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Rong Fu RF-25 Mill/Drill
Mill/Drill Specifications & Views
Specifications, Belts Drive, Speeds, Fine Down Feed, Motor, Integral Light, Milling Vises,
Power Feed, Quill Arms, Machine Mounts
RF-25 Mill DRO X Y Z Axes & Tachometer
Mill - Instrumented Mill, Enclosure, Zeroing, Off-set Milling, Mount, Red Filter, Daughterboard Upgrade, Quill Arms
X-axis - Scales, Brackets, Over-travel Switch, Cables, Handle Animations
Y-axis - Scale Brackets, Scale, Lower Brackets, Cables, Handle Animations
Z-axis - Scales, Brackets, Scale, Cable Routing, Analog Readout
Tachometer - Encoded Pulley, Infrared Reflectivity, EO Sensor, Cable Routing, Surface Feet per Minute
Collets, 5C Fixtures, V-Blocks & Angled Fixtures
5C Collets, Spin Index, 5C Fixtures, 5C Lathe Chucks, V-Blocks, Tilt Tables, Angle Plates, Screw Jacks, Dowel PinsR-8 Spindle Accessories
R-8 Collets, ER-40 Collet Chuck, Arbor, Boring Heads, Fly Cutter, End Mill Holders, Drill Chucks
Workholding & Rotary Tables
Mill Vise, Tramming a Mill Vise, Drawbar Tool, Work Stops, Edge Finders, Safety Shields
Parallel Sets, Precision Blocks, Work Hold-down Clamps, Rotary Tables, Dividing Head
End Mills & Cutters
End Mills, Radius Cutters, Saw Blades, Straight-shank Arbors, ER-16 Collet Extensions, Fly Cutters
Coolant Misting System
Nozzle, Air Supply, Valves, Reservoirs
Taig Micro Mill
4-Axes Taig Micro Mill CNC Conversion
4-Axes CNC Micro Mill, Pre-CNC Baseline, Mach3 Interface, Involute Gears,
Z-Offset Gage Animation, CNC Bench
A Computer for CNC
Mother Board, Enclosure, Display Brackets, Cables
Lead-screw Conversion
Lead Screws, Split Nut, Stepper Motor Couplers
Stepper Motors & Controller
Couplers, Cables, Stepper Mounting, 4th Axis, Stepper Controller, Dual Control
Breakout Board, SCHP, Pendant, Tach & Relay Box
Breakout Board, Safety Charge Pump, MPG Pendant, Spindle Tachometer,
Infrared Reflectivity, Tachometer Buffer Chip, PropScope, Relay Box
E-Stop & Limit/Home Switches
E-Stop Switch, Limit & Home Switches, Cables
4th A-Axis CNC Rotary Table
Bracket, Stepper Motor Mount, Tramming, Tramming AnimationTooling Plate
Bolt Pattern, Tapping, Alignment Pins, Clamping Fixtures3D Digitizing
3D Digitizing Probe, Digitizing Movie
Taig Mill DRO X Y Z Axes & Tachometer
Taig Micro Mill DRO, Scales, Enclosure, Red Display Filter, Mounting Brackets, Cabling, DPU-550
Daughterboard Upgrade
X-axis - Bracket, Scale Mount, Cable Route
Y-axis - Carriage Modification, Scale Brackets, Cable
Z-axis - Scale & Brackets, Cable
Tachometer - EO Sensor, Encoded Pulley, Infrared Reflectivity, Surface feet per Minute
Motor & ER-16 Spindle Upgrades
ER-16 Spindle, ER-16 Collets, Locking Levers, Drill Arbor, Low-speed Countershaft,
High-Speed Pulley, Motor Mount, Tachometer, Indicator Mount
Screwless Vises
Mounting Brackets, Work Holding Examples, Parallel Sets
Manual Rotary Table
Initial Alignment, Tramming, Part Setup Example, Vise Attachment, Brackets
Tramming the Taig Mill & Vise
