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Hi Mark, glad to see you back. That looks a nice engine indeed. Looking forward to the strip down videos. Also, a workshop update video would be good? Regards Kevin
Hi Mark, welcome back nice to see you again. Great engine, enjoy 😊
Interesting stream engine. I’m looking forward to seeing what you discover about its history.
Glad you managed to pick up a nice engine. I recently got a 3" scale traction engine too. I am having to do a fair amount of work on it to fix all the hidden issues. I have been adding videos about it on my channel. I am excited to see the progress on your engine. Keep posting updates when you can.
I believe that with no paperwork for the boiler then the boiler is pretty much just scrap. To get a certificate you need to be able to prove the material it was made from and it was welded by someone with the correct qualifications.
Ouch. Buyer beware 😮
Not fully true, if you can fully strip down and get it ultrasound checked, you can re certify an old steel boiler. Also as far as I can tell, it is a riveted boiler too which is even better for recertification
@@markloving11 ah interesting. Hopefully it all works out.
Hi, do you have a video of setting up the milling attachment on the Emco Unimat 3? 🤞
Thank you for the comment. Setting the attachment up is really simple. Once you have bolted the column onto the back of the lathe bed, you simply slide the milling head down the column from the top to the desired height for your current job.
Thank you for your speedy reply, I've actually fitted the milling attachment this afternoon. Apologies for asking another question, but how do I now attach the chuck to the milling column, in fact, how do I remove it from the lathe?
@@seasidegreyhounds3670 The chuck is threaded onto the headstock using a 14x1mm thread. The same thread is used on the milling spindle. The thread is a standard right hand. You can use the tommy bars that you would use for your chuck to hold the spindle still while the other to loosen the chuck off. Hope this helps!
Many thanks for the shout out Mark. Much appreciated. ( new sub here ) :)
Thanks for the sub! I'm super happy to have you as a subscriber!
Greetings from Austin Texas Mark. Good to see someone else doing the mini milling machine. Did you ever finish it, and do you plan to do a video on it? I'm neck deep in the same project right now. Good luck and stay well.
I haven't made much more progress yet sadly. I do definitely intend to pick the kit up again and get it finished! Your multiple series one the PM kits are really inspiring as to just how detailed one can go with them!
When will be available part 3 ?
i'm i wrong or did you replace the motor of the lathe?
You are indeed not wrong! The original one let the magic smoke out. At least this new one has a speed control which is definitely a bonus!
what are the specs of this new one? cuz i'm having trouble with my motor, it heats up very fast , i can work only for 15 o 20 minutes and then i have to wait a lot to let cool it down.@@TooManyLathes
Ouch.. there's still too much wiggle room🤨 At this point I would open up the threaded hole to a M8, and use a bolt with a tapered end, so it sets itself to the ridges of the slot. I think that would improve the repeatability a lot
I must say, that was a fine piece of engineering, well-done sir. regards, Colin, near Bath. UK.
Nice video, glad you left the cockup in I use Dormer centre drills and it would be nice to use Dormer drill bits as well but as I have to have 2 sets from 1mm to 6mm in 0.1mm increments , 1 for steel and the other with negative rake because I restore antique clocks it would be extremely expensive
Stock??? How about material?
hello me love.." here i am again .. oh ! merry xmass and a happy new year.!.i dont suppose you have amongst all your treasured parts ,,, a table for a centec 2 mill.. the one i have is a right state with over tightening the " t " bolts the upper has broke away it wasnt me !. i want it fixed or replaced... can you help ? .by your accent you dont live too far from me " derby notts area ,",, hope you can help regards laurence
You sound very condescending telling people what they cannot afford.
My apologies, it was not intended that way!
Welcome back, just in time for the holidays 😊
Glad to see you again.
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It was good to see you! Keep well and see you next time.
Exactly what i was commenting in your first video, nice wiggle between setscrew and the milled slot......😆😆
i think a setscrew is not a really precise and good solution, because after some days of usage its wiggling in the milled slot and so you loose the location anyway. Keep in mind 0,05 mm of play in the slot and you have 0,15 or 0,20 at the milling spindle. A key is in my opinion the much better solution. 😉
Just watched your video, I have a ML10 with roller bearings and I have done the same but only taken 2mm off and have a PeWe tools QCTP Aa and use 8mm bits , I have changed motor to 3 phase and vfd no belt changing , also I have added 2 axis hybrid stepper motors and Rocketronics, as I have gout in both hands I struggle holding and turning dials but I can now just setup what I want in control and it does it for me, waiting for bits to arrive to add thrust washers to crosslide to reduce backlash , I service and restore antique torsion clocks, nice video by the way. Thanks Dell
A better method is (And I know you would have thought of this) is to do the slot in the milling head and screw on a key stock or bar stock onto the round post without flattening it on that one side, as far as the milling head going up and down, it will track very accuratly as there is a longer slot that is lining it up vs a set screw that makes point contacts only. and again ,if you want to rotate the head, you won't be able to, and there's the rub.
