Pretty sure I need a mill part 2 cleanup

[DeadGuyAle]

Eased the table back into position and scooted into place


Little bling

Gibb installed and leadscrew going in. Takes awhile to screw into place

 

[WCraig]

For the time being I’m going to let things alone on this front.
Not sure what the process would be to check but sound like a good learning experience

'ThatLazyMachinist' did a good video on tramming an RF-30 style mill:

When I check mine, I used a 1/2 thou indicator with a 4 inch radius from the spindle. Initially, it was out by 6 thous left-to-right and 3 thous front-to-back. I cut apart an old set of feeler gauges and used the leaves for shim stock. It is fussy work and takes a number of iterations--easy to overshoot and not notice. This is the setup I used:



Craig

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Thanks for the video, picture and input Craig!
I’m Curious now and just received a DTI so will explore this just for fun.

steve

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Had to deal with moving the last few days but had a little time yesterday afternoon.
Hand-wheels are back on.



Sometimes its hard to stop






steve

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Second coat of paint and done






Getting close to wrapping this chapter up!

 

[DeadGuyAle]

Last few bit and putting a fork in it. It’s done

love the sexy McMaster-Carr Pontiac 428 head bolt upgrade!


Will do do a overview of the experience later
Found the experience very enjoyable and knowledge gained was worth the effort.

steve

 

[matthewsx]

Very nice, I'm still not tearing mine all the way down like that though....

Excellent detailed photo essay for anyone else who does

John

 

[WCraig]

Great job! I hadn't realized that it has forward/reverse. The manual that came with mine suggested that this was a factory option. Can you tell if yours was delivered that way or if a prior user modified it?

What is your slowest RPM? Mine is 120 RPM and I'm starting to understand that that can be a limiting factor with HSS tooling. For example, a 4 inch HSS slitting saw should be run at about 85 RPM, AIUI. The same for a fly cutter with HSS.

Craig

 

[pontiac428]

Now you need a power feed and a DRO. The RF mill really comes alive with these capabilities. Here's a pic, just so you can see how I mounted the quill scale for the DRO, because a picture is worth a thousand words. Best mods ever!

 

[Mikemil]

I have an older hf model. Are the brass buttons only on newer models?


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