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EdK (01-01-2016)
(12-12-2015, 09:44 AM)EdK Wrote: ...I'd really like to have all of the pieces down into the basement by Christmas since I have off work from the 24th of December thru January 3rd...
I'm probably a little late with this but I took the four bolts out of the pedestal and lifted the knee off the mill with the elevation screw and pedestal attached. I then lowered the knee onto its back (the part that slides up/down the column). There was a lot of work in between with a new screw, nut and bearings but you are not going to need to do this, so I wouldn't go as far as removing the screw. To get it onto its back, I simply lowered it onto a crate that enable the bottom to sit on the crate with the screw remaining above the floor. The you gently lower it, whilst tipping it backwards. Then you can reconfigure the slings.
With the spider, my mill was the same (although I knew it would hit the floor and put my hand inside to catch it
). When putting the turret back on, don't lower it all the way down. This will give you some wriggle room. You can then get your hand in and drop the bolts through, and get a few threads engaged.
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01-02-2016, 10:23 PM
Any mechanical engineers out there? I've got some 1/2" thick by 4.5" wide 1018 CRS that I want to put under the mill and then add leveling feet to level the mill. The mill weighs about 1400lbs and the leveling feet I have are good for 3750lbs each. My question is do you think the 1/2" 1018 is strong enough to hold the mill? I sure hope so since I really don't want to buy some thicker steel.
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I just stuck my pads in the existing holes in the base. I put an extra flat washer and nut on each one on the underside of the base for it to rest on. Locking nuts on top.
They say ignorance is bliss, right?
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1400 lbs sounds awfully light for your mill Ed.
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(01-02-2016, 10:53 PM)Highpower Wrote: I just stuck my pads in the existing holes in the base. I put an extra flat washer and nut on each one on the underside of the base for it to rest on. Locking nuts on top.
They say ignorance is bliss, right?
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1400 lbs sounds awfully light for your mill Ed.
Willie,
I want to widen the stance a bit to make it more stable so that's why I was going to use the 1/2" stock to mount the mill to and then put the leveling feet further out to the sides. According to the spec sheet I downloaded from Matt's web site, the net weight is 1430lbs.
Ed