Adam, I converted both of my TAiG mills to the 5C headstock. It was the best thing I ever did. This was done because I needed (as you did) to have larger tooling capacity. But I also upgraded the motor drive, as what comes on the T machines isn't all that robust. I went with a 1/2hp TECO VFD to drive the spindle. Bracketing and such was required. Since what I'm doing with my 4-axis CNCs is very proprietary, so I can't share this publicly. Let's just say, I'll never look back! I've had these 5C headstocks apart numerous times. They are beefy. And the bearings are astronomically priced! But recently, I decided to build a different spindle shaft using the same bearings. It was due to a requirement to have a more equitable flood throughput. The original shafts had been modified for same. But it had some inherent issues that argued with the Z positioning if you ever disassembled them. So that said, I'm very happy with these mods. Good job on your DIY headstock~!
Thanks, it's funny you posted the surface grinder shaper video about the same time I was trying to engineer that fixture. Felt like the inverse of my issue
nice work! the taig is a great little machine. got mine probably 10 years ago now. its done some great work for me and has been a great learning tool. had an idea for a qctp almost identical to yours...ended up buying one instead though
Good tip, thank you. I had already considered getting one because I had heard that they reduced the torque required to fully seat the collet, but didn't think about protecting the taper.
@@SoutherlandTool yes, standard collet nut can have the collet turn while tightening which can reduce the life of both your taper , collet, and the nut itself. bearing style doesn't remove issues 100% but it should help. If you buy a cheap one take it apart and clean the grinding dust out.
Hi Adam I ordered a ER40 chuck that had a 25mm shaft 100mm in length , next I ordered some 40mm x 25mm x 9mm bearings ( 4 total ) that fit right in the head stock without any modifications other than machining a new centre spacer . 4 Bearings are required as 2 per side help with supporting any side load you throw at it . I made a ER32 headstock and a ER25 for my CNC taig mill . Thanks for posting nice to see some out of box innovation out there still . ua-cam.com/video/LWQMlgOIpBY/v-deo.html At the 2:30 & 3:10 minute mark you can see the taig ER32 collet heads on the machines . The ER40 head was made shortly after this video .
Adam, I converted both of my TAiG mills to the 5C headstock. It was the best thing I ever did. This was done because I needed (as you did) to have larger tooling capacity. But I also upgraded the motor drive, as what comes on the T machines isn't all that robust. I went with a 1/2hp TECO VFD to drive the spindle. Bracketing and such was required. Since what I'm doing with my 4-axis CNCs is very proprietary, so I can't share this publicly. Let's just say, I'll never look back!
I've had these 5C headstocks apart numerous times. They are beefy. And the bearings are astronomically priced! But recently, I decided to build a different spindle shaft using the same bearings. It was due to a requirement to have a more equitable flood throughput. The original shafts had been modified for same. But it had some inherent issues that argued with the Z positioning if you ever disassembled them. So that said, I'm very happy with these mods.
Good job on your DIY headstock~!
Love the lathe setup for in place grinding
Thanks, it's funny you posted the surface grinder shaper video about the same time I was trying to engineer that fixture. Felt like the inverse of my issue
Nice, I built my own Spindle for the Taig and made it 5C, I used 17-4 Stainless that I had heat treated for the spindle
bussin my guy
that spindle grinding setup was great to see, real out of the box thinking.
This is some amazing tomfoolery, I approve.
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What a super project, what a job.👍👍
Great project, the end result looks really good. Thanks for sharing!
nice work! the taig is a great little machine. got mine probably 10 years ago now. its done some great work for me and has been a great learning tool. had an idea for a qctp almost identical to yours...ended up buying one instead though
get some bearing style er32 nuts to save your taper from getting marred a bit since it is likely your collets are harder than your spindle taper.
Good tip, thank you. I had already considered getting one because I had heard that they reduced the torque required to fully seat the collet, but didn't think about protecting the taper.
@@SoutherlandTool yes, standard collet nut can have the collet turn while tightening which can reduce the life of both your taper , collet, and the nut itself. bearing style doesn't remove issues 100% but it should help. If you buy a cheap one take it apart and clean the grinding dust out.
Have you lapped the guides in the lathe. How did you adjust the brass bars?
Very nice work, it's amazing.
Hi Adam
I ordered a ER40 chuck that had a 25mm shaft 100mm in length , next I ordered some 40mm x 25mm x 9mm bearings ( 4 total ) that fit right in the head stock without any modifications other than machining a new centre spacer . 4 Bearings are required as 2 per side help with supporting any side load you throw at it . I made a ER32 headstock and a ER25 for my CNC taig mill . Thanks for posting nice to see some out of box innovation out there still .
ua-cam.com/video/LWQMlgOIpBY/v-deo.html At the 2:30 & 3:10 minute mark you can see the taig ER32 collet heads on the machines . The ER40 head was made shortly after this video .
I’ve always wanted to make a lathe spindle out of car/truck parts to see how accurate I could actually get it lol
dang, that's a major project
super cool project !
nicely done, consulted some good works!
Well done!
Nice work
Thanks for sharing
We do these things for fun.
We must be mad
Probably