This shows the way I mount heads to the mill
This is the eccentric I use to level the head

This is the SBC flywheel I made into a cutter head---can hold 12 boring bar bits but I use 6 which work just fine.

This shows a head set up to mill---using a dial indicator to sweep the head surface---a pair of jacks and a holdown turnbuckle
A large diamond wheel that I bought for $50 at my favorite freight surplus place
This pic shows the threaded end of the spindle that I machined the center hub to fit----a flat plate that helps when installing that heavy wheel---and a mandrel that goes up thru the center of the installed diamond wheel to lock it in place with the drawbar---so that the wheel won't unscrew itself when you use the spindle brake
This pic shows that I can only use the top and bottom edges to mill heads which is about .020" worth of diamond surface---and the hub where the small bolts are for adjusting the runout out of the wheel

This pic shows my overhead lift crane and air cylinder that will lift a 296# block up from a wheeled table onto the mill table for decking.

-also shows the 3/8" air wrench that I made to tighten and loosen the drawbar.


UPDATE
-To all you guys who are looking at these photos.
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-one correction about my comment of that air cylinder.
-I have 4 air cylinders in use within my shop.
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-the one shown is 2" x 14" stroke that I mainly use to lift the heavy vises.
-The latch is a very simple 5/16" quick release pin where those little tiny balls have the capability to lift that vise as long as the bottom of the hole edges in the vise are not rounded off.
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-Then I have a 3" x 16" stroke cylinder that I use to lift those heavy cranks onto my lathe and the 3 incher is the one capable of lifting a 296# block onto the mill from my roll around table.
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-I have another 2"x 14" that I use on a trolley to lift heavy cast iron heads from a work bench up onto my flowbench.
-I occasionally do some heavy ol' diesel heads and those cast iron BBC Merlins.
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-I have another about 2" x 16" that I use as an "air chair"---which is basically a lightweight adjustable height air stool that I use at my porting bench.
-This is real handy when I work on heads standing up on end.

This shows the way I mount heads to the mill
This is the eccentric I use to level the head

This is the SBC flywheel I made into a cutter head---can hold 12 boring bar bits but I use 6 which work just fine.

This shows a head set up to mill---using a dial indicator to sweep the head surface---a pair of jacks and a holdown turnbuckle
A large diamond wheel that I bought for $50 at my favorite freight surplus place
This pic shows the threaded end of the spindle that I machined the center hub to fit----a flat plate that helps when installing that heavy wheel---and a mandrel that goes up thru the center of the installed diamond wheel to lock it in place with the drawbar---so that the wheel won't unscrew itself when you use the spindle brake
This pic shows that I can only use the top and bottom edges to mill heads which is about .020" worth of diamond surface---and the hub where the small bolts are for adjusting the runout out of the wheel

This pic shows my overhead lift crane and air cylinder that will lift a 296# block up from a wheeled table onto the mill table for decking.

-also shows the 3/8" air wrench that I made to tighten and loosen the drawbar.


UPDATE
-To all you guys who are looking at these photos.
------------------------------------------
-one correction about my comment of that air cylinder.
-I have 4 air cylinders in use within my shop.
---------------------------------------
-the one shown is 2" x 14" stroke that I mainly use to lift the heavy vises.
-The latch is a very simple 5/16" quick release pin where those little tiny balls have the capability to lift that vise as long as the bottom of the hole edges in the vise are not rounded off.
---------------------------------------
-Then I have a 3" x 16" stroke cylinder that I use to lift those heavy cranks onto my lathe and the 3 incher is the one capable of lifting a 296# block onto the mill from my roll around table.
------------------------------------------
-I have another 2"x 14" that I use on a trolley to lift heavy cast iron heads from a work bench up onto my flowbench.
-I occasionally do some heavy ol' diesel heads and those cast iron BBC Merlins.
--------------------------------------------
-I have another about 2" x 16" that I use as an "air chair"---which is basically a lightweight adjustable height air stool that I use at my porting bench.
-This is real handy when I work on heads standing up on end.

Bill Jones' Photo Gallery Page 1

8 Photos of Head Milling, Fixtures, ETC.