Guys, Thanks for all the advice. I used an engine hoist and had the machine in place in about an hour. Now to play a bit and see if I can get the hang of this...
I got a 6' Starrett straight edge off of eBay recently for about $175. It's in great shape. In other words, it's entirely possible to find a good, used 6'...
Well gang, I made my very first metal part ever today on the Smithy! It was an upper landing gear leg for a 1/8th scale Grumman J2F Duck. It was not perfect,...
Congratulations Hans! That's the best part of the hobby for me. To take a lump of anything and create something useful from it is a great feeling. Only the...
I think about to built a Gingery metal sharper. I looked the book and I ask you. The ways for ram are aluminium casting. Are they durable? I think that will...
Are you aware that there is another group on yahoo devoted to the Gingery machines? You can find it by going to groups home and searching for Gingery. As for...
Hello Folks: Do any of you have any experience with the Mini Mill sold by Grizzly Machinery? I beleive it is a Model G8689. What is your thoughts about the...
Go to the group 7x10minilathe they also have many discussions about the minimill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x10minilathe/ PJ Ritz ... From: drhehr To:...
Thanks for the direction DR Hehr ... From: PJ Ritz To: hobbymachine@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [hobbymachine] Mini...
Hi Group, I also would like info on this mini mill and some comparasons of the same mill from Harbor Freight nd the Micromart 82573. I have heard some have ...
Hi, I'm new here. Anybody interested in pad printing equipment ? I started a new group. It' young and empty (I started it today) but we will do something for...
At my work we are always boring diesel cases. We use a cemented carbide tool in a boring head. Isn't there anything that will cut faster? Any hole cutters that...
Based on all the good comments that I read on this Group I went out and purchased a Mini Mill. I live in just outside Edmonton Alberta and I purchased my...
... backlash poblem on the mini mill. I am going to try it and will let you know how it turns out.I believe the variation in the backlash that occures is due...
Hello everyone,My name is Bill Collins.I am kind of new to machine hobby work.I have been makeing scale civil war cannons for a while.I have an old 6"x10"...
I wouldn't say that a mill is hard to use. You have already used a lathe so you know something about work holding, depth of cut, feed rates. I would say like...
Hi Bill and welcome to the group. I recently borrowed a couple of R/C airplane engines from a friend of mine. One of the engines is 2 stroke the other is 4...
I plan on takeing apart my Enya .60 and mic everything and drafting a set of plans for it then start with a 3"x5"x5" ingot of aluminum to make the crankcase...
Shoot, I thought I got a good deal on a Stanley No.3 handplane for $2 at garage sale. There's a very good introduction to machine tools available on the web...
Man did I hit it lucky today,I got a nice assortment of mill cuttrs,reamers,round,end,face,a complete set of woodruff key cutters.round mills,end mills,center...
Bill, I'll give you $15 for the whole mess; instant 50% profit! Paul ... From: "bill_collins14" <bill_collins14@...> To: <hobbymachine@yahoogroups.com> ...
I checked out the Lindsay publications site.I already get their catalogs.Maybe I can snag enough money the first of the month and order the book Build a power...
