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Quick or Autochange tool holder cahnge for Bridgeport type milling machine
- Thread starter feconkar
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TeachMePlease
Diamond
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- Feb 11, 2014
- Location
- FL
There are quick change systems for manual mills. They are generally expensive. What type of collet does your mill take? That will determine availability of a quick change system.
TeachMePlease
Diamond
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- Feb 11, 2014
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- FL
The Mach 1 system is the first to come to mind, if you have an R8 taper.
R8 Quick Change Tooling System for Milling Machines
R8 Quick Change Tooling System for Milling Machines
winger
Stainless
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- Dec 28, 2005
- Location
- portage county, wisconsin
How good does the mach 1 system hold? Sounds a lot like my Tree mill, which holds a lot better that R8 collets.
Another system is the TTS by Tormach. A 3/4 r8 collet stays in and the rest of the holders have a 3/4" stud. You just have to loosen the drawbar a bit.
Dave
Another system is the TTS by Tormach. A 3/4 r8 collet stays in and the rest of the holders have a 3/4" stud. You just have to loosen the drawbar a bit.
Dave
R8 Quick Change Tooling System for Milling Machines
is something like that available for a 40 taper spindle?
is something like that available for a 40 taper spindle?
Limy Sami
Diamond
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- Jan 7, 2007
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- Norfolk, UK
The British Coventry Easy Change Easy Change (Coventry Toolholders) System – Coventry Engineering but
WALLET WARNING they ain't cheap !!!(Price guides here Rotagrip - Quick Change Tooling)
FWIW I'm sure PMer Barbter had and rated them.
I think the best solution for the OP will be a power draw bar. An Erickson QC30 would be better, but was never offered for that mill and the cost would eclipse the value of the mill several fold. There are adapters, but that just moves the tool further from the bearings, defeating all value.
