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6:24 PM
November 27, 2011
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Greetings folks. I've been lurking about for a while. You folks a a wealth of information and I thank you for it. I'm from Clarksville, TN.
I've always been interested in anything mechanical, ever since I was a kid. I use to take my toys apart just to see how they worked. I bet I'm not the only one. 
Once upon a time I worked as a Jig maker for a display company. I never used a lathe but I became very familiar with a Bridgeport mill. Not an Expert by any means, but I know my way around a one.
At the moment I own neither a lathe nor a mill but I intend to rectify this just after Xmas. My plan is to purchase a cheap lathe and a fairly good Mill/Drill. I have more use for a Mill than a lathe at the moment. But since the Lathe, is the Prince of Tools, I might have to change my mind once I get into it.
Here's what I own at the moment,
My old Royal Split Head Drill Press
My Oxy and my Mig
Chuck
12:55 AM
April 27, 2011
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Welcome to the site ChuckB.
Everyone is happy to pass on their ideas and knowledge.
Mtw fdu.
5:30 AM
September 26, 2011
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Harbor Freight has the mini lathe on sale. $399, which isn't a bad price.
10:24 AM
November 27, 2011
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Sounds like a plan Rleete. Thanks for the info.
12:00 AM
October 10, 2010
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ChuckB,
Welcome to Projects in Metal. Nice pictures of some of your toys. More pictures always welcomed.
What size of mill are you thinking of? I'm assuming something smaller than a Bridgeport knee mill, right? I and several other members on the board have a Grizzly G0704, which weighs in at around 260 pounds, but has a fairly large table for its size. Its supposedly somewhere between a X2 and X3 in size, although some people are claiming that it does as good (or better) than an X3 despite weighing some 60-80 pounds less. You should see what this crazy dude named Hoss has done with this mill over at http://www.g0704.com. He also has tons of videos over on YouTube. He has done a CNC conversion on this mill, along with making a power drawbar and a automatic tool changer.
Or are you thinking of something like an RF-45 clone? It is a bench top mill weighing in at some 700 pounds.
Are you thinking of keeping whichever mill you get manual or eventually doing a CNC conversion?
Titaniumboy
4:19 PM
November 27, 2011
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Hi Titaniumboy. The g0704 looks like what I have in mind. An RF-45 clone would be nice but the price would overheat my wallet. I would probably just leave it manual. Hoss has done some amazing things with his. Thanks for the link, the motor controller and motor upgrades are interesting.
ChuckB
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