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You should consider getting a set of collets to fit the spindle."

Kevin J.
He did, as part of the "Tooling Package" ordered with the mill. If you scroll up a bit, you'll see he just was less familiar with everything, and didn't know to use those instead. Or was threw an endmill in the pre-mounted chuck to make chips ASAP. :D

woot! My mill is "out for delivery" today!
 
Hey dragos28, I need to know what size sockets, wrenches, Allen keys, etc are needed for two places....the bolts that were holding it to the pallet, and the bolts/screws holding the column to the base. Would you mind getting those for me?

I had my mill shipped to work, and will need to take it off the pallet to get it in my car, and probably take the column off too. Not having to take my whole toolbox to the office would be appreciated. So I hope you see this tonight. ;)
Sorry man, I've been fighting a stomach bug for over a week, haven't been outside much. Hope you got it figured out.
 
You should consider getting a set of collets to fit the spindle. End mills in a drill chuck aren't recommended. they can pull out. Collets also have less runout and will give you more room from the spindle to the table.. Nice looking mill, best of luck with it.

Kevin J.
Thanks the kit I bought came with collets and I've since switched over to them.
 
Sorry man, I've been fighting a stomach bug for over a week, haven't been outside much. Hope you got it figured out.

No worries, and best wishes for a faster recovery. I think I got what I need from some Youtube videos.
 
So dragos28, another question for you. I got my 3990, and found a problem with it...curious if yours was fine, or has the same problem. The lock pin included to hold the spindle from turning while turning the drawbar, won't fit the hole on the spindle. I checked with LMS, it's a known issue, and they're sending me a wrench that'll fit.

This is a known issue with a percentage of mills we have from a current batch from the factory. Just as you stated a few mills within a certain batch didn’t get the spindle pin hole bored out all the way. Fortunately we have a solution. The factory sent us some spanner wrenches that have been ground down to fit the smaller hole. The new wrench makes a much better hold than the standard pin anyway. We’ll get one of these in the mail to you tomorrow. Sorry for the trouble.
 
Yeah mine didn't fit either. I didn't think to contact lms about it.
 
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