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Metalworking (rec.crafts.metalworking) Discuss various aspects of working with metal, such as machining, welding, metal joining, screwing, casting, hardening/tempering, blacksmithing/forging, spinning and hammer work, sheet metal work. |
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Might work to anchor your boat. The long overhang of the mill head,very
narrow ways and low mass of the carriage and cross slide suggest serious rigidity issues. JR Dweller in the cellar wrote: What do the regulars in this group think about this model from grizzly industrial? Thanks. http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=G9729 -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses -------------------------------------------------------------- Dependence is Vulnerability: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal" "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.." |
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I have one of the smaller combo lathe/mill machines, the G4015Z.
I'm pretty happy with it, got it nearly new, the original buyer spent a bunch of money on tooling and couldn't figure out how to do anything with it and got frustrated. So the price was very good. The instructions might as well have been non-existent for their value. The machine has more flex than I would like, but is capable of accuracy adequate for my needs. In doing little odd jobs it has more than paid for itself, both financially as well as good will generated doing odd jobs for friends. The mill does work, but is more wishful thinking than a real milling machine. Setup or switching between functions is a pain. I haven't tried to cut threads on it and doubt I will. The combination lead/feed screw (I think that's what it is) is not a desirable thing, but does work. If their isn't room in the shop or the budget for anything bigger or for a separate lathe and mill, I think you'd be happy with it. |
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