Spindle Encoder and Rigid Tapping with EMC/EMC2

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I installed a spindle encoder on the spindle. Please see Bridgeport Series II Interact 2 Head diagram to see how the head looks like.

I made (on a Clausing 6913 Lathe), a spindle adaptor that you can see below. This adaptor fit nicely into the spindle (it was 26mm ID), and I made a few dimples on it with a center punch to provide extra grab. The green goo that you see on the thick part of the adaptor, is a Pennzoil marine grease that I put on, mostly, to prevent any rust. There is a tiny flange between the thick and thin portion, that you can see, that keeps the encoder adaptor from falling down below.

The Macaroni and Cheese cup is a temporary substitute for the encoder cover.

My first attempt at rigid tapping, 10/32 threads

Center Drilling

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Hole drilling

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Rigid Tapping at 500 RPM -- my first ever attempt to rigid tap

(Rigid tapping with 10/32 tap)
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