

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMdc55TRVUU&feature=channel_video_title]G0704 DEEP Parting Off - YouTube[/ame]

[hoss2006]

I got the long 1/4 inch rougher from CDCO for $5!
Bought several of their endmills to try out and for aluminum they work great.
Have been using the $4 3/16 endmill for a lot of machining jobs lately, very happy with them.
The previous motor test hogging videos used one of their $8 1/2 inch roughers.
Hoss

[hoss2006]

A little prep work out of the way for future projects.
Hoss

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEQLVoJ3laM&feature=channel_video_title]G0704 Spindle RPM Readout with C3 - YouTube[/ame]