Monitor Steam Engine

[zeeprogrammer]

Actually, went with the ball end mill. Did the front and then the sides. Seems to have gone well.
A lot of sneaking up...which is unusual for me...I generally do a lot of sneaking away. 

No pics! Nyah. Not yet anyway.

I want to do a little more work on it and then it'll be show-n-tell.

Feeling quite happy right now. And it's not just the stinking hoppies.

[fcheslop]

Nice going
Pics naya ?? guess that makes me feel guilty NAhh
Wont be long before shes a runner
cheers

[zeeprogrammer]

I would have done pics last night. I was hoping to get more done and have a more meaningful post. 
Yeah right. Meaningful.

Well here's what I have...

I went ahead and tried to stick with the ball end mill. The idea of grinding a working tool as Jason suggested, while interesting, is something I just didn't think I could do at this point and be successful.

So here's the 1st round...



And if it's possible to unfocus one's eyes to get this in focus...here's the 2nd round...



Ending up with this...



I'm quite pleased. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
However...you can see I have a small problem.
I'm thinking the gibs need work. Notice the pattern? About every 1/16inch? About every turn of the wheel?
Or am I on the wrong track?

I didn't solely use the ball end mill (obviously). I used a flat end mill to mill up to/near where I wanted the fillet. And then switch to the ball end mill.
A bit of  paper and listening for change in milling noise and I was able to creep up on my target.

Don't nobody call me the creeper!
Can't trust you people.

[fcheslop]

I often get that finish with ball nose cutters.Always blamed my crappy mill
Operator error ??
cheers

[zeeprogrammer]

I often get that finish with ball nose cutters.Always blamed my crappy mill
Operator error ??

At my level of experience...it's hard to tell.
But I'll go for 'crappy mill'.

Keeps me feeling good about myself. 

[EDIT] But someone is going to pop in and say...'so fix the mill'. Which means it's still me. 

[Don1966]

No Zee, we wouldn't call you creeper. But then again we wouldn't call you Dave Otto either, looking at the pile up on your mill. But it's good to see the piccys buddy.........

Don

[zeeprogrammer]

No Zee, we wouldn't call you creeper. But then again we wouldn't call you Dave Otto either, looking at the pile up on your mill. But it's good to see the piccys buddy.........

Thanks Don. I might not mind being called Dave Otto....but I don't know what he looks like. 
Wish I had his skill in any case.

[b.lindsey]

Creeper, creeper, creeper    The devil made me do it Zee.

Bill

[V 45]

Still looking great Carl !

[90LX_Notch]

Those pictures make me realize that I need new glasses.🤓

-Bob

[Tennessee Whiskey]

OK Chuck , I'm with Don,  if you don't vacuum up some swarf,  we're going to lose the parts . If you are suspecting a gib issue,  try putting just a little tension on the table locking screws and see if things improve.  The filets looks fine BTW.

Cletus

[zeeprogrammer]

Creeper, creeper, creeper    The devil made me do it Zee.

Bill...the devil. I knew it. 

Thanks Dave.

Bob...me too. Just got some new reading glasses. Not good enough. I think it's time I got real glasses. At least T says so. She's unhappy with my dishwashing.

Cletus...exactly what I was thinking. I have another one of those parts to make. I'll try that first.
But I wish I'd made that gib mod that Bogs talked about.

I left the swarf there for evidence. You guys are so on me about pics.
And no...it ain't re-used swarf.

[zeeprogrammer]

Lucked out!
Youngest came over tonight to talk wedding with T.

Shop time!!!

Made the bearings. I'll use these when I bore the holes to hold them.

A pic!!!

[Dave Otto]

Zee I have seen your pictures; you are a much more handsome fellow than I.

OK this is an old picture but I just wanted to prove that swarfless machining does not always happen in my shop!  I still have this mill but the control system has completely changed.

The part turned out very nice Zee; and I'm still here following along. I would hate for you guys to be talking about me behind my back.

Dave

[zeeprogrammer]

OK this is an old picture but I just wanted to prove that swarfless machining does not always happen in my shop!

Thank you Dave! So nyah to you other fellows.

Still...even with all that swarf you're showing...it still looks clean. 

I would hate for you guys to be talking about me behind my back.

Uh...no one can see the PMs going around right?