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- May 20, 2013
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I recently purchased a G704 mill new from Grizzly - I had read all about the plastic gear failing, the replacement always on back order, etc. I thought I would be careful enough to not have any problems. Wrong! I hadn't had it a week before stripping some teeth off the gear. I've been waiting on my 2 replacement gears for 2 months (still not in stock). What are other people's experience with this mill? I really liked the large table, built in quill DRO and other features - the quality just seemed a little better than the other mills I looked at (I went to the Springfield showroom before buying mine). I am in the process of building my own belt drive conversion and would be interested in how others may have accomplished this. so far I have two timing pulleys, one that I have bored out to fit the top of the quill drive and I plan on using the two screws that hold the tach ring on to hold the pulley. I'm thinking about adding 2 or 4 more holes to this to get four or six screws. Any thoughts or experiences on this?
Dan
Dan