Milling machines

Milling machines

A cutting machine that removes material by feeding a workpiece past a rotating multi-tooth cutter to produce a flat, angular, or curved surface.

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Milling machines

tommy bars

Industrial machinery; Milling machines

Round steel bars used to tighten and loosen chucks and other spindle accessories. Sometimes called spindle bars.

morse arbor

Industrial machinery; Milling machines

The arbor screws into the back of the drill chuck so it can be used in the headstock. It is held in place in the #1 Morse taper with the drawbolt.

drawbolt

Industrial machinery; Milling machines

Goes through the hole in the spindle to draw chucks and other accessories into the headstock taper inside the spindle. A special washer locates in on center in the spindle hole.

mill base

Industrial machinery; Milling machines

The solid base that has the dovetail for the saddle to move in and out on and to which the mill column is attached.

Tapered plastic gibs are used on each dovetailed axis to take up wear as it occurs. They are slightly wedge shaped. As side-to-side "slop" develops on an axis, the gib lock is loosened and the gib is ...

leadscrew locking lever

Industrial machinery; Milling machines

Located on the back side of the vertical column, this locking lever locks against the saddle nut to prevent unwanted movement of the Z-axis during machining operations. Manual machines are fitted ...

leadscrew

Industrial machinery; Milling machines

The threaded screws that move the table left/right and in/out as well as the vertical axis up and down. They are driven by handwheels marked in. 001" or. 01 mm increments.