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The arbor on my MFC has a bit of runout - I think about .02". This causes the cutter to cut in a cyclic manner. I still get good machining results, but the cyclic noise is concerning me. In addition to the cyclic cutter noise, the back gears clatter as they are loaded and unloaded every cutter cycle.
The arbor is very old, probably original equipment with the mill, and probably has been abused over the years. Mymachhineshop.net has new arbors for sale, but I don't want to replace the old arbor unless it is truly bad.
How much arbor runout is typical?
The arbor is very old, probably original equipment with the mill, and probably has been abused over the years. Mymachhineshop.net has new arbors for sale, but I don't want to replace the old arbor unless it is truly bad.
How much arbor runout is typical?