Floating Tap Cycle?
28 Apr 2016 23:34 #74037
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Floating Tap Cycle?
I have a Quik Switch 30 spindle in my BP Series 1 and adding an encoder was pretty trivial. Is your spindle similar to mine?
gnipsel.com/images/bp-knee-mill/encoder07.jpg
JT
gnipsel.com/images/bp-knee-mill/encoder07.jpg
JT
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29 Apr 2016 00:02 #74039
by eman5oh
Replied by eman5oh on topic Floating Tap Cycle?
Does that work for rigid tapping, or do you need to use a floating head with that setup? I thought about doing some thing similar but was concerned that my mill has a little lash in the spindle.
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29 Apr 2016 14:09 #74055
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Floating Tap Cycle?
I rigid tap with that. The Z axis follows the spindle. I still have the manual speed control so I run 900 on the speed and crank the manual down to about 200-300 RPM when tapping.
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