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Cutting dovetails, how hard can it be...
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 633016" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>Best to cut the dovetail by moving the saddle, rather than the table. Lock the table down. You cannot really tighten up a Bridgeport table a lot due to it's constant flexing from over hang and wear. Their table design is their weak point. Had you been using an old K&T knee mill it would not have had one tenth the vibration from the cutter. THe next problem with the Bridgeport is the flexing of the spindle under hard loads. Most guys think it's in the cutter, but it really goes back to the weak spindle design. A Tree Mill was a much better spindle design even though I hated working on them</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 633016, member: 25383"] Best to cut the dovetail by moving the saddle, rather than the table. Lock the table down. You cannot really tighten up a Bridgeport table a lot due to it's constant flexing from over hang and wear. Their table design is their weak point. Had you been using an old K&T knee mill it would not have had one tenth the vibration from the cutter. THe next problem with the Bridgeport is the flexing of the spindle under hard loads. Most guys think it's in the cutter, but it really goes back to the weak spindle design. A Tree Mill was a much better spindle design even though I hated working on them gary [/QUOTE]
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