(09-24-2012, 07:44 PM)sasquatch Wrote: Conrod is a friend of mine, and the write up was i believe in Homeshop Machinist Magazine in maybe 2002?
He is still around, but into guns and gun repair/modifications now after loosing his wife, downsized his equipment , moved to another town, and has since remarried.
Yup, a great guy and talented.
We have a gunsmith section and would welcome him with open arms if he is looking for an online hangout!
Obviously I am a newb but it doesn't seem to me that a horizontal mill would be as versatile as a vertical mill. Why the need for a horizontal mill? I really want to make one of these out of an old Geo Metro 3 cylinder or something but I'm confused on what the need for it would be.
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10-01-2012, 09:29 AM (This post was last modified: 10-01-2012, 04:52 PM by Highpower.)
(10-01-2012, 07:34 AM)SnailPowered Wrote: Obviously I am a newb but it doesn't seem to me that a horizontal mill would be as versatile as a vertical mill.
I don't think anyone could say horizontal or vertical is king, to be truly versatile it's either one of each or a dual spindle, be it a factory or a Frankenmill, it just makes sense to have a dual spindle, and as I am currently working on (might one day finish) my factory dual spindle giving it a a slotting/shaping head to go with the universal table with spiral indexing and power feeds on all axes and quill. That is everything I can possibly imagine on a mill. It will even do gear shaping with that lot on it.
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Rick
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