Espeefan's slow motion Peterbilt Heavy Hauler build

[Espeefan]

Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER

TANK SUPPORTS!?

Yup, that's what they are....supposed to be! These things are going to be a little harder to machine for a newbie, like myself!

Originally Posted by Vanisle

I guessed tank fuel supports .. in my head.

Re the Omega Drill, I was amazed at how well the Omega Drill worked. I first flattened the top of the broken endmill with an expensive endmill purpose made for it and then used the Omega Drill. It didn't drill through the endmill like butter but it went through without too much difficulty. I bought it from MSC for about $20 and it is well worth it. I thought about buying the set but in the end did not. I believe the smallest size is 5/64. This may not be small enough for some broken off taps (because the ones that break tend to be smaller than that) but at least you could drill them out, fill with JB Weld and re-dril/tap which is better than leaving a broken tap in your part.

Gotta love a DRO for nice even spacing. You have a DRO PROS or am I remembering wrong? I had one on my Grizzly G0704 but sold it with the mill. Actually it was a new replacement because I had a problem with the readout. I have an Anilam Wizard 1000 now and love it (bought it for something like 55% off at Enco last year).

That's good information, Vanisle. Yes, I do have the DRO PROS on my mill. It's the 3M model. It's extremely handy! I couldn't imagine machining without it now that I have it. It's a great unit and a huge time saver. It has some features I wouldn't mind trying out, but so far have not. It's able to calculate hole patterns and do arcs, both on the x/y axis, and on the z. It basically tells you were to put your end mill in steps, so you get a radius. I thought that was pretty neat, for a manual mill application!

[Brian in PA]

Great update Nathan! The boxes look awesome! Will they open??