Let's See Your Mill

[truckin23]

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 .

[Wawoodman]

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.

[SnailPowered]

Good looking mill!

[DaveH]

Wawoodman,

Ooo very nice

DaveH

[Highpower]

I agree. Nice machine and you did a great job setting it up.

[stevec]

Ditto. Now lets see some chips?

[Arbalest]

My Warco VMC. Only a few minor mods made to it!

[stevec]

Are you allowed back in the pool room where you got the balls for the quill handle.

[Arbalest]

Luckily nobody saw me ... I found individual pool balls on eBay so it was just a matter of spots or stripes and what colour!

[Rickabilly]

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