Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Automatic boring head?

I'm not really sure, but a vaguely remember seeing an article (or perhaps an
ad?) in the Home Shop Machinist about building your own quite some years
ago.

Smoke

>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 ..
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>John
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>--- 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]
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