Posted by BobKellock on October 14, 2006, 11:42 am
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Peter Neill wrote:
> ........... > The problem is these plates will be about 10"-12" wide and around 18" > long. > ..............
Even if you have a cutter to cover the width in a single pass your
table travel would need to be at least the length of the workpiece plus
twice the diameter of the cutter if you want to clear both ends to get
that "nice" finish - somewhat more than available on a Bridgy for your
quoted sizes.
Bob
Posted by on October 14, 2006, 11:27 pm
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BobKellock wrote:
> Bob
I use a 12+ inch flycutter.
I turned a ring that clamps around the mill spindle. There is a 2" slot
across the face of the ring so when it's on the spindle a bit of 2*1
can be bolted to the ring. I made an insert holder to go on one end of
the 2*1 and I balanced it by having a central hole to hang it from then
adding weight to a stud on the oppostite end to the cutter.
I tend to run it with a 12" cutter at ~200 rpm and with a 10" cutter at
400 rpm.
Posted by on October 14, 2006, 11:30 pm
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BobKellock wrote:
> Even if you have a cutter to cover the width in a single pass your > table travel would need to be at least the length of the workpiece plus > Bob
You can get around this by canting the head over a thou or so, just
enough so the cutter doesn't drag it's heels.
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> The problem is these plates will be about 10"-12" wide and around 18"
> long.
> ..............