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Hey folks.
I have decided to start looking for a mini mill to put in my small workshed. I started out looking at mills in the size of Sieg X2s and Little Machine Shop's 3960. I moved up just a touch, mainly after seeing LMS's insane shipping costs for machinery.
I am now looking at the Grizzly G0758 mill as my pick. Shipped, it should be under a grand for the machine, although it would be significantly more if I opt for the stand.
My needs are a fairly lightweight machine with a decent work envelope. Well, everyone wants as much as they can for as little as they can get, I suppose. If I can find a way to stiffen the floor in my small shop, I may opt for a G0704; it is only a wooden floor, with 2x4 floor joists and two layers of plywood, hence the worry over weight.
I will only be using it on the weekends for mostly small jobs, making tools to make tools, if you will. If I must, I could squeeze a larger job in at the shop I work at, besides.
My point follows. First of all, how much does the machine itself weigh? With and without the stand, I suppose. Grizzly claims a shipping weight of 176 pounds (without the stand, I assume). If there would be 30 or 40 pounds worth of crating, that would be fantastic.
Second is longevity... my shop is not heated, cooled, humidified, or dehumidified. Except when Mother Nature says so! Which, in southeast Tennessee - if it's not cold and wet or hot and dry, it's cold and dry or hot and wet - know what I mean? I was wondering how well the machine would hold up to that, electrically? I've heard some mixed things about Grizzly electronics. I'm not the handiest person around, you see.
I may come up with more questions as time goes on.
Thanks, fellers.
I have decided to start looking for a mini mill to put in my small workshed. I started out looking at mills in the size of Sieg X2s and Little Machine Shop's 3960. I moved up just a touch, mainly after seeing LMS's insane shipping costs for machinery.
I am now looking at the Grizzly G0758 mill as my pick. Shipped, it should be under a grand for the machine, although it would be significantly more if I opt for the stand.
My needs are a fairly lightweight machine with a decent work envelope. Well, everyone wants as much as they can for as little as they can get, I suppose. If I can find a way to stiffen the floor in my small shop, I may opt for a G0704; it is only a wooden floor, with 2x4 floor joists and two layers of plywood, hence the worry over weight.
I will only be using it on the weekends for mostly small jobs, making tools to make tools, if you will. If I must, I could squeeze a larger job in at the shop I work at, besides.
My point follows. First of all, how much does the machine itself weigh? With and without the stand, I suppose. Grizzly claims a shipping weight of 176 pounds (without the stand, I assume). If there would be 30 or 40 pounds worth of crating, that would be fantastic.
Second is longevity... my shop is not heated, cooled, humidified, or dehumidified. Except when Mother Nature says so! Which, in southeast Tennessee - if it's not cold and wet or hot and dry, it's cold and dry or hot and wet - know what I mean? I was wondering how well the machine would hold up to that, electrically? I've heard some mixed things about Grizzly electronics. I'm not the handiest person around, you see.
I may come up with more questions as time goes on.
Thanks, fellers.