584,879 active members*
5,329 visitors online*
Register for free
Login
IndustryArena Forum > MetalWorking Machines > Benchtop Machines > Swivel head for a R8 spindle on a bench top mill
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    57

    Swivel head for a R8 spindle on a bench top mill

    Anyone heard of of a swivel head for an R8 on a smaller mill? The ones I'm fimding are too heavy and require a larger knee mill or machining center. I do quite a bit of firearm work that would be easier with a swivel at the tool rather than all the associated calculations with a tilting table. My mill is a 2hp Enco converted to cnc and the head rotates 360 degrees but doesn't tilt or swivel itself. The beast probably doesn't exist but I figure this is the place to ask.

    Thanks,
    Rick

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Posts
    1778
    Rick,

    Have you looked at the SX3, the RF45 or the Industrial Hobbies machines?

    Alan

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    57
    Not really. I was trying to avoid looking at a new mill. It's something I can't really afford right now. I am trying to make various cuts from 22.5 to 45 degrees and setting up in an angle vise and figuring each successive cut is a pain for me since I am still a novice at cnc programming. Hitting dozens of small cuts manually is a bigger pain and extremely time consuming. Angling the tool would be a very simple solution. Then again, if I ever do figure out how to write the program and set the piece up in the jig, it would be pretty simple as well.

    Rick

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Posts
    1778
    Rick,

    Take a look at this thread. Dan (Hoss26) made a rotating/tilting head for his X2.
    http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30385
    I would suggest reading his whole thread, but specifically look at message 279.

    Alan

Similar Threads

  1. Home-Brewed CNC Bench Mill Using Siex X2 Mini-Mill Head
    By fignoggle in forum Benchtop Machines
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 05-12-2009, 05:11 AM
  2. My bench-top Mill plan.
    By KCress in forum Benchtop Machines
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 11-01-2006, 04:24 AM
  3. bench top mil with Cat 30 or 40 spindle
    By triump in forum Benchtop Machines
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 10-17-2006, 03:54 AM
  4. A new bench for my mill.
    By yukonho in forum Benchtop Machines
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 12-30-2005, 01:35 AM
  5. Bench for a Benchtop Mill
    By Novah in forum Benchtop Machines
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 10-28-2005, 03:50 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •