Yes, Ballendo, please let us know when you have something. BTW, I tried using a first-surface mirror to bounce the laser off of and it is vastly improved....
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trainman992000@...
Mar 1, 2001 7:55 pm
Tom, Which Grizzly do you have? Jerry ... My ... but the ... mirror. ... capable ... head...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
Mar 2, 2001 12:57 am
I was browsing the machineshop board and saw a mod someone made to the crummy sheetmetal base for the RF30. They filled the bottom few inches with concrete and...
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SMITH, THOMAS B. (JSC...
tbsmith@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:28 pm
Jerry, I'm not at home, so I don't have the model number, but going from memory it may be something like G1007; it's the bench mill/drill with the longer table...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
Mar 3, 2001 6:32 am
I must have missed part of this thread. I am interested though. I have a JET Mill/drill. I would at times like to raise the head with accuracy. Would someone...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
Mar 5, 2001 5:59 pm
I made this mod over the weekend. HUGE difference. I also made a couple of small changes. I ran a tap thru the captive nuts for the leveling feet to clean...
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corey@...
Mar 7, 2001 11:12 pm
Ballendo, anything new to report on your triangular gib mod? Are you planning on milling the column yourself, or removing it and taking it to a machine shop? ...
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ballendo@...
Mar 8, 2001 3:39 am
Corey, I'm intending to sell plans/kits for this modification. Pictures will be included. The system works REALLY well! I used a machine shop mill for the...
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Roger V. Petrella Jr.
rogerpjr@...
Mar 8, 2001 4:37 am
Gee, Ballendo, we could all be gamma testers, that way we could get the mods for free. Then you could sell to Rong Fu, Grizzly, Enco, HF, etc. at huge profit...
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Paul Weber
pbweber@...
Mar 8, 2001 5:46 pm
Hi. My name is Paul and I am new to the ng as well as a new owner of a enco mill-drill. In reading the posts it sounds like Ballendo is addressing the...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 1:31 pm
Paul, Buy a "one-shot" lube system from Enco, MSC ,Travers, Grizzly, etc., and install it. Bijur is the high dollar, high quality original. All the above...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 1:46 pm
Roger, Surely I deserve to be paid for my efforts? But a mill drill list discount seems in order :-) But let's not get ahead of myself just yet... I have...
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dennis pantazis
dpantazis@...
Mar 9, 2001 2:37 pm
has anyone cataloged the differences between mill/drills? the main suppliers
seem to be grizzly, enco, jet, harbor freight, and rong fu. and amoung
those,...
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Al Patrick
arp@...
Mar 9, 2001 4:15 pm
... Dennis, It seems they all are made in Communist China except the Rong Fu. The Rong Fu is supposed to be, according to some, a bit better than the others...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 4:29 pm
Dennis, The "database" function on the group website can work well for this sort of FAQ. You can create a "flatfile" database. It will import from other...
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Roger V. Petrella Jr.
rogerpjr@...
Mar 9, 2001 4:46 pm
Hey, just kidding about the testing. Of course you deserve to be paid for your efforts. Let us all know when things are ready. I definitely want to modify...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
Mar 9, 2001 5:29 pm
I use way oil on everything: ways, leadscrews, column, etc. Works great and stays put. c ... From: ballendo@... [mailto:ballendo@...] Sent: Friday,...
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Al Patrick
arp@...
Mar 9, 2001 5:54 pm
... < s n i p > ... Ballendo, I have seen a few comments on the fit and finish of the Rong Fu vs. other RF knockoffs. Are you referring to a knockoff or an ...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
Mar 9, 2001 6:20 pm
I have a real Rong Fu RF-31 that I bought from Enco, these are made in Taiwan. Check out the web-site: http://www.rongfu.com/ Apparently they make machines...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 10:12 pm
Roger, The reverse pressure (feel) is provided by a coil spring on the left side of the head, like a drill press. It IS adjustable for heavier or lighter...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
Mar 9, 2001 10:17 pm
Ballendo, do you have a link to Mauch's mod? c ... From: ballendo@... [mailto:ballendo@...] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 2:13 PM To:...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 10:18 pm
Al, It IS a Rong Fu RF-30 (Randy Vigallon says his manual says RF-31). The tip off for these mill drills is: Made in Taiwan (good) Made in China (Not good, to...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 10:34 pm
Corey, How do I get you to stop spreading this misinformation!!! The HF 2119 mill drill IS A RONG FU!!! NOT a clone, or a copy! The crate says rong fu. The...
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ballendo@...
Mar 9, 2001 10:40 pm
Corey, Sorry, I don't have one. He's "part and parceling" it out (test marketing, I think) so he can see/tell how many of the eccentric pieces he needs to...
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Renner, Corey
corey@...
Mar 9, 2001 11:03 pm
Ballendo, give me some credit, I did say that it probably is a real RF. I didn't know that the crate says RF, I guess that clinches it. Although I was...
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Paul Weber
pbweber@...
Mar 10, 2001 12:35 am
A couple of years ago, Wood magazine did a comparison of the inport wood working tools from Taiwan{ grizzly, enco, jet, harbor freight, and rong fu. and...
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ballendo@...
Mar 10, 2001 12:41 am
Corey, My goal here(this thread) is to be sure that people know: 1) There's a genuine RF30 CURRENTLY available at HF, and when it's on sale, it's a deal that...
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ballendo@...
Mar 10, 2001 12:47 am
Paul, I used to have catalogs from some of the "better" importers(at the time). It was funny to see the "inspectors" wearing grizzly coats (bright blue) in the...
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Ed Smith
lesmith@...
Mar 10, 2001 7:57 pm
H.F. has evidently discontinued the 2119. I can't get it to come up on the search engine any more. I did print out the sheet about 3 weeks ago when it was...
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ballendo@...
Mar 11, 2001 12:29 am
L E, I had heard that the 2119 was possibly being discontinued by HF... That is part of why I've been pushing the fact that it's an RF! Be assured, they are...
