ksierens
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I have a line on a Linley Jig Bore that does not have the power feed. Does anyone have any picture of the inside of one in case I decide to make one for it?
Linley Jig Bore information wanted
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First, I have to ask, what do you plan to do with the Linley? A jig bore is NOT a vertical mill- in fact, the early versions of the Linley (or so I'm told) don't even have what you'd consider mill style ways. As in the table just lays in the ways, with only gravity and the leadscrew keeping it from lifting.
Even the later ones with actual mill-style ways are really only suited for very, very light milling, as neither the leadscrews nor the spindle have bearings designed to take much side thrust.
My apologies if you already know all this.
But I've been asked about Linleys enough times, in the context of using them as or turning them into mills, that its kind of a reflex now.
Doc.
Even the later ones with actual mill-style ways are really only suited for very, very light milling, as neither the leadscrews nor the spindle have bearings designed to take much side thrust.
My apologies if you already know all this.
But I've been asked about Linleys enough times, in the context of using them as or turning them into mills, that its kind of a reflex now. Doc.
Doc,
Actually you have that backwards, the earlier versions had dovetail ways, and the later ones switched to wider flat ways to use a different clamping methods because clamping on the gib could cause some slight movement.
No, I am not using it for milling, I have a Benchmaster for that, and the power feed I am talking about is for the quills power down feed.
It's funny though that even the makers taut them as also to be used for light milling. I know the collets they used would allow the tooling to be pulled out if too much of a cut were made.
Thanks!
Actually you have that backwards, the earlier versions had dovetail ways, and the later ones switched to wider flat ways to use a different clamping methods because clamping on the gib could cause some slight movement.
No, I am not using it for milling, I have a Benchmaster for that, and the power feed I am talking about is for the quills power down feed.
It's funny though that even the makers taut them as also to be used for light milling. I know the collets they used would allow the tooling to be pulled out if too much of a cut were made.
Thanks!
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Ah. I knew it was something like that.
Years ago, I went to a garage sale that said they had some "machine tools"- as it turned out, one was a Linley, the other either a small Craftsman or Southbend lathe. The guy said the Linley was a "vertical mill"- it wasn't in terrible shape, but I also knew it wasn't really a "mill".
Both it and the lathe were rusty from having been left out in an unheated shed for several years.
The only other info I can give is check at http://www.lathes.co.uk/ Except it seems he's having a database issue at the moment. Might be a day or two 'til it's back up and running again, but there's an entry for Linley under the mills and jig bores listing. He might have pics of the downfeed arrangment.
Doc.
Years ago, I went to a garage sale that said they had some "machine tools"- as it turned out, one was a Linley, the other either a small Craftsman or Southbend lathe. The guy said the Linley was a "vertical mill"- it wasn't in terrible shape, but I also knew it wasn't really a "mill".
Both it and the lathe were rusty from having been left out in an unheated shed for several years.
The only other info I can give is check at http://www.lathes.co.uk/ Except it seems he's having a database issue at the moment. Might be a day or two 'til it's back up and running again, but there's an entry for Linley under the mills and jig bores listing. He might have pics of the downfeed arrangment.
Doc.