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The Quick-Step Mill©
 

The Quick-Step Mill©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
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 C 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 collet.

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 C spanners and instruction handbook. Additional items can be ordered below. Leadtime for delivery on this item is generally between 2 and 8 weeks - we will not cash your order until we are ready to ship to you. 


Price:  £645.00 
Quick-Step Mill©

Mains Voltage


240 Volts 110 Volts


Fitted Wooden CaseFitted Wooden Case  Ref: QS 2001

Measuring 13" x 11" x 5" the custom made case provides safe and accessible storage for your Quick-Step Mill©, collets, C spanners and centre finders.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. 


Price:  £70.00 


"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:  £13.70 
"Y" Centre Finder


Scribing Centre FinderScribing 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:  £8.20 


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.

THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK.  


Price:  £32.30 
Quadrant Plate


Chuck / Backplate Indexing Jig - 2 Week LoanChuck / 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:  £28.50 
Detent Assembly


Detent Column & Arm for Myford Series 7 LathesDetent 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:  £28.50 


Spare T5 Drive Belt Ref: QS 2007

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.  


Price:  £3.80 
Spare T5 Drive Belt


Individual ER 20 Collets

Each of the 12 ER 20 collets are available seperately so that you can build your collection as needs dictate.

You'll find these listed under the Oxford Collet Chuck shown in the "Tool Holding and Positioning" Section. Unfortunately the software won't let us list the same parts twice....


4 x ER 20 Collets, Ø1/8", Ø1/4", Ø3/8" & Ø1/2"4 x ER 20 Collets, Ø1/8", Ø1/4", Ø3/8" & Ø1/2"  Ref: QS 3100

These could be the 4 most useful ER 20 collet sizes to start with? Because of their inherent flexibility, these 4 collets will cover:

Ø3.0 - 4.0mm, Including Ø1/8"
Ø6.0 - 7.0mm, Including Ø1/4"
Ø9.0 - 10.0mm, Including Ø3/8"
Ø12.0 - 13.0mm, Including Ø1/2"  


Price:  £55.00 


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

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.  


Price:  £130.00 



Oxford Collet Chuck
Oxford Collet Chuck Ref: QS 2008/9
To make full use of your ER 20 collet purchases, we are offering what we believe to be the best designed collet chuck on the market today. For a more complete description of this chuck's attributes please do look in the "Tool Holding & Positioning" Section of our catalogue.

As a Quick-Step Mill© owner you will already have a suitable collet closing ring and C spanner. We can therefore offer you the pieces seperately.  



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