Truck dropped off my Grizzly today , Its was a lot bigger then I pictured it :-/ I unloaded it at work and "HAD" to take it apart in order to get it home ,good...
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John Barnwell
barnwell4096
Dec 5, 2001 10:37 pm
Oh just a little mill was all you were moving. I thought you had a major piece of Iron. JB...
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Corey
corey94945
Dec 5, 2001 10:11 pm
Many thanks to everyone who offered ideas and experiences for moving this heavy machine. Here's how I did it. I rented a 16' truck from Ryder with a liftgate...
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jkellymcc
Dec 5, 2001 4:37 am
Oh Yeah, That sounds like fun. I can't seem to make a big enough mess just cutting metal. Cheers, Kelly McCoy West Texas <http://www.wcc.net/~jkmccoy> ... ...
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Bruce Simpson
dontspam
Dec 5, 2001 4:23 am
... You want to try metal spinning! The lube fairly flies off the rapidly (1,500 RPMS) work and leaves your overalls, face, hair and shoes with a lovely "go...
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jkellymcc
Dec 5, 2001 4:15 am
Dear Martin, Surely "Mr. McCoy" is a bit formal for this venue. "Kelly" seems more appropriate. Thanks for the kind words regarding the web site. As far as...
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Bruce Simpson
dontspam
Dec 4, 2001 11:27 pm
... Must be our antipodean version of WD40 :-) I first noticed the effect after milling a whole lot of aluminum and using nearly an entire spray-can of WD40 in...
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Dec 4, 2001 10:58 pm
I personally use a flood coolant system. Fortunately, I have an outside building for my shop so the coolant that sprays all over the place is basically...
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ballendo@...
ballendo
Dec 4, 2001 9:38 pm
Bruce, I haven't experienced this, even with parts "laying around" for weeks... Hope this helps. Ballendo ... foul....
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Bruce Simpson
dontspam
Dec 4, 2001 9:08 pm
... WD40 smells okay to start with -- but once the more volitile components have evaporated (ie: a day or so later) it also smells foul....
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ballendo@...
ballendo
Dec 4, 2001 8:45 pm
Ron, In my experience you cannot get the column/head completely clean of cosmoline without removing the head... On one machine we moved the head up and down...
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ballendo@...
ballendo
Dec 4, 2001 8:31 pm
Phil, I agree that it is important to mount the drill chuck to the "jacobs taper" arbor carefully... Also think this (and the r8/spindle interface you...
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vanmeter@...
m_vanmeter
Dec 4, 2001 8:07 pm
... Mr. McCoy, Your web site and talents continue to impress me. What modifications to the table did you make for flood coolants ? - drain hole - recovery...
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Mike Miller
slepyhed4
Dec 4, 2001 5:34 am
Hi! When I got my mill-drill, I had to take the head off the column to get it in the basement, so I took that chance to clean the gook off with kerosene. Mind...
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jkmccoy@...
jkellymcc
Dec 4, 2001 5:21 am
Don't know if it's the correct technique, but I lowered the head and removed the cosmoline from the top of the column, then raised the head and removed the...
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jkmccoy@...
jkellymcc
Dec 4, 2001 5:17 am
While building a milling vise recently I cut a slot 2.5" wide by 1.3" deep by ~5" long in 1018HR steel. Used a 5/8" cobalt roughing mill @780 rpm taking cuts...
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jkmccoy@...
jkellymcc
Dec 4, 2001 5:11 am
... just ... I really added the dovetail just to keep the jaw a bit more stable, I expected to need to seat the workpiece with a deadblow hammer as the vise is...
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Ron Tollison
ron1954_2002
Dec 4, 2001 4:24 am
Hi, I have read the posts of this group for some time now and have learned alot of very good tips. Some very good questions asked and always the right anwsers...
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shapeaholic@...
shapeaholic
Dec 4, 2001 3:56 am
Greetings group! In my quest to repair my 10" Alba shaper, I have to make a new link rod. This was originally CI but cost and availibity now dictate that I ...
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Mike Miller
slepyhed4
Dec 4, 2001 2:46 am
Kelly, great work! I have a few questions, if you don't mind. First, do you rely on just the dovetails to prevent the moveable jaw from lifting when you ...
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Barry
thebofhearts
Dec 4, 2001 12:20 am
Cool! _____ B a r r y ' s F a b S h o p _____ http://members.home.com/eagletwo/ http://members.home.com/eagletwo/lathe.htm ... From: <jkmccoy@...>...
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duwayne@...
duwayne
Dec 3, 2001 11:38 pm
Just finished my quill DRO and posted several pictures to the Photos area. This is made for the hf 12 speed drill mill but should be easily adapted to a...
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Skip Evans
sevans77511
Dec 3, 2001 12:47 pm
Kelly, Great looking vise!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Skip_evans@... Alvin, TX http://skipevans.homestead.com "It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have...
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jkmccoy@...
jkellymcc
Dec 3, 2001 7:24 am
Dear Group, A couple days ago during a discussion of milling steel and how big a bite and RF31 clone could handle, I mentioned that I was working on a milling...
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jkmccoy@...
jkellymcc
Dec 3, 2001 7:09 am
That must be really tough, having a new mill and having to work. About the missing drill chuck arbor - call Enco. I'm betting that they'll send a new one...
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Paul R. Hvidston
paul_hvidston
Dec 3, 2001 4:32 am
My HF RF-31 had, I believe, a JT6/R8 arbor for the crappy drill chuck. I swapped chucks with a precision keyless chuck I purchased for my lathes a while back...
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philteague@...
philteague
Dec 3, 2001 3:28 am
Well, Enco should make good on the arbor. You may be better off since the one that came with my machine was pretty scratched up and they might send one that is...
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Bruce Simpson
dontspam
Dec 2, 2001 11:13 pm
... If your drill chuck is anything like mine then it's not worth having -- and the taper is some wacko type -- so you'd probably be better off buying a new...
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kwetz@...
wetzk
Dec 2, 2001 10:59 pm
My new Enco RF31 arrived Thursday, work kept me from looking at it until yesterday and the @home problems are forcing me to post via the web page from my work...
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tew138@...
tew138
Dec 1, 2001 2:42 pm
A low strength, grade 2 (no marks on the head) bolt should be able take 100 ft-lb (no lube on threads). If you're going to buy new bolts, get grade 5 (3 slash...
