02-26-2016, 09:28 PM
I finally took the plunge and added a 3-axis mill to the herd. I found this Kondia Powermill for a reasonable price very close by.
I hired a local equipment mover to handle the dirty work. -That was money well spent!
He pulled up with a hydraulic low-boy trailer and made it look so easy! He lassoed the pedestal and drug it onto the trailer.
He even put it exactly where I asked him to in the shop.
The ol' girl got a new paint job somewhere along the way. It's not just blue, it's: BLUE!!!!
It took some elbow grease but cleaned up pretty good.
Before a scrub:
After:
It's got an extra deep knee and ram kind of like a Lagun. The mover estimated it weighed around 2,700 lbs.
I'm in the process of going through it, mostly looking for neglected care and maintenance.
I was able to adjust the backlash down to 0.014" - 0.007" on the X and 0.011" -0.005" on the Y (at the ends vs. middle of the travel...) The wear seems to be pretty even on the gibs/ways. It only gets a little snug at the minimum Y position up near the column.
I'll post progress as I go along, and will of course ask the collective forum brain questions when I get stumped. (I already have one brewing, more to come...)
Rusty
I hired a local equipment mover to handle the dirty work. -That was money well spent!
He pulled up with a hydraulic low-boy trailer and made it look so easy! He lassoed the pedestal and drug it onto the trailer.
He even put it exactly where I asked him to in the shop.
The ol' girl got a new paint job somewhere along the way. It's not just blue, it's: BLUE!!!!
It took some elbow grease but cleaned up pretty good.
Before a scrub:
After:
It's got an extra deep knee and ram kind of like a Lagun. The mover estimated it weighed around 2,700 lbs.
I'm in the process of going through it, mostly looking for neglected care and maintenance.
I was able to adjust the backlash down to 0.014" - 0.007" on the X and 0.011" -0.005" on the Y (at the ends vs. middle of the travel...) The wear seems to be pretty even on the gibs/ways. It only gets a little snug at the minimum Y position up near the column.
I'll post progress as I go along, and will of course ask the collective forum brain questions when I get stumped. (I already have one brewing, more to come...)
Rusty