Re: Moore jig borer tooling

---A More jig borer and a Bridgeport milling machine are two
completely different animals. I have an old Moore book around
somewhere that describes the precision that goes into their product
and how to work to close limits on Moore and other machines. If I
remember correctly, there is a heating element in the spindle bearing
of the Moore jig borer that keeps the bearing at a constant temp.
looking through the book you realize just much the trade has changed
and just how easier it is now with computer controlled edm
Terry Ackland
In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, dave engvall <dengvall@n...>
wrote:

> "David M. Munro" wrote:
>
> > Jon writes:
> >
> > >Moore tooling does show up on eBay now and then. Work on a

search
string

> > >until you are finding what you want without too much unwanted

stuff,

> > >then save it. Any time you click on that link, it reruns the

search and

> > >you get current results.
> > >I've got a number of such search strings as I'm trying to build

my

> > >collection of NMTB30 holders.
> >
> > Thanks, Jon.
> >
> > It was in fact an eBay purchace that got me started on my Moore

obsession.

> > I bought a Moore Tool centering scope, planning to grind the

fitting down

> > to a straight shank. Well, everything about it was amazing, the

quality of

> > the tool, the optics, even the mahogany box it came in was first

class. I

> > couldn't bear to touch it, and in fact later bought a straight

shank one

> > for the mill.
> >
> > I've since bought tool holders, boring heads, the ultra-precise

rotary

> > table, and finally this week the jig borer got here. A picture of

it in

> > it's original home:
> >
> > http://www.arcadianclock.com/toy/moore.jpg
> >
> > Why buy such an obsolete piece of machinery? For less than the

price of a

> > beat Bridgeport, you get something with real "tenth" accuracy.

You can't

> > do any aggressive milling, but you sure know that your hole has a

better

> > than average chance of ending up perpendicular and in the right

place.

> >
> > Not everything on eBay is a bargain. A couple of weeks ago the

book

> > "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy" by Wayne Moore, which Moore

Tool sells

> > for $98.usd went on eBay for 230 and change.
> >
> > David M. Munro
>
> Saw one of those go a auction for $400 a couple of years ago.

'Course that didn't include the collets. :-(

>
> Dave
>
> >
> >
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