Boring head for the lathe spindle.

[aametalmaster]

Here is a simple project i finally finished. A boring head for my SB lathe in the correct .602 taper for the spindle. Don't know if i will use it but it was fun to make. And it was FREE, the boring head was a gift i couldn't use...Bob

1st pic. Turning .602 South Bend Lathe taper.
2nd pic. Arbors made, i made extra since i was setup.
3rd pic. Threaded 1 1/2-18 for boring head.
4th pic. Boring head installed.
5th pic. Parts to use an arbor. Shaft/bushing/nut holds it inside the spindle.


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[hdwarner]

First
Bob If You Ever Get A Gift Again You Cant Use , Please Regift To Chuck. I Don't Mind Regifts At All

Second
That Is A Nice Idea Using A Drawbar , It Is Nice And Rigid That Way.

Third
Lots Of Things You Can Do With This Set Up, Line Boring Holes For Precision, Boring Small Engine Cylinders, Trepanning A Plate, Fly Cutting, Etc

[aametalmaster]

Thanks for the ideas Chuck. I had installed a few years back a bigger cross slide with tee slots so i could do other jobs that i could clamp on the cross slide. Like this 45 degree milling of a slot i could not do any other way because i don't have a mill. This is the arm for my home made taper attachment being milled...Bob

[hdwarner]

HEY BOB
YOU DO PRETTY WELL WITHOUT A MILL ,
i have been a machinist for 25 years and i never tire of inovative ideas and fixtures for machine tools. thats where the money is made , take nothing and make something. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS .

thats my bag take a 50 dollar an hour job and turn it into a 150 dollar an hour job. do you have any other posts of pics.
CHUCK

[aametalmaster]

Chuck, everyone, I have about a thousand pics of setups i have done. Prob is they are scattered all over the net in photo albums i have. I have talked to Glenn about making blueprints and i will start some with my zillion projects from welding/ ornamental iron/ maching and some others.

I used my boring head today making a clearance cut on my tool post to clear the live center that always seems to hit at the wrong time...Bob
Pic #1 ALWAYS Watch the back side away from the cut, you don't want to hit anything. Turn it by hand to check for clearance.
Pic #2 Cutting in backgear with the spindle running slow.
Pic #3 Clearance cut done, perfect fit.
Pic #4 Looks like a beaver chewed it out but it will work.
Pic #5 Wrench and spindle nose protector pushing the boring head out of the taper. The taperered arbor locks itself pretty good into the tapered spindle ID.