MANUAL MACHINES > Milling Machines, vertical & horizontal
BP Handy Hacks & Improvements
PJB:
My method for storing drawbar wrench and hammer. Ya I know they make all in one hamerwrenches but I never got one. Rather than having them hang off the front with some bracket I use the head nod adjuster hex nut to hold the wrench. The open end in the wrench in turn holds the hammer.
pep:
I'd be picking the hammer off the floor every time I used the mill or walking by it .......... You can have that hanging like that are a better man than I LOL
Pep
cathead:
I started using an articulating vise handle long ago. It fits on the mill, can be angled as a speedo and the ball easily will dislodge the draw bar.
It's one tool and is handy and fast as well.
Terrywerm:
When I worked in a shop that had a full fledged BP, I did the same as Cathead, just used the vise handle, to loosen or tighten the drawbar, but I used a soft face hammer for smacking the top of the drawbar. I do know of a lot of guys that used the vise handle for tapping the drawbar though.
Ulma Doctor:
--- Quote from: cathead on November 09, 2018, 03:33:14 PM ---I started using an articulating vise handle long ago. It fits on the mill, can be angled as a speedo and the ball easily will dislodge the draw bar.
It's one tool and is handy and fast as well.
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i thought i was the only guy that did this!!! 😂
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