Ordered A 935 TS........

[marcusp323]

Seeing as how I don't have either of my machines yet, & therefore can't show pics of the delivery, setup, etc, thought I'd at least show a few of where they'll live when they arrive. Wife & I just bought this house & it's got room for her art studio plus the room on the far end of the garage (mine!!!). 19x22 ft with 8 1/2 ft ceiling. Still need to run some shop lights, been looking for used stuff but no luck yet.






Was lacking in the electrical department, so a sub was in order I thought.



Wife insisted on a kitchen remodel, so guess I'll have shop cabinets




Hmmm, this looks like it might be good enough for a workbench too, with storage even

 

[GA Gyro]

:greenwithenvy::greenwithenvy:

That is about twice my area... and with a decent ceiling height.

 

[marcusp323]

Mill arrived today. Barely cleared the garage door, but it's in & waiting.




Pulled off one panel to take a peek...........



Naturally picked the one that doesn't show much either. Oh well, more pics this weekend when I don't have remodeling contractors around making messes & I can give it a good look over. Happy so far for sure, though I was hoping for some metal banding I could make parallel holding springs with!

 

[Smudgemo]

The crate is in good shape. I used mine to make a 3x5 workbench, and the leftover scrap burned great!

-Ryan

 

[marcusp323]

Workers leaving for the weekend, figured I'd uncrate a bit more







Now to get the pallet off..........
Hmmmm, ought to be interesting. Better wait for my buddy to come help.





Threw a wheeled stand together so I can hopefully put it through the door today. Still going to be a bit of a challenge, I suppose.
3" angle, casters rated at 1000# so ought to be adequate. Just hope I measured close enough!

 

[marcusp323]

My buddy didn't show & I got anxious, ended up doing the transfer alone. I'll say it is doable, obviously, but not highly recommended. Could have used a couple extra arms & another set of eyes for the job, for sure. Kinda scary taking the pallet loose as the machine has a mind of its own as to where it wants to move & plenty of weight to do just that. Found that though my measurements for the cart were fine, I neglected to take into account the width of the legs on the cherry picker. Ended up setting the machine on the floor so I could lengthen the boom to gain some space. Worked out well & here it is, ready to roll.



Moves quite easily, really. Was getting right proud of myself when..........



Doh! About 3/8" too high to fit through the door. Had to crank the head around a bit & wiggle the whole thing back & forth adjusting the table screw so it would clear too. (Took the table off earlier on the advice of a couple people.) Lots of playing but surprisingly little cussing (so far) & now it's at least in the space it'll occupy. Getting some more metal soon to build a hefty stand I can bolt the thing down to.

 

[tmarks11]

Build a hefty stand?

Why?

Bridgeport style mill is designed to just stand on the floor... or be bolted to the floor.

 

[wrmiller]

Maybe because like Mike said this mill is built for 'vertically challenged' people and could use some help in this area?

 

[GA Gyro]

Build a hefty stand?

Why?

Bridgeport style mill is designed to just stand on the floor... or be bolted to the floor.

Maybe because like Mike said this mill is built for 'vertically challenged' people and could use some help in this area?

IMO the PM935 series, like many other 'clones' is a downsized BP.... so the potential table height (as well as total height, and thankfully weight) is reduced. Now for us guys that are approaching (or in my case are) 6 ft... well the table height could cause back issues over time...

Just walk up to a full sized BP and stand there for a few minutes... IMO one will appreciate a '2/3' or '3/4' clone...

 

[tmarks11]

Just walk up to a full sized BP and stand there for a few minutes... IMO one will appreciate a '2/3' or '3/4' clone...

Good to know, not having seen one of the 935TS in person, but have spent many many hours bellied up to a Bridgeport.

How much lower is the table? If the machine is overall 7" shorter than a bridgeport, than I suppose that equates to the table being correspondingly lower.