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Re: New to me Mill

Robert — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:18:27 GMT

... I began very naively by thinking I could do some simple milling using the drill chuck. Bad Idea! -A collet set should be at the top of your list. Then I

Re: New to me Mill

Goran Hosinsky — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:51:58 GMT

A list of the primary needs would be interesting! Goran Canary islands

Re: New to me Mill

Robert — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:45:51 GMT

Chuck, My experience is that your tramming jig does not need to be accurate in any particular way, just very stiff. Using the drill chuck is fine. Whatever

My mill.

G. — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:44:59 GMT

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/corelokt308win/gunshop/IMAG0058.jpg?t=1262792488 Not the best pic, but you can see some of the work I've done.

Re: New to me Mill

Larry Rudd — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:01:39 GMT

Chuck, I made a wiggler and I'd guess maybe 3 lbs per inch of deflection would be strong enough for the spring. After I made mine I realised that using a

New to me Mill

chucketn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:18 GMT

I am a new owner of a previously owned HF X2 Mill. Just got it set on my bench and reassembled after transporting it from PA to TN. I am an amateur machinist,

Re: Rotary table clamping

upand_at_them — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:52:31 GMT

Excellent. Thanks.

Re: Rotary table clamping

retooled11 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:43:41 GMT

I don't know for sure, but for what it's worth, I bolt things to my rotary table that way a lot and haven't noticed any problems yet. I have the Little Machine

Re: Mill or sell

G. — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:55:52 GMT

It is the "mini-mill" sold by Harbor Freight. It has new spindle bearings, hydraulic head unit lift along with the original spring. All the work done to keep

Rotary table clamping

upand_at_them — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:16:48 GMT

It would be handy for me to bolt my part to the rotary table via the center hole. But I wonder if this would damage the bearings, as the table and the tapered

Mill or sell

Hansen644 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:26:19 GMT

Hi what kinda of mill and how much do you want? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2010, at 10:40 AM, "lathesmith" wrote: I had a "spare"

Re: HF x2 mini mill Z travel?

Howard Harrison — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:11:32 GMT

The LMS kit comes with the extended rack for the Z axis. It requires you to drill & tap 2 holes in the top of the head, and I think one in the back of the

Re: Selling a mini-mill?

lathesmith — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:43:01 GMT

I had a "spare" mini-mill to sell last fall, and determined it more time- and cost-effective to part it out. I had several happy customers too, many from the

Re: 4"X6" angle plate?

superdave257 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:01:16 GMT

try Victor Machinery or Wholesale Tools they both sell angle plates

Re: 4"X6" angle plate?

John Mattis — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:09:52 GMT

Try Enco or McMaster Carr (www.mcmaster.com). You can also try your local machine tool supply house. I could do the same thing with a regular angle plate,