I have a nice little 2" Valenite shell mill to adapt to my Eklind mill
head. The Eklind uses a modified B3 collet, truly an orphan. The
interesting problem is making the drive tabs alongside the pilot shaft
that fit into the top of the shell mill.

Anyone have a quick and easy method?

Kevin Gallimore

axolotl wrote:

I have a nice little 2" Valenite shell mill to adapt to my Eklind mill
head. The Eklind uses a modified B3 collet, truly an orphan. The
interesting problem is making the drive tabs alongside the pilot shaft
that fit into the top of the shell mill.

Anyone have a quick and easy method?

Kevin Gallimore

The drive keys? Make them separately and bolt them on after the fact.
Alternately, mill them on the arbor face, bore a hole for the pilot and
hold it in separately with a setscrew.

Just a thought

Paul


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On Jan 14, 8:26 pm, Paul wrote:
axolotl wrote:

I have a nice little 2" Valenite shell mill to adapt to my Eklind mill
head. The Eklind uses a modified B3 collet, truly an orphan. The
interesting problem is making the drive tabs alongside the pilot shaft
that fit into the top of the shell mill.

Anyone have a quick and easy method?

Kevin Gallimore

The drive keys? Make them separately and bolt them on after the fact.
Alternately, mill them on the arbor face, bore a hole for the pilot and
hold it in separately with a setscrew.

Just a thought

Paul

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I made one with a 1/2 inch shank to fit a collet on my Emco mill. The
pilot shaft was also 1/2 inch. I milled shallow slots on each side of
the pilot shaft and brazed the drive lugs in place. Works for me. I
have a R8 holder at work that has the lugs screwed to the pilot.
either way works.

Paul

I am interested in shipping a Diacro 12' shear from Chatsworth Ca. to
Minneapolis, MN. What is the easiest and cheapest way to accomplish
this. The weight of the shear is listed at 325lbs.
Michael

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On 2008-01-16, Michael wrote:
I am interested in shipping a Diacro 12' shear from Chatsworth Ca. to
Minneapolis, MN. What is the easiest and cheapest way to accomplish
this. The weight of the shear is listed at 325lbs.
Michael


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On 2008-01-16, Michael wrote:
I am interested in shipping a Diacro 12' shear from Chatsworth Ca. to
Minneapolis, MN. What is the easiest and cheapest way to accomplish
this. The weight of the shear is listed at 325lbs.

Twelve *foot*? I didn't know that DiAcro *made* them that
large. And the weight sounds too little for a 12 foot sheer, and (I
think) too much for a 12 inch shear -- but maybe right if it has all the
accessories, including the workpiece clamp bar. It sounds closer to
right for the 24 inch one which I have.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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