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Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine

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kraig WY

01-06-2003 16:24:49




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Clutch lever (the one on the clutch peddle under the dash) wore out. Darn Ford dealer's too far, 2 hrs. away. They wanted me to come in to order the part which would cost $50 plus. Now if I could drive in to order the part I wouldn't need it. 20 Mins. on the milling machine I got a new one made. Didn't cost nothing but a little time and scrap metal.




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john d

01-08-2003 12:48:47




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 Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 16:24:49  
Pretty useful machine, alright!

By the way, Eli Whitney invented a milling machine so he could fill a contract for muskets that the US Congress decided to buy for the army.



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But will he respect you in the morning?

01-08-2003 11:24:59




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 Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 16:24:49  
I agree I just bought a bridgeport (used). I have 2 jobs lined up already. Irv



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Farmered

01-08-2003 01:21:20




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 Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 16:24:49  
When looking for a mill be sure that you can raise or lower the head without losing your centering adjustment. You should be able to raise the head to change tooling and lower it again and still have it centered over your work. A power table is an advantage too. A useful tool if you need to make holes in a circle or machine round objects is a rotary table attachment. Ed



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IMJMAC

01-07-2003 18:42:38




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 Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 16:24:49  
IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE MACHINE.DON'T GET ONE THAT IS TO SMALL FOR THE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO. YOU MAY NEED ONE WHERE THE HEAD IS MOVEABLE IN ONE OR TWO DIRECTIONS.DO YOU WANT A BENCH OR FLOOR MODEL?110 VOLT OR 220 SINGLE PHASE? IF IT WON'T BE USED ALOT YOU CAN GET BY WITH SOMETHING CHEAPER, JUST BUY FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY THAT WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED PARTS. I POSTED A LINK I FOUND WITH USED MACHINES, IF IT DIDN'T WORK HERE IS THE NAME,TOOLSTEAL.COM.ALSO YOUR LOCAL MAACHINE TOOL SUPPLY HOUSES AND DEALERS MIGHT HAVE SOME USED EQUIPMENT.I LIVE IN MID CENTRAL MO AND THAT STUFF IS ALWAYS IN THE NEWSPAPER OR THRIFTY NICKLE.GOOD LUCK.

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IMJMAC

01-07-2003 18:42:19




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 Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 16:24:49  
IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE MACHINE.DON'T GET ONE THAT IS TO SMALL FOR THE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO. YOU MAY NEED ONE WHERE THE HEAD IS MOVEABLE IN ONE OR TWO DIRECTIONS.DO YOU WANT A BENCH OR FLOOR MODEL?110 VOLT OR 220 SINGLE PHASE? IF IT WON'T BE USED ALOT YOU CAN GET BY WITH SOMETHING CHEAPER, JUST BUY FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY THAT WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED PARTS. I POSTED A LINK I FOUND WITH USED MACHINES, IF IT DIDN'T WORK HERE IS THE NAME,TOOLSTEAL.COM.ALSO YOUR LOCAL MAACHINE TOOL SUPPLY HOUSES AND DEALERS MIGHT HAVE SOME USED EQUIPMENT.I LIVE IN MID CENTRAL MO AND THAT STUFF IS ALWAYS IN THE NEWSPAPER OR THRIFTY NICKLE.GOOD LUCK.

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DumOleBob

01-06-2003 20:17:40




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 Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 16:24:49  
Kraig - I invented the milling machine. Where's my kiss?

Ok, just kidding, but give us some tips on a milling machine for a small shop? What's good. How much$? What should you look for?



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kraig WY

01-06-2003 20:30:00




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 Re: Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to DumOleBob, 01-06-2003 20:17:40  
You could get one of those Drill/Mill machines pretty reasonable. The Bridge type would be better but more costly. You want something pretty rigid, with a spindle speed range of 60 to 1800 RPM. You'll be supprised how much you can do with on. Look at it as if it was a router for metal.



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TimV

01-07-2003 15:27:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-06-2003 20:30:00  
Kraig (or anyone else with an opinion...):
I've seen the mill/drill machines, but how useful are they? I've got access to a full machine shop at work, but have often thought of getting one for home use. Does anyone have any experience with one, such as the ones you can get from Northern Tool, Harbor Freight, etc.?



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kraig WY

01-07-2003 16:22:06




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to TimV, 01-07-2003 15:27:44  
Mine is a Jet 16 inch. I added an auto feed to the table. The spendle speed goes from 60 to 2000 RPM. Set up for R8 collets. I bought it about 20 years ago and haven't had a bit of problems with it. Before I retired I started a lite machine shop (I have 2 lathes and several other items). Got busier then I had time for. Lots of large shops but no small ones. I've milled evering thing from flywheels, and heads to kingpins and a lot of gun work. The one item I would recommend is a lathe milling attachment. I use it for indexing. (I don't have a deviding head). As you know from working in a machine shop set up and clamping the work is 90 persent of milling. I think you'll like one if its the right size.

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TimV

01-07-2003 18:12:22




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to kraig WY, 01-07-2003 16:22:06  
Kraig: Thanks for the info! I know a couple of people with the Jets, and they've been happy with them as well. However, I don't really want to spend that kind of $$ for something that will get intermittent use at best. Like I said, I have access to the machine shop at work (I'm the product engineer for a gasket manufacturing company, and we have a decent shop to fabricate and maintain our dies) but I don't like to have to impose on my machinists for a "government job", particularly if I'm in a hurry for something. I've been keeping my eye out for a used one--who knows, I might get lucky!

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mj

01-08-2003 16:39:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Want to kiss the guy who invented the Milling Machine in reply to TimV, 01-07-2003 18:12:22  
I've got a couple of old Atlas lathes and keep one of them set up with a milling attachment. It works OK for small jobs but is not as handy as a vertical mill. I use a lot of Absorbine Jr. to ease the pain in my neck from that 'West Coast Lean' made necessary by the horizontal lathe spindle and vertical milling vise!



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