How are you keeping? It’s been a while since this video.
hello .. remember me ? i have been on the look out for a bench top mill for jonks i just missed out on one that you had ,,, but now !! i have one ,,!!a centec 2.. horizontal cost me £300.. then i needed the vertical head another £300 so for £600 i have a vertical/horizontal mill.. a bit steep ..but as we say up here derby way yu dunna gerrowt fu nowt.. so basically im chuffed .i want to try to make a lead screw .. the one on the mill has seen better days !thers an old trick to sort out play in the lead screw.. take the nut out and smack it with a hammer! !then put it back .. and hey presto !problem solved... well me love liked your videos if you need any help im all ways here... regards laurence
When centring in the 4 jaw just focus on two opposing jaws at one time. Then once those two are centred move to the other two. You were chasing readings all over the place.
Can't think why you didn't face off the workpiece and centre drill near the collet and then extend to the required length.
I've just found your channel and enjoyed the first video on your modification. The screws holding the vertical column on my Unimat 3s are also pretty tight, so it could be that Emco cut the threads in the bed deliberately tight. I really like the concept of your modification, having experienced the same problems as you. Sadly, I don't have a milling machine to cut a keyway and I don't think that the cross slide travel on my Myford would make cutting the slot accurately very easy. Best wishes.
hello again !been after a milling machine got one ! but sadly no vertical head ..! then if and when i get my vertical head the distance from the bed to cutting head will be greatly reduced..! so then i will need a raiser block ! or make one have you seen the price of 100square x 300mm long ? £ telephone numbers ! one good thing going for centec millers is everything fits everytning !so its plunder on . visit the scrap yards ! and who knows ..i could stumble upon another centec,,!i can but dream ! enjoy the videos ,,, regards laurence
I love your videos but god you take too long to get anything done -- just saying
Out of curiosity (and I'm no engineer here) is there any reason why you made a flat bottomed/square profile slot in the column instead of a V groove? Using a V groove and matching V profile (pointy) grub screw would then auto correct the position of the mill head to exactly 90 degrees every time.
Thanks for the comment! The main reason was for ease of machining 😂 At the time I only had a working horizontal milling machine with no vertical head, this therefore made machining a V groove without an expensive specialist cutter impossible for me at the time. If I were to do it again, I would probably now do it as a groove for alignment reasons.
How’s things going with it? I was looking for updates on this after I dropped it off👍
I'm possibly going to do a similar update on my grandads Super 7, so any chance you could add links for the kit of parts, thanks
Thanks for the comment! I will go back through my eBay purchase history and see if I can still find the links. Sadly, I don't think the inverter model I got is still available. I can link to an eBay seller though that makes entire upgrade packages that include the motor, inverter, remote switching and all wired. Hope this helps
@@TooManyLathes That would be great thanks … as I’m not too good with electrickery 🤫
hello me duck... laurence here from long eaton nr nottingham i have been drooling over your milling machine its an old one and a good solid bit of machinery . if you get another milling machine .. bear me in mind and ill give you a fare price for it.. id sooner do that than lash out my old age pension on some asian mass produced junk regards laurence
Thanks for the comment. Sadly I'm afraid that you've just missed out, I recently swapped it for a Harrison floor standing mill. I am terribly sorry that you didn't contact me sooner.
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Very secret indeed!
So glad you are back,
Many thanks, gal to be back!
After getting my cylinder head done by a local machine shop I can see a surface grinder on the horizon
Thanks for the comment! I am certainly looking forward to my first grinding project!
Was that a handreamer.
Thanks for the comment! Yes it was indeed. I simply couldn't find a chucking 1/4" reamer that didn't mean sacrificing my first born to acquire it!
Does it have any sort of interlocking to ensure that one gear selector is in neutral before engaging one of the others? Or would it just lock up when you try to start it with a bad combination?
Thanks for the comment! As far as I can tell, there isn't any interlocks. So yes it would be possible to lock up the machine accidentally!
Congratulations! Lennart
Thanks for the comment!
What makes this one better that your last milling machine?
Thanks for the comment. This one now offers me greater rigidity and more horsepower, plus a much bigger working envelope too.
I just got into machining and have been uploading videos. I agree there seems to be a lot of tidying up and cleaning required when you want to get a video out.
Thanks for the comment. Haha Yeah, it can certainly be a challenge! I look forward to seeing your content, keep it up!
Thanks for the video, 2 questions 1, did you find out how to adjust the end play 2, if youve not got the fine feed adjuster how to you keep the correct height when milling Thanks
Thanks for the comment. The end play is set using a a press so, I couldn't adjust it sadly, so I've had to make do with it. I do have the fine down feed unit, I can't remember if I showed this in this video. It attaches to the side of the head via single screw to allow it to pivot out of engagement when you want to use corse feed. Any further questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks for the great review mate, hope you have fun with the new mill.
Thanks for the mill and the help!
I see why he’s called crack spanner, when he bent over to get the mill out.
This made me do an actual laugh out loud!
There was me thinking that the engine crane was too low . That was quite some effort to get the mill out of the van. Well done 👏👏👍😀
It was close, but thankfully it was just tall enough.
Good luck with the new mill Lennart Sweden
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Wonderful done, Cheers lennart/sweden