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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
... 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...
... a slip of thin paper still works best dangle a piece of cigarette rolling paper against the workpiece and bring the cutter in until it just snatches the...
Thanks for all the replies. I kinda left out some things. The mill came with a good vise, collet set, belt drive conversion, light, clamping set, scales, and a...
I was cleaning out my emails when I noticed this one. Be cautious drilling for the mounting cap screws in the milling head. The spacing between the bracket...
I installed one of these kits on my Cummins mill. I have 11-1/2" from the top of the table to the bootom of the spindle. When I installed it, I set it to stop...
Hi all... Since DAY 1 owning my mini mill (6 years ago), I've NEVER been able to properly adjust the (4) Gib Screws on the X-axis Table. When turning the...
Glenn, Have you checked your gibs for straightness? I have your problem, but with the Y axis. I almost never mill in that direction - since I use the X-axis...
There are other things to look at which can cause wierd seeming table problems: On my HF 44991 (X2), when I first got the machine, the X axis crank had a...
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:02 -0000, "chucketn" <chunk07@...> ... I used a Harbor Freight dial indicator holder with the magnetic base removed and the...
Very nicely done! I am also interested in where you purchased the lamp. It is far less expensive than the others I've seen at various mini mill groups, and is...
My son sent me this link of what he wants for his birthday (he is another mechanical engineer). Please open the attached file for some cool, slightly off topic...
Thanks for the tip...I'll look closer at this and see what I find. At least it's a place to start... I've been so aggravated with this for such a long time. ...
