My RF30 is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Since the weight is listed at almost 700 pounds I'm a little anxious about how to move it. I am having it delivered to...
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Al Patrick
arp@...
May 3, 2001 12:38 pm
... Jeff, You may also be able to borrow a motor puller from a small garage. Some have about a 4000 cylinder, but only about 2000 lift rating. That is with...
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Steve Roberts
sr888@...
May 3, 2001 2:17 pm
The machine head can easily be disassembled from the column. I did the same trick on an open bed truck. Got it here then dis-assembled on the truck. Even in...
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Ty Hoeffer
pth3k@...
May 3, 2001 4:04 pm
... I agree! I slid my G-1006 off my dad's trailer onto the floor of my garage, then uncrated it. I broke it down to head, column, base, and table. Then I ...
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Steve Roberts
sr888@...
May 3, 2001 6:19 pm
No, hand scrap it and it will be true long after you and I are gone to the machine shop in the clouds!! Also after tramming fix the rotating keyway to column...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
May 3, 2001 6:53 pm
My head is out too, but I haven't done anything about it yet. Keep us posted when you shim yours. c ... From: Ty Hoeffer [mailto:pth3k@...] Sent:...
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Ken
av8or@...
May 3, 2001 7:50 pm
Jeff you might want to check on renting or borrowing one of those hydraulic engine cranes. You could then pick it up and wheel it around. I think they will...
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jsteimle@...
May 4, 2001 3:38 am
Thanks for all the reply's. I am tempted to try removing the head and then moving the pieces around separately. Does the head/motor come off as one big...
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ballendo@...
May 4, 2001 12:46 pm
Jeff, I'm working on it... Ballendo...
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SMITH, THOMAS B. (JSC...
tbsmith@...
May 4, 2001 1:31 pm
I re-shimmed mine after I reassembled it (it was apart for the same reasons i.e. - moving) and I got it to within .0015 or so from left to right. It was...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
May 4, 2001 3:44 pm
That's what you said about the triangular gib mod ;) c ... From: ballendo@... [mailto:ballendo@...] Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:46 AM To:...
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haycord@...
May 4, 2001 11:44 pm
Hi everyone...I just got here and am looking for a drill/mill. I see you all talk a lot about the RF-30, etc. Are the Jet units any good or they overpriced...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
May 4, 2001 11:58 pm
The RF series Jet mills are manufactured by Rong Fu in Taiwan, but they are more expensive. You can prove this to yourself by going to the RF website: ...
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jsteimle@...
May 5, 2001 2:08 am
Sounds like great news to me. How about one for the G4000 lathe as well. ;o} Jeff...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
May 5, 2001 6:07 pm
I own an older Jet 16 mill/drill. Works great for me. The only problem I see is the hassle of changing speeds. My machine has 3 belts and 4 pulleys. But, I...
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ballendo@...
May 6, 2001 12:46 am
Tom, Scraping is the controlled removal of metal to make a surface fit a certain spec. Steve R was talking about scraping the junction of the base and column,...
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ballendo@...
May 6, 2001 12:51 am
Corey, Yes, it is! Only now I'm working WITH it, and making SURE it is well- tested... BTW, putting together a business around books and mods for import tools...
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ballendo@...
May 6, 2001 12:54 am
Hello, Yes, I'm doing that one also... I have the Enco 9x20 and started the yahoo 9x20Lathe group. Believe me, I'm very busy! Ballendo ... these...
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jsteimle@...
May 6, 2001 1:33 am
I got my RF30 home, off the truck and up on the stand. ;o} How do you level the %3$@&8 thing when neither the stand(Rong Fu) nor the garage floor are level?...
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Paul R. Hvidston
p.hvidston@...
May 6, 2001 2:08 am
Hello to all group members. New member here! I finally got my first mill -- a Harbor Freight 2119/RF-31. For the benefit of those who haven't heard my tale,...
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ballendo@...
May 6, 2001 2:08 am
Jeff, First, I'd recommend adding concrete to the base as Corey mentioned. It REALLY helps! Until then: I have used "shims" sold at home depot (used for...
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Roger V. Petrella Jr.
rogerpjr@...
May 6, 2001 3:37 am
Jeff, I ran a 1/2" - 13 tap through the original holes in the base. Then I bought some 3 1/2" long hex head bolts that were threaded all the way to the head...
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p.hvidston@...
May 6, 2001 6:05 am
Corey, I've just been scanning the archives of the group and saw your wheel mod. Did you/can you elaborate on how you mounted the wheels, specifically which...
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Paul R. Hvidston
p.hvidston@...
May 6, 2001 4:10 pm
Spent the morning reading through the archived messages in the group. Thanks to all for input. I have to say that I am quite pleased with myself at getting my...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
May 6, 2001 7:18 pm
To all those who are installing new Mill/drills. Be very considerate of table height. I originally built my stand so the mill table would be 36" high. After...
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Paul R. Hvidston
p.hvidston@...
May 6, 2001 7:47 pm
Good observation, Skip Rough measurements put the table height at about 36.5" with the stock stand. I'll be adding a bit if I install casters, but maybe more...
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Dave Burger
david_i_burger@...
May 6, 2001 11:54 pm
I had the machine shipped to the truck terminal where they loaded it onto my half tom pick-up. At home, I used an engine lift with spreaders to lift the crate,...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
May 7, 2001 2:27 am
Paul, I stand, but I have built some wood matts to stand on. I took some 2x4s, split them to one inch thick strips and built matts to stand on. It makes a ...
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Dave Burger
david_i_burger@...
May 7, 2001 2:36 am
I had the machine shipped to the truck terminal where they loaded it onto my half tom pick-up. At home, I used an engine lift with spreaders to lift the crate,...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
May 7, 2001 3:12 pm
I had this problem when I received my mill/drill. Luckily, a friend had a small hydraulic table that would go from about 1 ft off the ground up to about 40"....
