endmill too high when in collet
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endmill too high when in collet
I have a 5/16 endmill in an MT3 collet right now. With a drill chuck holding the bit, it goes down much further than in the collet. At it's lowest point now, the bit is still at least 1.5" above the top of my 4" vise.
How do you deal with this predicament?
(sorry, but my actual picture is oriented correctly....)
How do you deal with this predicament?
(sorry, but my actual picture is oriented correctly....)
Grizzly G4015Z 3-1
Re: endmill too high when in collet
timsch, I fixed your photo. There is a problem with the board software. Please check your private messages for hints on working around the problem.
-- Russell Mac
-- Russell Mac
Re: endmill too high when in collet
Use this collet set to hold the mill cutters: MT3 to ER32:
https://www.amazon.com/Collet-Milling-C ... 43&sr=8-21
And you may still need to block your vice up higher.
RussN
https://www.amazon.com/Collet-Milling-C ... 43&sr=8-21
And you may still need to block your vice up higher.
RussN
Re: endmill too high when in collet
Russ, I get PAGE NOT FOUND with that link.
Searching for "MT3 to ER32:", I do get results. Certainly looks like it would solve my problem.
Searching for "MT3 to ER32:", I do get results. Certainly looks like it would solve my problem.
Grizzly G4015Z 3-1
Re: endmill too high when in collet
The link in Russ's post has been fixed. It should work now.
-- Russell Mac
-- Russell Mac
Re: endmill too high when in collet
Russell M
Thanks for your link fix.
Hopefully timsch will find his simple solution.
RussN
Thanks for your link fix.
Hopefully timsch will find his simple solution.
RussN
Re: endmill too high when in collet
It looks like a good solution, with the exception that I've not yet found one with a 3/8-16 drawbar thread. It was easy to find collets with it, but so far have only found M12 threads.
Grizzly G4015Z 3-1
Re: endmill too high when in collet
Acquire a new drawbar to fit the 1/2"-12 threads of the MT3 collet holder?
RussN
RussN
Re: endmill too high when in collet
Man, am I green. I hadn't thought of that. thanks.
Grizzly G4015Z 3-1
Re: endmill too high when in collet
Option 2: raise the vise.
There are blocks sold for this very purpose. However, a nice tilt table or rotary table not only adds height, but also adds versatility for future projects. Also, they don't suffer from magnifying runout the way extending the endmill does.
There are blocks sold for this very purpose. However, a nice tilt table or rotary table not only adds height, but also adds versatility for future projects. Also, they don't suffer from magnifying runout the way extending the endmill does.
Re: endmill too high when in collet
timsch:
Don't be hard on yourself.
We all start out green, and accumulate knowledge as a lifelong endeavor. It never ends, nor should it.
And this discussion board is a treasure of shared knowledge.
I'm looking forward to learning more today.
RussN
Don't be hard on yourself.
We all start out green, and accumulate knowledge as a lifelong endeavor. It never ends, nor should it.
And this discussion board is a treasure of shared knowledge.
I'm looking forward to learning more today.
RussN
Re: endmill too high when in collet
I'd like to get a rotary & tilt/vertical table, but it would have to mount to my table, which is only 5-7/8 wide x 7-3/4" long looking from the front of the machine. It has two slots across the width and one across the length. It looks to me that a 4" size is my only option to mount on the table, but I don't see that my 4" vise would even be able to mount on one that size.
Grizzly G4015Z 3-1