Re: Automatic boring head?

I just used the one at work last week We had a saw arbour wash out
the Cerclip groove I took out the Auto Boring head and recut the
groove after I welded it up .I heard that there is a kit out there
some where .Where you can make your own I will find out and post it
unless some elseknows where to find it ..


John

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., cadman@p... wrote:
> I have used one before, as well as a manual one that I made. The
only
> difference is, the automatic one there is a ring that you can hold
> while it's turning that will step the boaring bar over by some
> increment (.001). All you have to do to move the boaring bar over
by
> .005 is to count 5 clicks when you grab the ring. Of course the
> boaring head is turning very slow so it's not unsafe to do this :)
>
> With the manual one, you have to stop the machine and turn the
screw
> with an allen head wrench to move the boaring bar over.
>
> CADMAN
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Tim Goldstein <timg@k...> wrote:
> > OK, I have seen this item listed in catalogs and still don't
> understand why
> > I would want one, when it would be used, if it can work like a
> standard
> > boring head, or how I would make it work automatically.
> >
> > Can anyone help reduce my ignorance?
> >
> > Tim
> > [Denver, CO]