This one has a pin that freewheels in front of the spindle feed. The present owner thinks it's a fine feed but since he's never had a book doesn't now how to...
9029
JCAM
camfambmw540
Jan 30, 2004 3:20 am
They delivered the BP (I, like every other BP owner, call her Bridget) with a forklift. The just lifted her off the truck with 2x4's between the mill and the...
9030
paul_ssm
Jan 30, 2004 4:14 am
I would just like some input on selecting a vise for a RF31, Kurt 6" clone with swivel, any ideas or recomendations Thanks Paul...
9031
William Abernathy
Yahuselah
Jan 30, 2004 5:35 am
... I faced this problem when I picked up the mill and needed a vise. I heard some complaints that the 6" was too big (cost Y travel) and that the 4" was too ...
9032
Marv De Beque
mdebeque
Jan 30, 2004 12:18 pm
Well, Grainger isn't bad, but overpriced. It may not even be a Rong-Fu. For that price many people here are saying good things about the RF-45 at Wholesale...
9033
Paul
yodawill2000
Jan 30, 2004 12:41 pm
I have the kurt 6 on my RF31 Clone and I love it .. It overhangs the front of the table but not enough to be a problem .. Its quite heavy .. at least the real...
9034
daddyo217
Jan 30, 2004 12:53 pm
John; I am considering a mill, but I have "walk-up" basement. My problem is I haven't figured a way to get 500 to 700 lbs (depending if I dismantle the beast...
9035
jcameron@...
camfambmw540
Jan 30, 2004 1:39 pm
I picked up a 6" Palmgren (sp) swivel angle vise, I Love it (but, I have not used it very much). It weighs 108 pounds. I ran a very accurate Dial indicator...
9036
Phil Teague
philteague
Jan 30, 2004 2:36 pm
There have been some previous posts on this subject including some comments by me about the 4" Enco vise that I purchased for my RF31 clone. I would agree with...
9037
Marv De Beque
mdebeque
Jan 30, 2004 5:33 pm
Just use a refrigerator dolly and strap it to the dolly. A second strap with a come-along will let you descend the steps in a controlled fashion. Marv...
9038
Barry Munson
salmonbarry
Jan 30, 2004 10:33 pm
I need to verify my HF 2 h.p. motor run winding Ohm value of 0.7 ohm from U1 to U2 or V1 to V2. Does anyone have a simualr Ohm value? My start winding is 1.9...
9039
camfambmw540
Jan 31, 2004 1:11 am
Daddyo I had no stairs. I am lucky enough to have a straight shot into my backyard from my basement (from my backyard, my house is 3 stories tall, from the...
9040
daddyo217
Jan 31, 2004 2:03 am
Thanks John. ... <clip>...
9041
sweptvolume
Jan 31, 2004 2:09 am
Has anyone retrofitted their Rong Fu mill/drill or purchased one of those offered by Centroid of California? Please advise as I would be interested in any...
9042
daddyo217
Jan 31, 2004 2:11 am
Marv; I have a type of come-along (it is a cable type with a lever and a ratched spool) but I don't know if it has a controlled RELEASE mode. I remember it has...
9043
sweptvolume
Jan 31, 2004 2:47 am
I've located their website but it does not load. Can anyone supply contact info? Rick...
9044
Paul
yodawill2000
Jan 31, 2004 4:00 am
I looked into it and the ballscrew rigs cost more than the mill .. just the servos and driver board/software cost 500-700 .. You could rig it up as is but the...
9045
v8tr4
Jan 31, 2004 4:17 am
Hi, I use the same style come-along and when you select the lever it changes the direction of the come-along. This means that the same effort you put into ...
9046
Allen Sparks
sparky4619
Jan 31, 2004 11:32 am
Some time their web sight loads slow http://www.wttool.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc Sparky ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
9047
Barry Munson
salmonbarry
Jan 31, 2004 12:11 pm
I just got mine down my basement stairs with the help of my brother. We were, without too much effort able to slide the geared head section and the base with...
9048
daddyo217
Jan 31, 2004 1:28 pm
V8TR4 No, at least it was not obvious to me! I haven't used the come- along in about 8 months so I forget how it operates, but it is comming back to me from...
9049
daddyo217
Jan 31, 2004 1:31 pm
Barry; Thanks! That gives me some hope and ideas! Daddyo ... section ... wrapped ... on ... momentum. ... into ... the ... person ... to ... positioned ... 10 ...
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Marv De Beque
mdebeque
Jan 31, 2004 2:14 pm
Sounds like the same thing I have. Should work in both directions. Try and experiment with it. Marv...
9051
Mike Nash
mikenash402
Jan 31, 2004 2:20 pm
With a ratcheting come-along, it's a lot more work to let out cable with these because you have to work the pawl with each swing of the lever, timing it so you...
9052
Marv De Beque
mdebeque
Jan 31, 2004 2:28 pm
Yeah, but how often do you do something like this? If you used it daily or weekly to move equipment, then I agree. Also, he only needs to go 6 or 7 feet. ...
9053
Mike Nash
mikenash402
Jan 31, 2004 3:16 pm
The biggest reason to look for something better is the potential damage to life, limb and machine tools! But be very, very careful with rental store equipment....
9054
Paul Huffman
phdesigns1
Jan 31, 2004 9:07 pm
... You might try cnckits.com, cnconabudget.com, these are mostly for people that build their own cnc router type stuff, but there are some good links....
9055
sweptvolume
Feb 1, 2004 12:57 am
I recently joined this group to learn more about the compact Chinese & Taiwanese mill/drills. So far, it appears that most have a higher regard for the geared...
9056
EricSun2001
Feb 1, 2004 4:58 am
I was looking at the Grizzly bench vertical mill too. However, I decided against it for sveral reasons. a.) The knee takes up a lot of space. The meax...
9057
jim davies
appeaser2002
Feb 1, 2004 5:25 am
I have what is basically the WT 3004-0090, but with more goodies. Went through the same thoughts before buying. The 90 mill is considerably bigger than the 95...
