leeko
Stainless
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2012
- Location
- Chicago, USA
Hi all
I ordered a quill speed handle for my m-head, one of these:
All Industrial 41070 | Quill Feed Speed Handle for Bridgeport Milling Machine - All Industrial Tool Supply
I installed it on the mill last night, and it fits great. I do have a problem in it's use, though; when I pull the handle back, the pin disengages and I should be able to rotate the handle freely without moving the quill. It doesn't do that, though. On my m-head, the quill is very free-moving, there's little resistance in either direction. As a result, the quill tends to move even if the pin isn't engaged. This happens even with the set screw on the handle backed way off (so it can be uninstalled)
The only way I've found to stop it from happening is to snug up the quill fine feed clutch knob on the other side of the head, so the quill has more resistance. But, that requires two hands, which defeats the purpose of the speed handle, and I'd be worried about wearing out the clutch. Is there a better way?
Should I be filing or sanding the inside of the handle so it has a sloppier fit? The original handle had similar issues, which I actually attributed to wear/sloppiness in the fit, so I'm hesitant to make this one the same!
Any suggestions are very welcome, thanks
Lee
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I ordered a quill speed handle for my m-head, one of these:
All Industrial 41070 | Quill Feed Speed Handle for Bridgeport Milling Machine - All Industrial Tool Supply
I installed it on the mill last night, and it fits great. I do have a problem in it's use, though; when I pull the handle back, the pin disengages and I should be able to rotate the handle freely without moving the quill. It doesn't do that, though. On my m-head, the quill is very free-moving, there's little resistance in either direction. As a result, the quill tends to move even if the pin isn't engaged. This happens even with the set screw on the handle backed way off (so it can be uninstalled)
The only way I've found to stop it from happening is to snug up the quill fine feed clutch knob on the other side of the head, so the quill has more resistance. But, that requires two hands, which defeats the purpose of the speed handle, and I'd be worried about wearing out the clutch. Is there a better way?
Should I be filing or sanding the inside of the handle so it has a sloppier fit? The original handle had similar issues, which I actually attributed to wear/sloppiness in the fit, so I'm hesitant to make this one the same!
Any suggestions are very welcome, thanks
Lee
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk