05-12-2017, 08:46 PM
The option thread was somewhat tongue-in-cheek, Option 3 is the only real option. I made up a motor mount, mounted the motor and ran the mill at about at 500 rpms for about an hour, the ran the unit at 5000 rpms for about 15 minutes, constantly checking the head temperature, hardly any temperature rise.
As I have 2 other larger mills, I seriously doubt the Rockwell will ever see a end mill bigger than 3/8". Probably a lot of keyway cutting and lots of small jobs.
I picked up a used 4" vise and have ordered a handles to replace the existing ones.
One thing I'm going to have to do is build a riser platform to rise the mill higher, I'm only 5' 8" and even setting on 2 x 4s, I looking directly into the Rockwell logo, bottom of the quill is about mid-chest.
As I have 2 other larger mills, I seriously doubt the Rockwell will ever see a end mill bigger than 3/8". Probably a lot of keyway cutting and lots of small jobs.
I picked up a used 4" vise and have ordered a handles to replace the existing ones.
One thing I'm going to have to do is build a riser platform to rise the mill higher, I'm only 5' 8" and even setting on 2 x 4s, I looking directly into the Rockwell logo, bottom of the quill is about mid-chest.
jack