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When I did the oiling system on my bench mill, I used a Foredom grinder with a 1/8" carbide burr on the dovetails. On the gib side, I drilled through the gib and created channels along the length of the gib so that after wear/adjustment when the two holes no longer align, the oil has a path to ...

A knee mill is on my list of wants for when I do the final move/retire. But I'm not interested in moving heavy machinery across multiple states, so I'll stick with my little 900 lb. bench mill for now. Having learned on a knee I do know what I'm missing...

I recently put a FogBuster on my bench mill and like it very much. No coolant mess everywhere (or fog) and it seems to work pretty well so far. I just flip the air switch on just before starting the cut and turn it off afterwards. I've been doing a lot of aluminum work recently so I have WD40 in the...

NP317 wrote:Nice,
but too clean...
~RN

I had it buried under a pile of chips the other day. Happens fairly often.

It typically takes longer to clean up than to make the mess. To me it's just nice to start with a clean machine when I start something.

I have been living/working in CO for the last three years, but spent the previous 15 in Tucson. And will be going back as soon as I can pitch this day job. I'm just a gringo guys, and took the usage as proffered. No offense intended. :) The mill is just a RF45 on steroids, but it will suffice until ...

LOL...

Suggested by a friend. Sounded like a good idea at the time.

It's taken a while, but I think I finally have it set up the way I want it. (that and I'm running out of room to hang stuff...)

This is my PM1340GT after installing the VFD and making a new control panel for it.

I don't post much here, but have been following this thread and all I can say is wow. Nicely done! Looking forward to your completion of this.

Had a DroPros 3-axis on my LMS mini-mill. Worked great.

Depends on which is more important to you, i.e. which will you use more often? As someone above stated, you can always add a power cross feed: A stepper motor is my preferred method, but it is much more difficult to add threading capability.

Which will you use the most?

I too learned something new. Guess I need to buy some more collets.

Bill