Here is a link to my spindle photos. Click the icon above the photo for all sizes to make it bigger. You can see a control panel I made for a customer, so if anyone needs some made, email me. This is a little off topic, so maybe we should take it off line if you have questions email me at
wscalione AT nc DOT rr DOT com Bill William Scalione wrote: > Jim Coleman wrote: > >> I'm curious how well the compression / extension tap holders would >> compare. and isnt the nature of springs to require more force to >> compress farther? wouldnt that result in more pressure being applied >> to the cutter on Z? or could it be gravity fed to overcome this? I >> wouldnt mind doing some engraving myself once i get my mill done. >> >> On Jan 4, 2008 8:34 PM, Dean Hedin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Interesting. I had never heard of a spring loaded engraving tool. >> I googled this to see what one looks like. >> http://www.2linc.com/engraving_mini.htm >> >> Unfortunately they are pretty exspensive from that place. However >> I have >> now decided that I need one of these. >> >> Looks like something I could turn on the lathe but with the >> telescoping >> portion it might be hard to keep >> the bit runout to a minimum. They must be made out of ground tool >> steel. >> >> I would be grateful if you could elaborate on converting "non >> floating >> engraving spindles into floating ones" >> >> > > > Hi Dean, Jim > > I'll post some photos of the two I did later today , stay tuned for a > link . The graphics shown > on the link you supplied don't show the nose cone required to make it > work properly so > it may be a little misleading as to how it maintains an even depth of > cut. The nosecone > is adjustable up and down with the cutter sticking through the center > of it. The nosecone > rides on the workpiece. keeping the cutter at a constant depth. I got > both of mine on > ebay, and they come in 2 standard sizes, 1/8" and 11/64" The cutters > are top loading and > once set up properly can be swapped out without adjusting the depth of cut > > Look here http://www.antaresinc.net/FactCutterGeometry.html > > The first spindle I did came from an old New Hermes pantograph machine. > I mounted the > spindle on a THK linear slide and spring loaded the whole thing. Piece > of cake, It's > not pretty, but works good. I made it so I could adjust the spring > tension as I wasn't sure > how much I needed. The second one had a holder that the spindle fit > into with about > .75" vertical movement, slide fit type of thing. I just took it apart, > and added a spring > to it. I had to drill and tap a couple of holes in it for screws to hold > the spring. Things will > be a little clearer when you see the pictures. > > If you make one, don't try to make it telescoping, too complicated, just > spring load the whole thing > > Bill > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
