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JoeyInCali

JoeyInCali

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Old Clausing 8520. Was rebuilt by a proto-typer ( yes, it's not a word ) .
Has cheap DRO's but has servo power feed .
Came with the original vise and some after market collets.
1 HP Baldor motor . Should be strong enough to mill bamboo.
It has Corvette paint. That's the best part. :grin:
 
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JoeyInCali said:
Old Clausing 8520. Was rebuilt by a proto-typer ( yes, it's not a word ) .
Has cheap DRO's but has servor power feed .
Came with the original vise and some after market collets.
1 HP Baldor motor . Should be strong enough to mill bamboo.
It has Corvette paint. That's the best part. :grin:
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That looks like a nice smaller utility mill.

You'll be amazed at what you can make on a mill like that. True old school craftsmen really know how to make the most of these machines. I'm always amazed at the creativity and knowledge an experienced old school machinists posses.

The DRO's make life much much easier so make sure they work good or replace them.

You'll need a really good vice. It should be the cornerstone of most of your machining projects. I recommend a Kurt vise. There are lot's of imitations but I haven't seen anything as good or better. Maybe someone with more machining experience can chime in with something better.


Royce
 
If all axis are square to one another, the peripherals can be tweaked/adjusted.
Apparently the mill came with the orig. vise which may be adequate for what we do.
Some may be asking "why a mill? I thought cue-making was done on a lathe".
For the most part, elementary building IS done on a lathe.
The milling machine takes building to the next level. I'll list some of what can be done.

Cut point grooves in forearms. Square the point-stock going into the grooves.
Square and miter the veneers that lay along-side the point-stock.

With a even a manual indexer you can slot billets for dash-rings.
Cut reverse-scallops in butt-caps.
Simple inlay work.
If you're into making your own fixtures and some specialized tooling, a mill is a must.

If you have the right lathe and the right mill, your only limit is your own creativity.

Great Score Joey, KJ
 
I'll add to KJ's list
With an angle drive head, you can then drill tap for pins etc , only limited by the stroke of the table.
With a spinner it could do everything that a lathe does, just takes time to make or set up the accessories.
I went to a shop recently that is buying up a lot of old gear, just for the robust castings. Then making them into specific operation machines, instead of multi purpose machines. Going back to the ways production used to be done. This was because the setup time on a lot of multi axis machines was so long, the job run length was not cost effective. The specific op machines did all the common features of what ever was being done. Arduino chips and programming the simple paths was how they are controlling it.
 
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