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- Apr 5, 2012
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Hey everybody,
I posted a month or two ago about wondering which type of mill I should get. I started my summer job again, and with my first paycheck I got a Grizzly G0704. Grizzly received my money on Wednesday, the mill was set up and in my house on Friday. Very fast service. The mill looks great, now I'm just waiting for more paychecks to start purchasing cutters and measuring tools. Patience is not my virtue.
Anyways, this is now the only piece of shop machinery I own. I would like to eventually get a lathe, but college is not cheap, and can only put in so many hours. I have heard things about people using the 90 degree tilt of the G0704 head and using it as a lathe, while not necessarily the best way of doing things, it seems to be a cheaper route for the time-being. How exactly would I get a cutting tool mounted to the table? If anyone knows where I can find some good information about something like this, please let me know.
Also, I cleaned all of the cosmoline off of the mill, and the next day there were spots of weird coloration. The color is almost the same as the "THE HOBBY-MACHINIST" logo at the top of the screen. It is flat, it does not look or feel like rust, I am just curious as to what it is.
Finally, if anyone has any advice as to what to purchase first for tooling, I am open to opinions. I have some measuring tools, a family member runs CNC machines and is willing to loan me some tools, so I am not too concerned with that as much as end mills, drill bits, stuff like that. So far, I have nothing besides the mill, oil, lapping compound, and degreaser. There are so many things I want to buy, but some opinions on what should be a priority would be appreciated.
I will be posting some pictures of my setup soon. My first step is to make a enclosure and coolant system so it won't make a mess out of my living space, so I will make sure I update when I get that built.
If you have any ideas, thoughts, or just want to share a story about your mill, I'm all ears. This project is addicting, the more things I do, the more I want to do, it is going to be a fun project.
Thanks for your time!
I posted a month or two ago about wondering which type of mill I should get. I started my summer job again, and with my first paycheck I got a Grizzly G0704. Grizzly received my money on Wednesday, the mill was set up and in my house on Friday. Very fast service. The mill looks great, now I'm just waiting for more paychecks to start purchasing cutters and measuring tools. Patience is not my virtue.
Anyways, this is now the only piece of shop machinery I own. I would like to eventually get a lathe, but college is not cheap, and can only put in so many hours. I have heard things about people using the 90 degree tilt of the G0704 head and using it as a lathe, while not necessarily the best way of doing things, it seems to be a cheaper route for the time-being. How exactly would I get a cutting tool mounted to the table? If anyone knows where I can find some good information about something like this, please let me know.
Also, I cleaned all of the cosmoline off of the mill, and the next day there were spots of weird coloration. The color is almost the same as the "THE HOBBY-MACHINIST" logo at the top of the screen. It is flat, it does not look or feel like rust, I am just curious as to what it is.
Finally, if anyone has any advice as to what to purchase first for tooling, I am open to opinions. I have some measuring tools, a family member runs CNC machines and is willing to loan me some tools, so I am not too concerned with that as much as end mills, drill bits, stuff like that. So far, I have nothing besides the mill, oil, lapping compound, and degreaser. There are so many things I want to buy, but some opinions on what should be a priority would be appreciated.
I will be posting some pictures of my setup soon. My first step is to make a enclosure and coolant system so it won't make a mess out of my living space, so I will make sure I update when I get that built.
If you have any ideas, thoughts, or just want to share a story about your mill, I'm all ears. This project is addicting, the more things I do, the more I want to do, it is going to be a fun project.
Thanks for your time!