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Comment by Jan Carter on March 7, 2012 at 19:19

So did I somehow miss the pics of the completed knives?

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 29, 2012 at 5:07

Dan, I'm having difficulty viewing the entire video .. the connection's been slow lately .. I'll just need to keep trying. I'm getting just enough to be tantalizing. I did however Google & find some text  explanations (sales lit) to refresh my memory.

Now I remember one of the distinct advantages to having parallels above/below a die box. Among other things .. going in between the parallels made slug removal pretty easy .. w/o adding height to the die. I've also seen bolster plates that look like swiss cheese .. I don't want to do that to my table. Parallels are on the list !!!

And one way or another .. I'll get the video downloaded. Thanks again, Dan !!!

Comment by Daniel Howland on February 27, 2012 at 20:02

Dale, this should answer your question about parallels:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLVEXXlFnY

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 26, 2012 at 21:02

Clamping kit. Oh yeah .. I forgot about those handy .. (really really handy) .. step devices. They made clamping dies down in a press real easy. They're on the wish list now !!!

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 26, 2012 at 20:40

Dan .. some nice links there  ..   Thank You !!!

The mill came w/ 2 t-slot nuts & bolts .. one of the vices comes w/ a couple .. and there are 2 more w/ the rotating table that I was hoping would be enough to get me started .. not sure they’re all 7/16 though .. but, I do know what you mean !!!

The parallels .. they’re to get the piece your working on closer to the head .. or within the range of the head .. very precisely ... ??? correct ???. 

Dan, my background is Engineering w/ 17 yrs of that in a steel fab environment. However, I spent more time behind a monitor designing & 3D CAD than I did hands on in the prototype shop. Twas a great experience though & will hopefully give me a leg up on this machining fun !!!

Nice link on the videos .. Thank You !!! I've never "trammed" a mill.  I was involved in paralleling the head / bed of some old Danly presses ..  6’ * 8’ bed size .. that we ran in production. Some smaller Minster presses too. I may rent the video which covers the tramming procedure .. since it will be one of the first things I do after cleaning & initial set-up.

I don’t need to re-invent the wheel on any of this .. i.e. it would be good to watch somebody that knows what they’re doing do it first before I get into it !!

You have a point on the belt drive. And .. this mill is so I can make knives .. which isn’t exactly going to require hogging off a ½ inch of matl just to get a thick chunk down to wking size. I’ll certainly be cutting 0.062” brass sheet & flat stock  .. the same for some SS for liner lock mechanisms .. but nothing much thicker than 0.125”.  It should be easy enough to stay w/i the specs of the machine.  So, you’ve a valid point. I will eventually upgrade to a belt drive .. as the budget more readily accepts.

Jan & Terry ………………. Yuppers .. I do love that girl :)

Comment by Jan Carter on February 26, 2012 at 15:46

Dale,

Your sweetheart really IS a sweetheart.  Congrats

Comment by Daniel Howland on February 26, 2012 at 15:40

Here is a good place for educational videos: http://smartflix.com/store/video/91/MiniMachines-101-Mill

Comment by Daniel Howland on February 26, 2012 at 15:38

As far as the belt kit, thats your choice, my thought is as long as you stay within the limits and capabilities of your machine, you should not dammage the gears.

Comment by Daniel Howland on February 26, 2012 at 15:36

And a "t" slot clamp kit to fit your table like this:  http://www.travers.com/skulist.asp?RequestData=CA_Search&navPat...

Comment by Daniel Howland on February 26, 2012 at 15:34

Off the top of my head, you will need parallel sets for your vice like these: http://www.travers.com/product.asp?RequestData=CA_Search&navPat...

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