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And now I have a mill!
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Methinks that some members who shall go unnamed are getting a take from the monster ;D
Rats! I’m on Vancouver Island otherwise I’d be all over that.
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That is a great idea! I think that might work with some of the bigger square column machines too.
What is the motor rated at?
What are the table dimensions?
What is the table range of motion?
What is the spindle range of motion?
I'm trying to compare your find with what you get from BB for a K. At 350# assembled that's something I could get into my basement.
Thanks,
Craig
What are the table dimensions?
What is the table range of motion?
What is the spindle range of motion?
I'm trying to compare your find with what you get from BB for a K. At 350# assembled that's something I could get into my basement.
Thanks,
Craig
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It’s a 1hp motor 110/220v
I know that there’s 6” of Y axis travel
I don’t know the x axis travel at the moment
There's just a bit over 5” of spindle travel
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It’s a seriously hefty machine, all in it weighs about 600 lbs.
The column wall thickness is about 1/4” or so.
What are you comparing it to?
The table is 9x27.75
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https://www.busybeetools.com/products/milling-machine-mini-craftex-csa-cx605.html
Time to find me a bigger mill. Yours looks doable and is probably 5 times or more the machine I have now. Every time I see a Bridgeport I think.... Nope... ain't gonna get that into the basement and I really don't have the room anyways.
Time to find me a bigger mill. Yours looks doable and is probably 5 times or more the machine I have now. Every time I see a Bridgeport I think.... Nope... ain't gonna get that into the basement and I really don't have the room anyways.
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I completely understand where you’re at @YYCHobbyMachinist as that’s where I was too.
I wanted to get the most machine for less than $2000. A King KC-20VS is $1999 at KMS, a new RF30 clone is about $2300.
I looked at an RF40 but the seller was asking more than I was willing to pay. And it wasn’t as nice as what I bought.
I haven’t even plugged it in yet but I did see it running at the seller’s shop and I was impressed by its mass and stability.
I can’t offer an objective opinion but I read a lot about them to understand their advantages and peculiarities.
The basic advice I got was to get the biggest, heaviest mill I could afford or accommodate.
Where I live there are basically no Bridgeport’s to be found or any one that is available is priced way out of my range.
I have a bunch of elbow grease to get this machine cleaned up but I expect it will do what I need for a long time.
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I wanted to get the most machine for less than $2000. A King KC-20VS is $1999 at KMS, a new RF30 clone is about $2300.
I looked at an RF40 but the seller was asking more than I was willing to pay. And it wasn’t as nice as what I bought.
I haven’t even plugged it in yet but I did see it running at the seller’s shop and I was impressed by its mass and stability.
I can’t offer an objective opinion but I read a lot about them to understand their advantages and peculiarities.
The basic advice I got was to get the biggest, heaviest mill I could afford or accommodate.
Where I live there are basically no Bridgeport’s to be found or any one that is available is priced way out of my range.
I have a bunch of elbow grease to get this machine cleaned up but I expect it will do what I need for a long time.
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