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Offline Reidy02

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Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« on: October 25, 2009, 07:23:19 AM »
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Re: Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2009, 09:05:15 AM »
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Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2009, 05:55:50 PM »
Reidy, these are very good machines BUT.. it needs some bucks spent on it. He admits that the bearings are shot and I have no idea what that would cost in bucks or effort to replace. He also mentions that it has wear in the slides yet this wont effect accuracy??

I like it but not being a professional operator I wouldnt know what to look for in an older machine so Id be wary. If you know your stuff or know of a mate who can look at it for you it might be a go.

Mine is a smaller unit and I paid more than this several years ago for it and have never been sorry. Marvellous piece of gear!
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Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2009, 10:03:35 PM »
You can do better altough I am a fan of Bridgeport. Find one with the variable belt drive to change spindle speeds
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Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2009, 10:08:51 PM »
Never buy a machine without being able to look it over in person.
 
Never take someones word for the condition and wear on the screws and ways. If the screws are worn it will cost almost as much as the mill to fix them. Odds are if the ways show wear, the screws are worn also. Makes for a no fun machine to work on.
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Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2009, 11:27:22 PM »
Thanks Guys! I talked to the Minister for war and finance and as usual she put the kibosch on it. ::)
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Re: Re: Your thoughts on this mill.
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 06:03:30 AM »
Quote from: Doug Heim on October 25, 2009, 10:03:35 PM
You can do better altough I am a fan of Bridgeport. Find one with the variable belt drive to change spindle speeds
10-4 on that. Mine is an older belt unit. They work well and the belt changes are quite easy but the variable speed drive is a bit nicer.
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