Nice job on the bench anvil. Now I need to get a surface grinder! On your set up for finishing pass I was talking at the screen when you typed in 2.375 as I remembered you used 2.875 on roughing passes.
Nice work, Lee. The steppers are a huge success. Fortunately, or unfortunately, my Jones and Shipman 540 grinder has a hydraulic feed for the X and Z axes so I don’t get to do an upgrade like yours! I recently obtained about 3 feet of new rail steel that we cut into 10 inch sections. This video convinced me to grind the top flat for an anvil. My buddy made a wood base that holds it normally, and inverted which is pretty handy. Thanks for producing this video. Cheers from Florida’s Space Coast.
On my finish passes on the grinder i run both directions left to right before stepping over each step. Then each traverse starts with the wheel conventional milling (for lack of a better term) and finishes with a climb. Also if possible i would grind the shortest distance to minimize heat buildup. In this case an 8 in piece with 6 in travel would not work. Thanks for another great lesson. I also like the stepper motors, doing it by hand often gets monotonous for me. I must look into the steppers
I'm confused why the front to back axis on your surface grinder is the Z axis but on a milling machine it is the Y axis and the vertical is the Z axis.
This is amazing. Great build!
I used to watch abom but his hands are no longer dirty like yours.
Keep rockin’ it home-shop style!
Nice job on the bench anvil. Now I need to get a surface grinder! On your set up for finishing pass I was talking at the screen when you typed in 2.375 as I remembered you used 2.875 on roughing passes.
That is certainly shiny. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Nice work, Lee. The steppers are a huge success. Fortunately, or unfortunately, my Jones and Shipman 540 grinder has a hydraulic feed for the X and Z axes so I don’t get to do an upgrade like yours! I recently obtained about 3 feet of new rail steel that we cut into 10 inch sections. This video convinced me to grind the top flat for an anvil. My buddy made a wood base that holds it normally, and inverted which is pretty handy. Thanks for producing this video. Cheers from Florida’s Space Coast.
You are a great friend and I understand wanting things to look as good as you can make them.
Nice piece very handy in the shop.
On my finish passes on the grinder i run both directions left to right before stepping over each step. Then each traverse starts with the wheel conventional milling (for lack of a better term) and finishes with a climb. Also if possible i would grind the shortest distance to minimize heat buildup. In this case an 8 in piece with 6 in travel would not work. Thanks for another great lesson. I also like the stepper motors, doing it by hand often gets monotonous for me. I must look into the steppers
Thank you for sharing your expertise you're doing a good job
I really enjoy your projects and your attention to detail
You should put a vee groove down the center on one side to hold a shaft in place
You’re reading my mind. I seriously considered a V, but wasn’t sure I could do it. But, since you mentioned it, I’ll have to try it now. 😀
That is a great upgrade you made to your Harig. Do you use the DRO on grinder?
I'm confused why the front to back axis on your surface grinder is the Z axis but on a milling machine it is the Y axis and the vertical is the Z axis.
Z Axis on any machine is the axis that runs in line with the spindle. Think about if you laid the mill on it’s back. Thanks for stopping by.
I like the project, thanks. But I prefer your normal fully narrated videos.
You are late
Yes, I am - had a lot of trouble get this video edited. Thanks for stopping by.