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Milltronics Partner 1

Alexander

Alexander

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Just starting a thread about my milltronics Partner one because @YYCHobbyMachinist asked about it
It is a 40 taper 7.5hp CNC mill from 1995
 

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Very nice Alex.

Is that a home made “moving sled”? Do i see the steel rails on the trailer as well? How did you get it off the trailer? Looks like a come-along to pull it into the garage?

Sorry for all the questions. Moving machinery is fascinating...
 
I bought that machine from a friend and delivery was included. He made that cool skid that fits in some rails welded to the trailer deck. He winched the skid into the garage with a 12v winch. The hole operation was really smooth.
 
Very clever idea. Great solution to a potentially very challenging problem when no cranes or other lifting devices are available.


YYCHobbyMachinist said:
have you moved yours into that new shop yet?
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Yes, all but the SM1340 and the Bridgeport. They will move once the new area in the big shop is all closed in. I have 3 of the four walls built. Working on the last one, the support beam and then the ceiling (mezzanine floor).
 
I'm guessing it was a 5 1/4 floppy.
I had a trouble call in to the IT guys one time when my drive wasn't working. They called me some not nice names when they found (as a joke) a 5 1/4 floppy in the cd drive. I laughed for about a week, it still makes me chuckle. Funny thing is the floppy fit perfectly in the cd drive.
 
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Nope it was 3.5 inch floppy. The controller is powered by a regular 486 computer. It just has more ISA slots than a home PC. I forgot I added some cheap LED strip lights too.
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Me three! I've got one or two of those old floppies around here some where. I'll have to find one and see if it does actually fit in a CD drive.
 
that machine of Alex’s is a good machine with a big table and lots of travel. It may have a lot of years on it but it’s just as or even more capable than new ones.
 
Janger said:
that machine of Alex’s is a good machine with a big table and lots of travel. It may have a lot of years on it but it’s just as or even more capable than new ones.
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Thanks! Find my thread in welding techniques called Fabrication DIY videos? where I use this machine to cut out a bumper:D
 
Looks like a perfect home garage machine! Just the right size both power wise and overall size wise.

Ah good old ISA slots - slap in SoundBlaster 16 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_16) and get it to play some tunes!

My first non commodore computer was powered by Cyrix clone of an Intel chip - 486DLC33.

I am in the market for a small CNC but its not easy to get them in right size at the right price. Last auction had an old beaten Tormach got close to new price - you could get them cheaper off ads or eBay.
 
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