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shopsteam
Folks
I am late in getting started on this. The kids are raring to go and I am still ordering stuff. I am going to use Taig manual mills and one Lathemaster model ZAY7045FG mill. I am trying to determine the limits of the Taigs - i will shift tose jobs to the lathemaster. One limit may be the durability of the Taig table. Is it aluminum or iron?
The Taig mill table is anodized aluminum. Table durability isn't really an issue, generally.
Second - we will be boring and reaming in brass to 5/8" dia x .75 deep. Assuming I can get around the Z constrictions on the Taig, can it handle the job - or will I just see belt slippage?
The Taig really isn't good at boring, the slowest speed on the manual mill is 525 rpm, which is just too fast and results in vibration. You really won't enjoy drilling holes much over 3/8" on the Taig, unless you drill pilot holes, and 5/8" drilling is mush too large. As for reaming, again 525 is fast in some material, although not too bad in others. The main problem is the length of reamers. Definitely get the ER16 spindle if you can as it allows a greater range of tooling to be used (although you can only get aftermarket boring head adapters for the standard 3/4"-16 spindle AFAIK)
Nick
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