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That's sick dude. And I don't mean sick-cool lol. That's deranged. I hope you're getting compensated well for that level of work.

 

Interwebbs

 

Looks like this one.

 

Friend still work there too?

 

No, he left after 2 months and went somewhere else doing maintenance.

 

Well, that sucks.

 

Non center cutting and center cutting end mills.
Unless I'm hole drilling or tapping, I keep the quill up or not down more than a few inches when milling, it's all about rigidity. And the knee is more accurate with it's graduation more so than the rule on spindle.

 

The last half dozen pages or so are why I started following this thread... I've spent nearly 20 years as a volunteer firefighter and that always came before anything. Now, As I fond myself thinking about retirement from the fire service, I find myself in my garage with my woodworking tools, but also just picked up a mini benchtop metal lathe and have a benchtop mill in mind. I feel like I might learn a thing or three from you folks!

 

My dad was a professional firefighter and also a volunteer fireman, my brother and I followed him in the volunteer FD for a long time, I hung it up about 20 years ago, I got tired of being fussed at by the chief about not making calls, I worked too much and didn't make time to run them, usually the ones in the middle of the night.

As far as machining, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, someone will be more than happy to offer assistance

 

Here's a couple of adjustment points on a Bridgeport Mill. Adjustments will remove someone the slop.

 

Also on the X axis

 

Hey Screwey things…
I can handle that part… lol

 

Many times over the years I have had to pad the shaft ( build up by welding )then it was machined down to the correct size.

This was if it was deemed a faster repair then sourcing a virgin piece of steel and making it from scratch

Most often something the purchasing Agent thought no reason to keep on the shelf.

 

I was lucky I fell into something I enjoyed doing pretty early for a few years it was about the money so I went after the higher paying jobs 72 hour weeks.

Then it kinda went to the most challenging jobs I did find I got bored very easy. and as long as the bills got paid and some toys could be bought all was well.

 

Been there done that I have the Merit badge !!

Though I got to the point it was not worth 2 hours plus of driving I got real good at sleeping most any place .

 

Where is @Fargo Taco today? Did he get arrested last night?

 

And the last point of adjustment on the knee. They need to be tighten down a little at a time and run through the range sometimes. Otherwise they'll be to tight to move in one spot.

 

This mill has .130" slop in the x axis. Not good at all! I've replaced the nut before but now I'm thinking there is a way to get more adjustment by taking it back apart and splitting the nut, then put a screw in it to drive the two halves apart. Uncharted territory for me....but I'm not scared. A different day though.

 

Thing is that is pretty much normal in the Northeast it is much better now then in the early eighties .

Getting a phone call machine X was down at 0100 for me was not uncommon for me. Now it is more can you be here sometime before noon?