Hi folks,
Is there any hope in finding a replacement spindle for my #5xxx, Abene VHF-3BS?
It has been a very long road, trying to get the Abene VHF-3BS, moving quill, up and running. I finally got a a new set of bevel gears for the head, not quite understanding why I needed them, until I pulled the spindle and set it in a pair of V blocks with a dial indicator. It came from a vocational school, and apparently must have been abused.
I am rebuilding this for a student "maker space" and need to be mindful of a limited budget. University level student research, so better than mill/drill, but doesn't need to be aerospace. I imagine remaking the spindle would not be worth it. I have contacted virtually every shaft straightening service on the planet, and been unsuccessful to find someone who wants to take a try at some method of straightening. I have been at it for years. If the shaft didn't slide in a sleeve, traditional press straightening would probably work. The spindle I have must have been "straight attempted", as it has a "wave irregularity". The depressing tip off was an etch mark of the high spot as soon as it got free of the head.
I am hoping there is a half rusty, partially dysfunctional moving quill machine out there, languishing in a barn, that might have a functional spindle.
Best,
W
Is there any hope in finding a replacement spindle for my #5xxx, Abene VHF-3BS?
It has been a very long road, trying to get the Abene VHF-3BS, moving quill, up and running. I finally got a a new set of bevel gears for the head, not quite understanding why I needed them, until I pulled the spindle and set it in a pair of V blocks with a dial indicator. It came from a vocational school, and apparently must have been abused.
I am rebuilding this for a student "maker space" and need to be mindful of a limited budget. University level student research, so better than mill/drill, but doesn't need to be aerospace. I imagine remaking the spindle would not be worth it. I have contacted virtually every shaft straightening service on the planet, and been unsuccessful to find someone who wants to take a try at some method of straightening. I have been at it for years. If the shaft didn't slide in a sleeve, traditional press straightening would probably work. The spindle I have must have been "straight attempted", as it has a "wave irregularity". The depressing tip off was an etch mark of the high spot as soon as it got free of the head.
I am hoping there is a half rusty, partially dysfunctional moving quill machine out there, languishing in a barn, that might have a functional spindle.
Best,
W