On Tuesday 10 December 2013 15:55:29 andy pugh did opine: > On 10 December 2013 20:13, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: > > I would, given a large budget, prefer 30 or 40 taper with a power draw > > bar. > > My power draw-bar cost me £40, and half of that was because I decided > to anodise the parts. > (My mill was 30 INT as delivered, and is now using BT30 tooling) > > The Tormach power drawbar system for TTS looks reasonably easy to copy. > > I hated the time spent to operate the MT3 spindle on the previous mill > out of all proportion to the time it actually took.
Agreed Andy, my MT2 is a PIMA. And hell on spindle bearings since you have to seriously beat the drawbolt to loosen it. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is... If they do foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little. -- Joe Martin A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
