Making an Edge Finder ---- On a Manual mill ??? 

Thank you very much. I honestly try to structure my videos to show you more than just the demonstration. if you leave thinking "Hey, I could use that technique to do this", then I have achieved my goal.

@@joepie221 I think that what you describe is the best kind of teaching. I was going to buy an edge finder but now I will make one on my lathe instead.

It’s sad isn’t it that there are so many crabby people who just don’t get any pleasure out of interesting and informative videos like this?

Its easier on the lathe, but have fun, and heat treat the parts.

manual machine is more alive than ever. they gotta make the housing standards for garage heights to accommodate a vertical mill right thru

There are a few different internal features, but they are pretty simple.

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I spent a bunch of time getting it to spin true when I first started with my mill. It was the wrong way for me. Having them wobble at the start works much better for me. I do usually center it after I'm done to check the offset over the edge or corner or centerline, the scales on my DRO can sometimes jump to I like to be certain I'm starting at the right spot.

@Chris Perhaps he's using a wiggler instead of an edge finder - that would be set true to start.

My guesses will be close, but certainly not exact.

The best event is when a knurling tool eats one.

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The entry was very deep in the jungle. I don't know how these guys even find those holes. Stay tuned.

It was a good project. I think it took me a couple days when I was just getting started. Never realized how much use it would get.

Very unorthodox project for a mill, but fun.

Hey Guy. thanks for checking in. Its a good mill project if you don't have a lathe. Fly safe my friend and remember my invitation is always good.

I agree.

Hi Chuck. thanks for stopping by. Those lists seem to never end.

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Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for watching.

Not a safe idea. In theory it should work but I have had things slip on me.

Thank you. I've had a lot of practice.

This is one way. There are a few internal configurations. This is just fast and easy to make.

I use a 1/2" drill blank in my CNC for exactly that. Plus a stop won't be in the way for low profile work.

theres a pic floatin on lathes.co.uk i forgot the machine maybe a niles planer (close enough to a shaper) planing a boat propeller, it had some gnarly auxiliary ways on the z axis that could reposition its angle to work in unison with the rotary table and have the tool follow the contour of the blades. it looked like a big machine. the operator looked to be as tall as the bore on the blade. that website though is an endless database of old machine tools

Must say I actually forgot about this little project. But in the mean time I've made a key for a little up cycled tool cabinet😀 I was about to go to a lock smith to buy one, when I suddenly realized it could be fun to make a key myself. BTW. One of my colleagues said the other day when I told about a 2nd hand QCT post I've bought, that I would do perfectly without one since I've got plenty of time 🤔😀😁😂

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I did the opposite with a lathe used to mill all sorts of parts

I made mine with a soft core 12mm dowel pin, body length 75mm with a 8 mm hole right through, a recess on one end 10 I/D x 4mm deep, that will take a spring. For the wiggler I made a washer 5mm thick drilled and reamed 4 mm. the contact faces ground on the surface grinder, using a 20x4 dowel pin, grind 2 flats about 2mm thick, drill a hole to take a spring, press in the dowel into the washer with that flat protruding about 5 mm. Make a button for other end of the body 4 mm thick x 10 mm dia nice lose fit with a pin 4 mm thick x 5 mm long , grind 2 flat to take up the spring, it will look like a thick headed nail . Make sure work piece runs accurately, any imbalances will throw out accuracy. Everything was made on a Myford lathe using a collet. Good luck everyone.

@@ramennaidoo162 sounds like a good job !! 😎👍☘🍺

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