Anyone have information on this Mill Drill? thanks...
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powernob@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:38 pm
I have a HF rf30 and it has a rotary switch to controll on/off and the direction. My question is one the grizzly rf30 how do you controll the direction? In the...
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Ty Hoeffer
pth3k@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:40 pm
... Easy, you dont.... But I have never needed to reverse the spindle. Ty -- **************************************************************************** * ...
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powernob@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:47 pm
I really love the variable speed on the 7x10minilathe and not having to change belt speeds, and i was wondering if it was posible to retrofit the RF30 with a...
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j.c.gerber@...
Aug 2, 2001 9:05 pm
Hi Tyler, Easy to answer if you tell how the motor is working. One phase or three phase ? Jean-Claude, Switzerland www.homestead.com/turnandmill ... From: Ty...
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Bruce Simpson
editor@...
Aug 2, 2001 9:06 pm
If you followed the thread on RCM from the guy who tried to drill the rack on his RF30 you'd realise that a reversing switch is just another thing to confuse...
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Bruce Simpson
editor@...
Aug 2, 2001 9:06 pm
I never have much problem with speeds on the RF30. It only takes a minute or two to change the belts around and if I'm really lazy I'll sometimes just put up...
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j.c.gerber@...
Aug 2, 2001 9:09 pm
Hi Tyler, I am using a frequency converter on my mill drill 1.5HP motor. It is, as you say, lovely. I´m using only two speed ranges and cover everything with...
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Corey T Renner
corey94945@...
Aug 2, 2001 10:37 pm
I was discussing this with a friend a few days ago. The RF30/31's are great
machines but changing belts can be a hassle. We concluded that it should
work...
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Larry Bailey
LBailey52@...
Aug 2, 2001 10:58 pm
The current hot tip is a VFD (variable frequency drive) controlling a three phase motor. There are devices for one- or three phase input. This is not the...
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philteague@...
Aug 4, 2001 8:59 pm
I guess some this comes down to what you use your machine for and what sort features that would benefit you the most. I don't know if the treadmill motor is...
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Bruce Simpson
editor@...
Aug 4, 2001 9:09 pm
... Phil, I've done this with great success. All you need do is mount the pointer on the mill head and use a mirror on the far wall so that the beam is...
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philteague@...
Aug 5, 2001 12:20 am
Bruce: Thanks for your reply. It gives me something to work with. I actually bought a laser pen from HF a month or so ago but I immediately could tell that it...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
Aug 5, 2001 2:16 am
Someone was working on a system similar to this. Does anyone know what happened? Skip_evans@... Alvin, TX http://skipevans.homestead.com ... ...
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eagletwo@...
Aug 5, 2001 2:41 pm
I was milling some al last night on my Griz mini-mill and the head kept working its was downward during cutting. I was using a 2 flute tin mill. I was using...
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fzrpete@...
Aug 5, 2001 3:01 pm
Hello fellow hsm's, I was reading this series of posts about variable speed. I thought you might like to know that I purchased one of the surplus center...
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Skip Evans
skip_evans@...
Aug 5, 2001 7:20 pm
Is the head locked down? I know I can have movement if I do not lock the head. Skip_evans@... Alvin, TX http://skipevans.homestead.com ... ...
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Barry
eagletwo@...
Aug 5, 2001 7:26 pm
I havn't been locking it as its been prety stiff. Maybe its loosening up a little with use. I can crank on that jib lock, never thought of that. Thanks, ...
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Rich
rd.brown@...
Aug 6, 2001 12:15 pm
Yes, every pass, you must use the gib lock Rich/w3vfn...
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powernob@...
Aug 12, 2001 9:40 pm
hmm i am really considering doing this mod to my mill, looked at what the result a little closer: the new DC motor would be 4 times faster then the AC motor,...
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powernob@...
Aug 12, 2001 9:47 pm
I thought of another question, what is the diameter of the output shaft on the motor?? im hoping to use the stock pully that came with the mill. Tyler Phillips...
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Chris Difani
cdifani@...
Aug 12, 2001 11:41 pm
The output shaft of the treadmill motor is 3/4 OD, and then it has about 3/4" of 1/2-13 threads. When I installed this motor on my drill press I installed a...
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rmeiser@...
Aug 13, 2001 1:22 am
This discussion was out there before and there seemed to be equal proponents of both sizes. Has time changed anybody's mind? The 4in. certainly looks the right...
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Corey T Renner
corey94945@...
Aug 13, 2001 1:31 am
When my 6 inch first arrived, I thought I might have made a mistake, it IS
big. However, I've used my RF31 with both a 4" and a 6" and the 6 is
definitely the...
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powernob@...
Aug 13, 2001 1:42 am
I have the 4" and i am really pleased with it, although i can see where the extra size would help, I dont think I would need it. the 6" weights more, costs...
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Bruce Simpson
editor@...
Aug 13, 2001 2:55 am
... The 4" is sometimes too small -- but when you're working with pieces so large that a 6" vice is required it's usually pretty easy to clamp them anyway. I...
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Paul R. Hvidston
p.hvidston@...
Aug 13, 2001 2:55 am
I've got the 4" Kurt clone with the rotating base, and that's just about as big as I'd care to go. Any bigger and I'll never be able to lift it onto the mill...
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Bruce Simpson
editor@...
Aug 13, 2001 2:58 am
... Have you ever used the rotary base on your vise? Once I took it off it never went back on. I found mine to be bothing but dead weight -- hell, if I want to...
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Paul R. Hvidston
p.hvidston@...
Aug 13, 2001 3:26 am
I only used it once or twice, then I got the rotary table. I guess it is kind of dead weight for the moment. I figured if I never got a rotary table I'd make a...
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Corey T Renner
corey94945@...
Aug 13, 2001 4:26 am
I normally do not use the rotating base, but if the object that you are
clamping requires that the vise be mounted sideways, you need the base. The...
