My Jet Mill

[pythonwill]

Well I picked up my mill today, I got it from my dad along with a South Bend 9A lathe
Is it worth fixing up or is it just junk?
not bad for a freebie in my opinion

 

[Bob Korves]

Looks like it is all there to me, except the belt guard. Jet makes pretty good machines. Clean it up and use it!

 

[pythonwill]

I have the belt guard, I just removed it before the drive home, it wasnt attached very well

 

[LucknowKen]

Another nice machine, especially if it turns out nice like your SBL.
That mill you have there will have me shopping...
Looking forward to the "after" pictures as well.

 

[David VanNorman]

Clean it up crud makes everything look not as nice as it could be.

 

[DSaul]

I have the big brother to that machine (JVM 830) and it is a nice machine. I think it is well worth the effort to fix it up.

 

[tweinke]

Drop it off at my place, pretty sure its junk but I will let you know in five or ten years!

 

[pythonwill]

Well i got it home and unloaded, that thing is HEAVY! not much fun to move by myself. I got it to the door with the Kabota tractor then had to maneuver it thru the door and across the room. I had to sit down and have a beer after that one. But anyway I got it in its spot. I started wiping off some of the grime. it hasnt been cleaned for a very long time, (dad isnt very good at that) Here are a couple pics



when im done fixing up the lathe this will be my next project

 

[pythonwill]

is there any place i can find any kind of info on this machine? haven't been very lucky searching online

 

[DSaul]

I didn't have much luck in finding information on mine either, but Grizzly still sells the same machine with a few minor changes. It looks like yours should be the same as the G0728. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Vertical-Mill/G0728?utm_campaign=zPage The newer version has a one shot oiler system, but not many other changes. It looks like your mill has had a column extension added.