What would YOU DO with this HUGE MILLING MACHINE?

Arc · 02-07-2004, 07:11 PM

My department owns a large milling machine that is hardly ever used. (the horror)

Now that I have become interested (obsessed some might say) in water block construction, I am putting out this call.

If you had this HUGE MILLING MACHINE at you disposal. (Manual Control not CNC)

What would YOU DO with it?

What style of block would you Conjure Up?

Arc

killernoodle · 02-07-2004, 07:55 PM

Probably a nice one

A pin fin block would be nice, and many of them since this thing is obviously GINORMOUS!

SlaterSpeed · 02-08-2004, 03:39 PM

How big?

Ive got a couple of 'nice' size mills.
Wish I had a cnc tho.

working on a micro channel design at the mo.

JFettig · 02-08-2004, 04:44 PM

well first I would get familiar with the machine and the opperations and then think up some crazy idea that could be done manually

Jon

Arc · 02-09-2004, 03:34 AM

This machine is about seven feet tall, I have to stand on a chair to remove the draw bar out through the top.

The bed itself is about 1.2 metres in length.

It can take large face cutters, but I like the collets chuck that can take a variety of end mills, including very small ones.

I am currently sourcing endmills locally, to see what is available.

Any and all suggestions welcome.

Arc

killernoodle · 02-09-2004, 08:07 AM

Jesus! That thing must have like 20hp

I'd say it is big, but what kind of precision does it have? Can it be precisely controlled?

Arc · 02-10-2004, 03:12 AM

The traverse can be manually controlled by the hand wheel or it can be switched to motorised traverse. This motorised traverse has a fine movement control dial.

The three axial movements have standard measures around the hand wheels, like a lathe, so I believe its reasonable accurate.

I am thinking of milling a "Micro Channel Block" (antartica style) with a centre in-take and an out-take on either end.

Not very original I know, but I believe they are efficient blocks. What do you think?

Without the CNC its near impossibe to make a spirals maze.

Arc

02-07-2004, 07:11 PM	#1
Arc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4	What would YOU DO with this HUGE MILLING MACHINE? My department owns a large milling machine that is hardly ever used. (the horror) Now that I have become interested (obsessed some might say) in water block construction, I am putting out this call. If you had this HUGE MILLING MACHINE at you disposal. (Manual Control not CNC) What would YOU DO with it? What style of block would you Conjure Up? Arc

02-07-2004, 07:55 PM	#2
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Probably a nice one A pin fin block would be nice, and many of them since this thing is obviously GINORMOUS! __________________ I have a nice computer.

02-09-2004, 08:07 AM	#6
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Jesus! That thing must have like 20hp I'd say it is big, but what kind of precision does it have? Can it be precisely controlled? __________________ I have a nice computer.

02-08-2004, 03:39 PM	#3
SlaterSpeed Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 234	How big? Ive got a couple of 'nice' size mills. Wish I had a cnc tho. working on a micro channel design at the mo.

02-08-2004, 04:44 PM	#4
JFettig Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Willmar MN/Fargo ND Posts: 504	well first I would get familiar with the machine and the opperations and then think up some crazy idea that could be done manually Jon

02-09-2004, 03:34 AM	#5
Arc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4	This machine is about seven feet tall, I have to stand on a chair to remove the draw bar out through the top. The bed itself is about 1.2 metres in length. It can take large face cutters, but I like the collets chuck that can take a variety of end mills, including very small ones. I am currently sourcing endmills locally, to see what is available. Any and all suggestions welcome. Arc

02-10-2004, 03:12 AM	#7
Arc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 4	The traverse can be manually controlled by the hand wheel or it can be switched to motorised traverse. This motorised traverse has a fine movement control dial. The three axial movements have standard measures around the hand wheels, like a lathe, so I believe its reasonable accurate. I am thinking of milling a "Micro Channel Block" (antartica style) with a centre in-take and an out-take on either end. Not very original I know, but I believe they are efficient blocks. What do you think? Without the CNC its near impossibe to make a spirals maze. Arc

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