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RE: Let's See Your Mill - truckin23 - 07-25-2012
Lemelman ,
Big ditto on whats been said my hat is off to you it takes a special kind of person to help others the way you do and you Sir are it .
RE: Let's See Your Mill - Wawoodman - 09-19-2012
OK, here's the Rockwell.
I've added the VFD (Hitachi - thanks, Ed!)and the DRO (Shooting Star.) I went back and forth about mounting the X DRO rail on the front or the back. I preferred the back, but I would lose some travel. And the front would have been a lot more difficult, and made it less convenient to get to the table stops, and the lock handle.
When I mounted the 5" Kurt vise, though, it hung over enough on the back that I lost that travel, anyway. Problem solved.Also, I replaced the stock handwheel handles (pressed in, with knurls, and they kept falling out) with larger, spinning handles. I had to drill out the holes, and use helicoils to fit the 8mm handle thread.
RE: Let's See Your Mill - SnailPowered - 09-19-2012
Good looking mill!
RE: Let's See Your Mill - DaveH - 09-19-2012
Wawoodman,
Ooo very nice
DaveH
RE: Let's See Your Mill - Highpower - 09-19-2012
I agree. Nice machine and you did a great job setting it up.
RE: Let's See Your Mill - stevec - 09-19-2012
Ditto. Now lets see some chips?
RE: Let's See Your Mill - Arbalest - 09-23-2012
My Warco VMC. Only a few minor mods made to it!
![[Image: IMGP1691_zps768a8500.jpg]](http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee286/Arbalist/IMGP1691_zps768a8500.jpg)
RE: Let's See Your Mill - stevec - 09-23-2012
Are you allowed back in the pool room where you got the balls for the quill handle.
RE: Let's See Your Mill - Arbalest - 09-23-2012
Luckily nobody saw me ...
I found individual pool balls on eBay so it was just a matter of spots or stripes and what colour!
RE: Let's See Your Mill - Rickabilly - 09-23-2012
I do like these little knee mills, much more usable than a mill drill but smaller than a turret if only there was dual spindle, horizontal/vertical model. Hmmm, I can feel a project coming on.
Rick