Tram Animation, Vise Alignment & Clamping, Solid-Jaw Tramming, Vise Bed Tramming Animation
Jet BD-920N 9x20 Lathe
Views & Specifications
Original Design, Jet BD-920N, Specifications, Gears, Gear Ratios, Lathe Machine Mounts
9x20 Lathe DRO X Z1 Axes & Tachometer
X-axis - Brackets, Scale, Alignment, Cables & Mechanical Linkages
Z1-axis - Bracket, Alignment, Mechanical Linkages & Cables, Low-cost Z1-Axis Travel Dial
Tachometer - EO Sensor Placement, Cable, Surface Feet per Minute
Compound Bracket & Angle Plate Jig
Compound Bracket, Compound Pivot, Compound Angle-Plate Jig, Jig Tram Animation,
Taper Angle Measurement
Quick Change Tool Post & Tool Bits
Upgraded Bolt Post, Holders, Carbide Insert Tool Bit Set, Carbide Insert Cut-off Tool
Carbide Insert Tool Bits, Tool Bit Height Gages, Tool Bit Types & Shapes, Brazed Carbide,
HSS, Storage, Surface Feet per Minute
Cross slide, Compound, Carriage & Feed Gears
Lead Screw & Nut, Bracket, Handles, Compound Upgrade, Tension Bars, Feed Gears
Tumble-reverse Gear
Baseline, Gear Bearings, Gear Carrier Plate, Adjustable Travel Limits, Detent Mechanism,
Tumble-reverse Movie, Plastic Drive Gear
Tool Post Grinder
Tool Post Grinder, Simple Mounting Bracket, Single Point Dresser, Grinding, Pivoting Bracket,
Air Micro Die Grinder
Collet & Jawed Spindle Chucks
5C Collet Chuck, Keys & Bars, Chucks with 5C Mounts, ER-40 Collets & MT-3 Chuck, MT-3 Collets,
4-Jaw Chucks, 3-Jaw Chucks, Total Indicated Readout, MT-3 End Mill Holders, MT-3 to Taig AdapterLathe Mandrels & Arbors
Mandrel Set, Specifications, Using a Mandrel, Expanding Arbors, Tapered Lathe Mandrels
Centers, Chucks, Arbors & Accessories
Centers, Tailstock Chuck, Follow Rest, Steady Rest, Faceplate, Dogs, End Mill Holders, Chucks,
Arbors, Floating Reamer Holder, Tap Holders, Die Holders, Turret, Wedges
Locking & Tramming the Tailstock
Tailstock Lock, Set Screws, Handles, Tailstock Tramming, Tramming Animations
Boring Bars
Boring Bar Sets, QCTP Boring Bar Holder, Sleeve Adapters, Boring Head in Tailstock, Boring Bars
Ball Turners & Knurlers
Ball Turning, Ball-turning Fixture, Material Setup, Part Removal, Micro Ball Turner, Knurlers, Mini Knurler
Single-Point Threading
3-Wire Method, 60° Center Gage, Thread Cutting Reference, Lathe Gears, Gear Ratios,
Thread Indicator, Thread Micrometer, Thread Gages
Spindle Motor Emergency Stop
Taig Micro Lathe
Taig Micro Lathe CNC Conversion
CNC Micro Lathe, X-Axis Lead Screw, Z-Axis Lead Screw, Stepper Motors, Spindle Motor Pulleys
Tachometer, Spindle Index, Limit Switches, E-Stop, QCTP, CNC Threading Movie, Machine Work Light
Taig Micro Lathe DROs
Micro Lathe DROs, Milling the Carriage, Brackets, Alignment, Scales
Lead Screw with Split-Nut
Split-nut Animation, Exploded View, Nut Subassembly, Carriage Modification,
Split-Nut Mounted on Carriage, Bearings & Lead Screw, Lathe Z1-Axis Motor & Clutch
Micro Lathe & Mill Accessories
Chucks, Steel Jawed, Collets, Centers, Tool Posts, Cut-off Tool Post, ER-16 Spindle Adapters,
Compound Slide, Die Holder, Jacobs Chucks, Milling Attachment, Riser Blocks, Soft Jaws,
