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!
That is certainly shiny. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Nice piece very handy in the shop.
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.
You are a great friend and I understand wanting things to look as good as you can make them.
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.
Thank you for sharing your expertise you're doing a good job
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 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 like the project, thanks. But I prefer your normal fully narrated videos.
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.
You are late
Yes, I am - had a lot of trouble get this video edited. Thanks for stopping by.