leeko
Stainless
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2012
- Location
- Chicago, USA
Hi all
I purchased a "precise super 65" spindle, which I intend to use as an ID grinding spindle on my surface grinder and/or T&CG. It has a variable speed universal motor with an Rpm range of 10k-45k and a 1/2" collet chuck.
But, the more I read about this spindle (on Tony's lathes site, mostly), it looks like the spindle was originally intended as either a grinding OR a milling spindle, and actually was marketed as a bolt-on milling head for horizontal mills among other uses.
How practical is a milling head with a lowest speed of 10000rpm on a manual mill? Even with carbide tooling, it seems like anything bigger than a 1/8" endmill would be running too fast... I don't tend to run tiny tooling too often.
Just trying to figure out if there's any real reason to make the unit interchange between the grinders and the mill...
Thanks in advance
Lee
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I purchased a "precise super 65" spindle, which I intend to use as an ID grinding spindle on my surface grinder and/or T&CG. It has a variable speed universal motor with an Rpm range of 10k-45k and a 1/2" collet chuck.
But, the more I read about this spindle (on Tony's lathes site, mostly), it looks like the spindle was originally intended as either a grinding OR a milling spindle, and actually was marketed as a bolt-on milling head for horizontal mills among other uses.
How practical is a milling head with a lowest speed of 10000rpm on a manual mill? Even with carbide tooling, it seems like anything bigger than a 1/8" endmill would be running too fast... I don't tend to run tiny tooling too often.
Just trying to figure out if there's any real reason to make the unit interchange between the grinders and the mill...
Thanks in advance
Lee
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