darrin1200
Darrin
Got to use my milling attachment yesterday.
When I got rid of the little Taig lathe, I kept the milling attachment that was with it. I made T-nut for the compound slide, from a chunk of steel in my bin, using my portable and files.
I know it’s only a chunk of hdpe, but I needed a new insert foot for the leg on our Murphy bed.
Not a difficult project, but fun.
The fins were copied from the original, and were intended to act as a means of keeping the foot in the square tube. Unfortunately this fins were to stiff, and the foot ended wedging halfway in and breaking.
I made a second one without fins. I realized the square tube had round corners. So I made the insert portion of the foot to the exact hole size (-.010”), and left the corners square. This caused the perfect, press in, friction fit. Sorry, no pictures of the second one.
It worked well, but I’m not sure how solid the setup will be when I start milling metal. More incentive for a mill, but it works. I have to make a few pen clips in the next couple of week, we’ll see how the mill attachment helps.
When I got rid of the little Taig lathe, I kept the milling attachment that was with it. I made T-nut for the compound slide, from a chunk of steel in my bin, using my portable and files.
I know it’s only a chunk of hdpe, but I needed a new insert foot for the leg on our Murphy bed.
Not a difficult project, but fun.
The fins were copied from the original, and were intended to act as a means of keeping the foot in the square tube. Unfortunately this fins were to stiff, and the foot ended wedging halfway in and breaking.
I made a second one without fins. I realized the square tube had round corners. So I made the insert portion of the foot to the exact hole size (-.010”), and left the corners square. This caused the perfect, press in, friction fit. Sorry, no pictures of the second one.
It worked well, but I’m not sure how solid the setup will be when I start milling metal. More incentive for a mill, but it works. I have to make a few pen clips in the next couple of week, we’ll see how the mill attachment helps.
