Did I see them on a*sebook marketplace?Some mt4 and mt3 revolving centers
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Did I see them on a*sebook marketplace?Some mt4 and mt3 revolving centers
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I tried that on a swindens vice like last week. It worked, but so slow. And this surface plate is a lot heavier and less convenient to shift around. I haven't decided how to clean it yet, but it won't be a precision tool for me.I'd stick that in EGBERT (the Electrolytic Gungey Bubbling Encrustation Removal Tank) with a few gallons of deionised water and washing soda, stick 12v and some Amps (about 5-15 Amps per square foot works well - I've seen a DC TIG used as power source for larger items - like complete truck cabs) through a sacrificial anode* for a few days - it'd take off the rust without touching sound metal** underneath, beats putting grooves and valleys in it with a wire brush... Damn sight less effort, too! Won't put any pitting back though, that'd be too much to ask.
*Iron, steel or for us Posh Folks, Graphite*** - NEVER stainless steel. Aim for as much area in the solution as you can!
**Tested with Best Micrometer on sample of deliberately rusted gauge plate, change in thicknes below 2 microns on the unrusted parts
***Which doesn't grow rusty barnacles so you don't have to revisit every few hours to scrub 'em off with a cold chisel and wire brush.
I tried that on a swindens vice like last week. It worked, but so slow. And this surface plate is a lot heavier and less convenient to shift around. I haven't decided how to clean it yet, but it won't be a precision tool for me.
You may have done, they were local to me.Did I see them on a*sebook marketplace?
Cleaned it up. Doesn't look bad at all for £10. It won't be doing any precision work.When looking at a surface plate I look at the edges first. Nice crisp edges usually means a nice plate even under the rust. Dinged or rounded edges not so good.
Cleaned it up. Doesn't look bad at all for £10. It won't be doing any precision work.
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I know what you mean about a bigger mill. A 6" vice is a nice size to have, but still a heavy beast. I sold mine to a member here and acquired a 4 1/2" J & S to replace it for my Tom Senior mill. The overhang of the 6" vice seemed to spring the table too much for my liking, so for the possibility of having to clamp larger items, a got a set of Carver clamps which can be set up anywhere along the width of the mill table; well worth looking out for.A very nice used Jones & Shipman 6" mill vice just arrived.
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Quite a bit bigger than i expected. Looks like i'll no longer have both vice and rotary table on the mill together, until i get a bigger mill.
(At least this fits the mill, unlike the 10" Bison i bought a while ago.)
I know what you mean about a bigger mill. Its The 6" is a nice size to have, but they are still a heavy beast. I sold mine to a member here and acquired a 4 1/2" J & S to replace it for my Tom Senior mill. The overhang of the 6" vice seemed to spring the table too much for my liking, so for the possibility of having to clamp larger items, a got a set of carver clamps which can be set up anywhere along the width of the mill table; well worth looking out for.
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I know what you mean about a bigger mill. A 6" vice is a nice size to have, but still a heavy beast. I sold mine to a member here and acquired a 4 1/2" J & S to replace it for my Tom Senior mill. The overhang of the 6" vice seemed to spring the table too much for my liking, so for the possibility of having to clamp larger items, a got a set of Carver clamps which can be set up anywhere along the width of the mill table; well worth looking out for.
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They look like rocker armsA 4" probably would've been a better choice for this machine, but i find 6" to be more versatile. And when i get a bigger mill i'll have this to use on it. The Warco's a bit small anyway, so i do want a bigger machine in the future. That said, i've been using a small (maybe less than 4" vice recently and it's nice to work with something that size.
Those Carvers are very nice, i have some too, and their lever action clamps:
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One reason i like using a vice in this machine is that it sits on a base that's far too short. The table seems too low, so raising the workpiece makes for more comfortable working when needing to look at it closely or leaning in to measure.
They look like rocker arms
I hate their clamps we have some at work and I can't really digest them. (Like all Carver stuff.)