milling machine

Hi all, Machine stopped starting motor today - yesterday was all OK. All electrics seems starting OK - pump, DRO, all lights, etc. Fuses are OK When I press buttons forward/reverse on panel nothing happens. When I push little knobs on KM1/KM2 switches inside box motor start rotating...

The "Max. face milling capacity" of my bench mill is 76mm Does the mill have the same flycutting circumference limit ?

I'm considering getting a used ZAY7045 mill with a 3phase 575v motor that I will need to replace, as I only have single phase 240v and 120v. It is a gear head mill, with two gear knobs/levers (H, L) and (S1, S2, S3), for 6 combinations (see photo). The motor plate has 2 numbers for RPM: 1730...

Has anyone tried the E3 milling machine from Weiss: https://www.weissmachinery.com/direct-drive-brushless-drilling-and-milling-machine/57482593.html ? I've seen reviews of other mills from Weiss, this one seems like a newer model.

Hi guys new to the forum and this is my first post so bear with me. TLDR: Help with speed and feeds of a 4 insert cutter on a bridgeport milling machine on low alloy steel Looking for some advice with speeds and feeds and general help with using a bridgeport milling manchine. Advice such as...

Hi everyone I'm looking for some feedback I acquired a nice Bridge Port ( 2J head) mill with a Proto Trak MX2 on it. I also have another BP (1 J head) with an Electronica EL700 DRO and power feeds on the X and Y that is my go to machine, however not in near the condition of the 2J machine. I...

Here's a mystery for all you hobby milling machine enthusiasts. Help me ID this rotary table. I'm considering purchasing it, but can't figure out who made it. I'm planning to travel and take a closer look this evening. It looks old enough to be for one of the classic vintage hobby...

Bit of long story, but the condensed version is I picked up my Dad's VN 12 that has sat idle with a burned up motor for 25+ years. Disassembled it to the basic components to move from Oklahoma to Texas, cleaned it up, then painted it while torn down. I replaced the burned up motor with a 2HP...

Now that the milling machine has made it's journey across the Baltic ocean it is time to do something for it. I have done a few videos but unfortunately those are in german language finnish texting. Not very helpful unless you can or want to to learn those languages. After a lot of rethinking I...

As many of you have already read in my previous posts, I have a one car garage. I decided, for the sake of space, to focus more on metalworking than woodworking. So, my full size vintage 1460 Delta lathe will be sold this weekend. I hopefully will have more space soon. I have a column mill...

Hi Guys, I haven't been on this forum for a while but its time i go back into my V8 project, so i now need to buy a mill. been looking at 3, but they all have the + and ofcourse there -. MD46, - https://www.paramountbrowns.com.au/products/milling-machine-dovetail-shaft-2/ Z dovetail, MT4...

I've enjoyed setting up the South Bend VMM I bought a few weeks back. I've been doing a pretty thorough examination of the machine and noticed something that has me worried. The head is not 'square' to the table. Some explanation is needed: The head on this machine does not 'nod' in the same...

Sorry, I'm a little slow at getting this post up. With harvest season at hand, some things just get put on the back burner. So anyways, while having coffee one morning I ran across an email from kbid about a machine shop that was auctioning off a few machines. Scrolling through the list I...

Here's yet another implementation of a Z-Axis way cover for the PM25-MV milling machine. I used a $10 pull down shade from Lowes, a few 3d printed parts, a nut plate and some .032" neoprene rubber. Works great and gives me back about an inch of precious Y-Axis motion. See the YouTube video...

I got a great deal today from a member and good friend, TAWP Tool. the hook was that it was in pieces :grin: After haggling him down to a final price of free for the mill , he sucker punched me with other shiny (new) objects that deftly confused my senses , namely a new DRO w/glass scales...

hello friends, we all know that the cost of milling machines are very large and hence considering their requirements well it is very much needed. You need only to consider that the material it is going to be used but also on sales services. Lots of buyers are now considering the online portals...

The acquisition of this Trans World Steel VHM-728, Vetrical/Horizontal Milling Machines was a comedy of errors. I was informed of the pristine milling machine by fellow member dlane. he made contact with the supposed owner and made an appointment to talk to him at 2:00 sunday afternoon. i also...

Shop Made Rotary Broach i have a job that requires a square hole to be pierced through a piece of machined steel. the material is too thin to be push broached for fear of fracture. i don't have pull broaches or the puller for that matter, so i'm doing the next easiest method i have seen. i...

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