Check this out, looks like yet another Grizz twin, identical this time: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=36739 MT3 Spindle,...
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kentfreeman@...
Aug 11, 2001 9:25 pm
Has anyon one purchased the REX minimill? They install 1x10 leadscrews and new dials. Just wondering if the upgrade is worth it?...
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Chris Difani
cdifani@...
Aug 12, 2001 3:37 am
Fellow Minimill Owners: A couple of questions for any or all of you. First, has anyone installed a digital RPM display on a minimill?, secondly, has anyone...
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Jim E.
jim0000@...
Aug 13, 2001 5:45 pm
Two concerns - it's physical size and weight, and the gears inside. In a 'normal' mill, the motor sits over your head and you're dealing with the quill going...
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csd@...
Aug 19, 2001 3:04 pm
... it? There is someone offering these on eBay. They they do a few other things to the mill as well. They fill the column with some sort of polymer. They say...
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Barry Young
barryjyoung@...
Aug 20, 2001 9:54 am
I do close tolerance (relatively of course, this isn't a jig boring machine) on my minimill doing camera part manufacture. If you attach the top of the column...
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shindin@...
Sep 2, 2001 11:44 am
I have some one who is going to go to Springfield, pick up my mill, and bring it to me here in Ga.. are there any particular spare parts i should ask him to...
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kentfreeman@...
Sep 2, 2001 2:56 pm
Littlemachineshop has a spare parts kit (http://www.littlemachineshop.com/lms/products/product_category.php? category=895267850). Also almost a traffic on this...
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Barry Young
barryjyoung@...
Sep 3, 2001 3:50 am
Your Grizzly will make much heavier cuts than your Sherline. It is like night and day. I no longer own a Sherline. Nuff said Barry Young ... ...
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shindin@...
Sep 20, 2001 11:24 am
Glenn went to Springfield and picked up my mill, we are to meet saturday morning in Chattanooga, Tn to do a swap... he was to get me a 3/8" end mill holder,...
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Barry Young
barryjyoung@...
Sep 20, 2001 10:41 pm
The 3/8 collet works fine in the mini-mill. Considering the light loads that will be placed on it, you can do just fine without an endmill holder. Yes, the...
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shindin@...
Sep 25, 2001 10:39 am
i am considering the "baby" millling vise from grizzly, it's about $50, and funds are a bit tight after all the recent stuff i've picked up.....has anyone used...
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shindin@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:46 pm
how far does the grizzly 2 1/2" vise open? it's the model g-9002, going for $49.95, has anyone had any experience with it? just wondering if i can plan to use...
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wmiller45@...
Sep 27, 2001 9:26 pm
Hi Kent, Newbie here, didn't know this group existed. Been on the 7x10 site for a while. I ordered a REX mill (should have it in a couple of weeks), after ...
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jtveazey@...
Sep 27, 2001 10:53 pm
Where does one find REX Minimill? Got a web address for them?...
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brentwford@...
Sep 28, 2001 12:08 am
Thanks! This is the first time I've heard of anyone coming up with a real solution to the problem. Great job. It will make the mill 100% better to use as the...
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Barry Young
barryjyoung@...
Sep 28, 2001 1:16 am
Outstanding! I am happy someone is doing quality mods to this basic tool. Does this person have a web site? Barry ... ...
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wmiller45@...
Sep 28, 2001 4:50 am
... No, no website. He advertises in HSM everymonth though. If you want his phone #, email me off list (I don't receive emails from this list) and I'll send it...
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kentfreeman@...
Sep 28, 2001 1:43 pm
Bill Thanks for the info. I would like to hear from you in the future on how you like your REX. I ended up corresponding with Rick a couple of times. I was...
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wmiller45@...
Sep 28, 2001 2:06 pm
... on ... Quill feed would be nice, but then again so would a knee under the table, neither of which fit within my cost or space constraints. ;) The work I do...
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wmiller45@...
Sep 28, 2001 2:15 pm
... motor that comes on the HF unit. It looks like the spindle bearings, being large enough to handle the R8 spindle, are more then large enough to handle a...
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philteague@...
Sep 28, 2001 9:31 pm
Assuming that space is not a problem would a mill/drill been an option? It would certainly be more rigid than a Grizzly minimill and it would handle R-8 out of...
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wmiller45@...
Sep 28, 2001 11:58 pm
I might be able to make room, but one of my requirements is that I be able to move the machine myself, which limits me to ~200 lbs. I'm getting old, and can't...
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edbash@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:06 pm
hi group just received my mill today from micro mark today .the spindle is very hard to turn by hand. i ran it for 10 minutes in low gear it seemed ok.then i...
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Chris Wood
chrisw@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:53 pm
Ed: Doesn't sound normal to me. Try a couple things: 1. Make sure the High/Low shifter is not all the way one way or the other, but just back from the stop....
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wmiller45@...
Oct 3, 2001 12:20 am
I have not received my mill yet, but from lurking on the 7x10 list I can tell you that most over there recommend taking the thing apart and cleaning/oiling...
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nkefalas@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:47 pm
Easy fix for you Ed Its your preload. Remove the cap where your draw bar goes on the top of the headstock. You will notice a round black finish "nut" that ...
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edbash@...
Oct 3, 2001 10:30 pm
Thanks for all the help so far!! Well nick the problem is with the preload of the main bearings. I did do what you said ,actually took off the spanner nut ,no...
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nkefalas@...
Oct 4, 2001 12:29 pm
OK Well here we go. You need to get the spindle loose. I would get a 2x4 and place it over the spindle, (lower the headstock all the way down for this !) and...
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Oct 4, 2001 3:07 pm
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