T Slot Faceplate
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08-03-2013, 09:03 AM (This post was last modified: 08-03-2013, 04:58 PM by EdK.)
Lads...
I picked this blank casting up at an auction a while ago and it needs T-Slots so i decided to put 8 slots into it.
No big deal really, you just slot through your vertical male slot first and find the depth you want, the hard part is the slotting the horizontal slot. These little cutters are fragile because of the necking down of the stub to accommodate the clearance for the vertical slot. In this next shot i have the planer gage supporting a parallel because i can set the height of the T-Slotter using the parallel as a reference.
I do not want to touch bottom of the slot, i want it elevated about 3 thou higher, the reason is because i want the cutter when it is milling into the material to have a gap for relief of swarf and dust, while the slotter is rotating i am constantly removing swarf from in front and behind of the cutter some people use air to do this. This little technique eliminates most of the chances of the slotter binding up. This is cast iron so i had no lubricant, i cant remember the dimensions but its around 11/16 wide x .300 deep with just under 1/2 wide male slot, for the speed I ran the same for both end mill and T-slotter and it was around 550SFM i hand fed it very gently.
Here is the finished project, all i have to do now is make the T- Slots.
Happy Days Anthony.
I picked this blank casting up at an auction a while ago and it needs T-Slots so i decided to put 8 slots into it.
No big deal really, you just slot through your vertical male slot first and find the depth you want, the hard part is the slotting the horizontal slot. These little cutters are fragile because of the necking down of the stub to accommodate the clearance for the vertical slot. In this next shot i have the planer gage supporting a parallel because i can set the height of the T-Slotter using the parallel as a reference.
I do not want to touch bottom of the slot, i want it elevated about 3 thou higher, the reason is because i want the cutter when it is milling into the material to have a gap for relief of swarf and dust, while the slotter is rotating i am constantly removing swarf from in front and behind of the cutter some people use air to do this. This little technique eliminates most of the chances of the slotter binding up. This is cast iron so i had no lubricant, i cant remember the dimensions but its around 11/16 wide x .300 deep with just under 1/2 wide male slot, for the speed I ran the same for both end mill and T-slotter and it was around 550SFM i hand fed it very gently.
Here is the finished project, all i have to do now is make the T- Slots.
Happy Days Anthony.
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08-03-2013, 09:10 AM
Looks like a success story. How did you attach the face plate to the rotary table?
Thanks for taking the time to document your project and share it with us.
Tom
Thanks for taking the time to document your project and share it with us.
Tom
08-03-2013, 09:13 AM
Anthony,
Very nice job on the face plate. You might want to cut some shallow rings on the surface to aid in aligning workpieces to the plate.
When you said 'all i have to do now is make the T- Slots', I'm guessing you meant you just have to make the T-nuts.
Ed
Very nice job on the face plate. You might want to cut some shallow rings on the surface to aid in aligning workpieces to the plate.
When you said 'all i have to do now is make the T- Slots', I'm guessing you meant you just have to make the T-nuts.
Ed
08-03-2013, 09:47 AM
Nice job - looks like a bought one.
08-03-2013, 12:10 PM
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Great job Anthony
DaveH
DaveH
08-03-2013, 01:25 PM
Nice job! I would have liked to see the 'Ts' being cut, have you any pics?
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08-03-2013, 03:10 PM
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A video would be ideal.
Ed
08-03-2013, 03:23 PM
(08-03-2013, 03:10 PM)EdK Wrote:
A video would be ideal.
Ed
Very nicely done
John
08-03-2013, 03:23 PM
Tom.
The face plate was held on with this plate that has a 1-1/2 - 8TPI register for the Rotab. I can install all my chucks from the lathes with it.
Ed.... your right i completely forgot to do that. Yes i meant to say T-Nuts.
Steve.. i have another project coming up soon which needs slots i will show pictures...
The face plate was held on with this plate that has a 1-1/2 - 8TPI register for the Rotab. I can install all my chucks from the lathes with it.
Ed.... your right i completely forgot to do that. Yes i meant to say T-Nuts.
Steve.. i have another project coming up soon which needs slots i will show pictures...
ieezitin, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.
T Slot Plate
08-03-2013, 04:10 PM
Did you make that threaded adapter?
Ed
Ed
T Slot Base Plate
If you receive a new faceplate, use the following procedure to replace it. The faceplate comes on the robot and available separately.
Press the bin release button on the back of the robot to remove the bin. The bin release tab has a bin icon on it.
- Position Roomba on its side, with the bumper facing down and on a soft, flat surface.
- Press into the faceplate using the allotted pressure points to release the faceplate from the robot.
- To install the faceplate, line up the tabs on the faceplate with the allotted slots on the robot.
- Press down on the pressure points to snap it into place.
- Slide the bin into the bin slot, securing it into place.