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Re: power assist

Lewis hein — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:02:36 GMT

Hi. There is a very good power feed made by taig ( they just came out with it I believe ) I got mine a few days ago and have been using it. It is extremely

Re: Lead

Richard Hutchinson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:18:40 GMT

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Re: taig mill- convert to horizontal/ Motor mounting

Rick Reyes — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:56:01 GMT

It doesn't take much to switch it. You take the spindle off with or without motor. Rotate the dovetail mounting plate 90 degrees. At this point what I did I

Re: power assist

RDG — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:32:11 GMT

Rick....good deal! ________________________________ From: Rick Kernell To: taigtools@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 7:57:33

Taig Lathe T-Slot cutter.

Peter Homann — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:23:54 GMT

Hi All, I want to cut a T-Slot similar to that on the Taig Lather Crossslide. It holdes the 10-32 T-nuts. Can anybody point me in the right direction for the

Re: power assist

Rick Kernell — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:58:22 GMT

Russell, I just finished putting the mod kit on and it works quite well. I would recommend that everyone look carefully at the tap that is included with the

Re: Which ER16 Collet for #29 Drill?

Michael Fagan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:41:03 GMT

ER collets do come in a set which covers the whole range, but you need a couple more in addition to the 6. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been

Re: power assist

RDG — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:54:49 GMT

thanks,, it's also on their website now too I discovered, Russell ________________________________ From: awolff612000 To:

Re: taig mill- convert to horizontal/ Motor mounting

David Robertson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:58 GMT

Joun, I can't address the conversion to horizontal.. but I do have some info on converting my mill to variable speed using one of the motor/controller combos

Re: Which ER16 Collet for #29 Drill?

Jack — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:28:47 GMT

Yep, just found this at DeArmond Tool: ER16 Collets 1/16" .062-.043 3/32" .093-.054 1/8" .125-.086 5/32" .156-.117 3/16" .187-.148 7/32"

taig mill- convert to horizontal/ Motor mounting

jsedds — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:19:51 GMT

How much work does it take and how much time to switch the Taig mill from vertical to horizontal? Also is it possible to do my own conversion and put on a DVC

Re: Which ER16 Collet for #29 Drill?

Mike Nicewonger — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:34:58 GMT

I ran into nearly this same exact issue. IIRC the ER-16 collets are supposed to be able to span +/- 1/32" from their given size.

Re: Which ER16 Collet for #29 Drill?

Jack — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:27:42 GMT

Thanks Mike. For some reason, I thought the 6-piece set that comes with the mill was "continuous coverage." Guess I should probably order several of the

Re: Which ER16 Collet for #29 Drill?

Mike Nicewonger — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:05:48 GMT

Jack, You can use a 5/32 collet. Part number 1041ER-I. Nick Carter sells them. $9.85 less 10% www.cartertools.com/catalog.html ... -- Mike N ?The average

Which ER16 Collet for #29 Drill?

Jack — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:52:45 GMT

The #29 drill (0.136") that I use for tapping 8-32 in aluminum doesn't seem to fit any of the ER16 collets that came with the mill. The 3/16" doesn't tighten