Steady Rest, Tailstocks, Ball Turner, Arbors, Grinding Wheels, Wood Turning
Spindle Motor, Mount & Pulleys
Lathe Motor, Belt Tensioning Animation, Motor Plate Lock, Motor Switches, Jackshaft Speed-reduction Pulley
Rocker & Quick Change Tool Posts
Rocker Tool Post, Handle Upgrades, Tool Posts, Cut-off Tool Post, Tool Bit Height Gage,
Quick Change Tool Post, QCTP Tool Bit Holders
Boring Bar Holders
Boring Bar Holder, Boring Bar Sets, Eccentric Tool Holder
Ratcheting Locking Levers
Tramming the Taig Tailstock
Metal-working
Band Saw
Band Saw, Cut-off Saw, Blades, Saw Tables & Miter, Table Fence, Handles, Wheels & Machine Mounts
Bench Grinders
Bench Grinder, Grinder Chuck, Jigs, Pedestal Feet, Wheel Dressers, Diamond Carbide Grinder
Broach Cutters
Broach Cutting Set, Broach Holder & Shim, Bushing, Cutting
CNC Clock Gears
Mach3, Gear Animation, Gear Wheel Designer, Deadbeat Escapement
Double-Acting Steam & Hit-Miss Gas Engines
Double-acting Steam Engine, Hit Miss Engine, Flywheel, Crank Shaft, Cylinder, Piston, Rings
Drill Bits, Countersinks, Reamers & Counter-bores
Drill Bits, Long Boy, Silver & Deming, Tapered Shank, Metric, Sharpeners, Center Drills, Stepped Drills,
Countersinks, Reamers, Floating Reamer Holder, Taper-pin Reamers, Counter-bores, Engraving Bits,
Combo Drill-Tap Bits, Diamond Wheels, Wood bits, Masonry Bits
Drill Presses & Chucks
Mill Drill, Floor Drill Press, Drill Chucks, Z-axis DRO, Tramming 1, Table Work Stop, Table Clamp,
Toe-clamp Set, Super Chuck, Bench Drill Press, Tramming 2, Fence, Machine Work Light,
Micro Chucks, Miniature Drill Press, Dremel Drill Press, Mortising Attachment
How to Drill a Hole
Scribing, Center Punching, Drilling, De-burring, General De-burring, How to Drill the Center of a Rod, Edge Finder,
Drilling a Rod
Precision Mensuration & Layout Tools
Layout Tools, Scribes & Automatic Center Punches, Precision Gage Blocks, Surface Plates, Surface Gages,
Height Gages, Universal Gage, Z-Offset Gages, Indicators, Inside Diameter Gages, Pin Gages, Runout & Bore Gages,
Calipers, Micrometers, Dial Test Indicators, Indicator Holders, Transfer Punches, Thread Gages, Protractor,
Optical Protractor, Angle Gages, Radius Gages
Pens & Wine Bottle Stoppers
Pen Body, Pens, Arbor Press, Wine Bottle Stoppers
Punches
Router Table Lift
Router Lift Animation, Router Table, Router Lift Jack, Table Locks, Bit Changing, Saw Gage
Sheet Metal
Shear Animation, Gage, Gage Table, Shear, Press Brake & Slip Roll Tool, Slip Rolls
Sine Vises, Bars & Plates
Angle Calculations, Sine Vises, Gage Blocks, Sine Bars, Sine Plate
Tapping Threads & Reference Tables
Hand Tappers, Tap Handles, Tape Guides, Die Holders, Drill-Tap Sets, Drill-Tap Chart,
Bolt Head Grade Identification
Vises
Mill Vises, Tramming Animation, Drill Press Vises, Screwless Vises, Sine Vises, Bench Vise,
Bench Vise Animation, Soft Jaws, Pin Vises, Anvils
Personal Safety Equipment & Disclaimer
Full-face Visor, Safety Glasses, Flip-down Magnifiers, Breathing Filter, Hearing Protection, Leather Gloves