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The Quick-Step Mill© Ref: QS
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the inclusion of John Payne's Quick-Step Mill© within the Hemingway product portfolio.

The Quick-Step Mill© is essentially a powered spindle that can be mounted in the lathe's tool post. Suitable for lathes of at least 3 1/4" centre height, the Quick-Step Mill© integrates the following elements in a single precision machine tool, manufactured to the highest standards.

* High torque, reversible DC motor (runs on 240V or 110V mains)
* 9 speed mechanical drivetrain (100 - 4,000rpm)
* ER20 spindle/collet chuck system
* Vertical slide accurate to 0.001" over 1.5" of movement

The Quick-Step Mill© arrives with you complete and ready to produce fast, accurate work. It is equally suitable for the industrial tool room, the laboratory or the model engineer's workshop. For those unfamiliar with this unique tool we are happy to provide a colour brochure with price list. Simply send an email to Quick-Step@hemingwaykits.com with your name and address.

Quick-Step Mill©

Ref: QS 1000

Price: £710.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

Mains Voltage

240 Volts

110 Volts

The exciting machine tool that dramatically extends the scope of the lathe. The Quick-Step Mill© can be fitted and working in SECONDS!

The Quick-Step Mill© can complete a huge variety of second operations to turned workpieces; including milling, sawing, drilling, tapping and grinding. 4 axis milling is easily achieved by controlling the lathe's saddle, cross-slide and top-slide and the Quick-Step Mill© vertical slide; allowing you to work in virtually any plane (radial, axial or compound).

The spindle of the tool is made from high-tensile steel with the nose machined to accept ER 20 collets. The use of collets ensures exceptional cutter truth and rigidity. The collets are closed with hex spanners and securely grip the plain shank of cutters without the need for threaded ends. Both metric and imperial shank tools can be held in the same flexible collets.

The centre height of the spindle is adjustable by steps and by feedscrew; step range is 2 1/2" and feedscrew range is 1 1/2" with a dial calibrated in 50 divisions of 0.001". There is also a facility to firmly lock the slide.

This item, QS 1000, includes just the Quick-Step Mill© complete with 2 hex spanners and instruction handbook. Additional items can be ordered below. Leadtime for delivery on this item is generally between 2 and 12 weeks - we will not cash your order until we are ready to ship to you.

Fitted Wooden Case - Plans & Hardware ONLY Ref: QS 2001

Measuring 13" x 11" x 5" and constructed from ash-grained plywood this custom made case was once availalbe to provide safe and accessible storage for the Quick-Step Mill©, collets, spanners and centre finders. Unfortunately, this item is no longer available off the shelf.

However, we can provide some simple drawings so that you can make one to the original design. Your package also includes hinges (2), catches (2) and a carry handle as originally specified. You'll need to find the 12mm and 6mm plywood together with polyeurathane foam.

Price: £15.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

"Y" Centre Finder Ref: QS 2002
	As simple as it looks! Engage this accurately machined iron casting in a Ø12.0 - Ø13.0mm collet and quickly bring the Quick-Step Mill© to centre height. Saves hours. Price: £17.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

Scribing Centre Finder Ref: QS 2003
	Used to set the Quick-Step Mill© to centre in the axial mode (ie Quick-Step Mill© spindle facing lathe spindle). A methodology is descibed in the manual for quickly centring the Quick-Step Mill©. This is an essential step for many "set ups" including drilling a ring of holes on an accurate pitch circle diameter. Price: £8.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

Quadrant Plate Ref: QS 2004
	The Quick-Step Mill© quadrant plate bolts to the left hand side of the vertical slide, allowing the clamp bar to be tilted up to 35º to the spindle, either side of the horizontal. This facility adapts the Quick-Step Mill© for thread milling, permitting difficult coarse pitch threads to be cut in one pass. Price: £33.00 (Including VAT at 20%)

Chuck / Backplate Indexing Jig - 2 Week Loan

Ref: BP 1024

Lightning quick and accurate dividing can be organised for any lathe by drilling a series of equally spaced holes around the circumference of one's chucks or backplates. A detent assembly can then be permanently mounted on the headstock to index work whenever needed.

We believe in this system so much that we are happy to lend a jig to all Quick-Step Mill© customers to facilitate the drilling of 24 equispaced holes around the circumference of all of your chucks.

We ask you to keep the jig for no longer than 2 weekends and to pay the cost of postage both ways. In addition, we will keep your card details secure during the period of the loan and may bill you up to £50 for any loss or damage to the equipment.

The jig comes in 2 parts. The division plate locates on a No. 2MT into your tailstock (use adaptor if required). The detent shaft and arm are held in your chuck. These 2 items are piloted together so that with your spindle disengaged you can rotate and lock your chuck in 24 equal steps.

"Job 1" with your Quick-Step Mill© will then be to radially drill 24 x Ø1/8" holes, for which you'll need a Ø3.0 - 4.0mm collet and a Ø1/8" stub drill.

Detent Assembly Ref: QS 2005

This assembly (phosphated black in our photo) is design to securely and repeatably engage Ø1/8" indexing holes drilled around the circumference of the chuck or backplate.

This item is just plain "well designed". It has a very close fitting plunger and bore to ensure accuracy. It is sprung into engagement and can be cocked "open" when not required. The tip is tapered to guarantee a good seat and is "weakened" to fail if the lathe is accidentally run with the detent engaged (it happens.....). New tips are easily made.

The nose is threaded 5/8" x 26 tpi (whitworth form) and, with a bit of ingenuity, can be made to fit any headstock. Facing the headstock, we would suggest that your bracket is positioned at between 1 and 3 o'clock to avoid interference with normal use of the chuck key.

Price: £35.25 (Including VAT at 20%)

Detent Column & Arm for Myford Series 7 Lathes Ref: QS 2006
	Supplied ready to fit to the 3/8" BSF hole behind your lathe's spindle. The column and arm holds will hold the detent assembly (QS 2005) allowing it to be adjusted to the correct location to engage the indexing holes drilled in your chucks or backplates. Price: £29.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

Spare T5 Drive Belt Ref: QS 2007

Price: £5.75 (Including VAT at 20%)

The Quick-Step Mill© drives through a ribbed timing belt which is easily accessible and tensioned. They give excellent service but where are you going to get one on a Sunday morning? It never hurts to have a spare.

Full ER 20 Collet Set - 12 Items Ref: QS 3000

Price: £97.50 (Including VAT at 20%)

The ER20 format (DIN standard 6499) encompasses Ø1.0mm to Ø13mm with 12 collets.

This full set allows every drill, end mill, tap, arbour and workpiece from Ø0.040" (60 SWG) to Ø1/2" to be held firmly and concentrically.

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