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A previous poster mentioned the Goldenrod dehumidifier - they are worth considering: http://www.goldenroddehumidifiers.com/models_specifications.htm http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/shop-accessories-supplies/gun-storage-materials/air-dryers-dehumidifiers/goldenrod-dehumidifier-prod17...

Here's someone moved a Bridgeport into his basement:

http://bridgeport.askmisterscience.com/bridgeport.htm


Also, don't miss the links on that site to other Bridgeport moves ...

Edit: woops, didn't see the previous post that linked to the site ...

A more or less same-class lathe (and a cousin of the Weiss machines) is the Precision Matthews PM1127 line:

http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM-1127-VF.html

It's been almost a full year since AlphaGeek posted - does anyone know his status?

That looks like a Weiss rebadger, sold under various labels: http://www.weiss.com.cn/ Precision Matthews (U.S.) http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM-1127-VF.html Optimum (Germany) http://www.optimum-machines.com/products/lathes/d-280-x-700-g/index.html Yahoo group (mostly for PM machines - but others...

That's very nice work, Bob.

Here's another example, one that uses magnetic bases for attaching the grinding rest to the mounting plate:


http://www.homews.co.uk/page59.html
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Check out Hoss's thread on his RF45 clone - includes a photo-spread showing how he got it into his basement:

http://www.hossmachine.info/RF-45_Clone.html

I don't think this is the replacement for the dropped G0484:

http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2011/Main/547

Thats strange they would drop that model, I would have thought it would have been popular. The same model has only been available here for 12 months. https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=M126 Dave A bit of speculation: Possibly Grizzly is: 1. Preparing to introduce an updated versio...

Just to close the story, I used my mill for the first time since the incident occurred. Some images related to the issue: Drawbars.jpg (above) showing three drawbars for my mill. Bottom: broken original; middle: replacement from Grizzly; top: shop-made replacement in stainless (someone fabricated it...

Tools4cheap also sells the adapter; see picture (with measuring rule):

http://www.tools4cheap.net/proddetail.p ... =5cnosemt5

Ah - I rediscovered Chris Long's photos of his shop-built collet-closer, available on this page:

http://www.the-long-family.com/tooling.htm

It was he who first mentioned the Grizzly MT5/5C adapter to me last summer ...