Good Day All,
I am using my Bridgeport VMC1000 for surfacing cylinder heads among other things...currently using a Sub 11" Fly cutter, but it isn't mine and I wasn't planning on buying one so I want to use my 10" face mill I have laying around.
Machine is a CAT40 Taper, I don't plan on cutting more than .005 a pass so I'm not worried about the load on the machine, but I am more concerned about the weight of the tool and the possible strain on the spindle it may have? It could be as much as 30 lbs. hanging off the spindle, not worried about the ATC capacity, just the spindle and the bearings. Should I be? I cannot find any weight limits for the machine itself, just the ATC. Thanks you for the help
I am using my Bridgeport VMC1000 for surfacing cylinder heads among other things...currently using a Sub 11" Fly cutter, but it isn't mine and I wasn't planning on buying one so I want to use my 10" face mill I have laying around.
Machine is a CAT40 Taper, I don't plan on cutting more than .005 a pass so I'm not worried about the load on the machine, but I am more concerned about the weight of the tool and the possible strain on the spindle it may have? It could be as much as 30 lbs. hanging off the spindle, not worried about the ATC capacity, just the spindle and the bearings. Should I be? I cannot find any weight limits for the machine itself, just the ATC. Thanks you for the help