Thanks, I'll check it out. -- Sent f

U might want to read this thread ... https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/adding-a-plasma-cutter-to-my-cnc-mill.326803/ From what I gather, cutting speed and proper grounding are the

Hello Group, Just wondering what the down side would be to using my Haas VF2 and mounting a plasma cutter to the quill?  I was thinking of putting a 15 X 20 water tray on the table.   This must be

Thanks, Will probably just go with one as the sync, binding issues are not to be discounted. Yes any thread lubricants will act as a magnet for swarf hence the planned extra shield either side of bed,

I'd go with a single nut - if you use 2, you'll have to come up with a way to make one of them adjustable to ensure it stays in synch with the other one. I'd also avoid grease lubrication - it ALWAYS

Don’t forget to put a special grease on the threaded rod it is called kluber grease and it never deteriorates get on amazon Show a full picture of the machine Regards Harko yahoo.com@groups.io>

Might not be really clear so will try to take a photo... but.... Y axis, threaded rod use to translate the stepper rotation to a linear motion.... but should I fit just one capture nuts to one side

When a 15hp Cazeneuve hydraulic pattern lathe -- functional but being retired -- arrived on a low trailer, I moved it off the trailer and into my shop using a 10' 12" i-beam, many short 2by4s to

        I saw a trick once that I thought was a good idea for casters .  The guy put hunks of PVC pipe around his casters , they rested on the ground were not attached & were free to move . So

I use either pipe rollers or skates for moving around onsite.  If using skates, use only three for something like a Bridgeport, *not 4*.  The slightest imperfection in the flatness of a concrete

That would be the right way, and every other way.  Bill William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by:Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. SEMPER

        There's 2 ways to secure a load to a trailer .             animal

I just moved a Bridgeport R2E3 CNC mill about that far.  I had to call around a bunch, and found out there were few outfits that had lift gate trucks anymore.  We ended up renting a Ryder truck with

I'm in the process of moving my shop about 100 miles. It's quite possible to do this by yourself with some thought and the right equipment. Forklifts make life very easy, but are not

        WHen I picked up my new to me mill & lathe a few years back I rented a tandem axle uhaul with the high sides . I rented a fork lift for 4 hours & had it delivered @ a hour after I

Last time I bought a large piece (an Eagle 400 mill), the seller arranged for the truck to deliver it, and I arranged to rent a large forklift to remove it from the truck. I was surprised that the

You can have equipment like this shipped without crating. I have done it a number of times. On the recipient end contact some of your local rigging companies and tell them you are looking to have a

Bridgeport Series 1 with 2 Hp 3 phase motor. 9 X 42 table with ball screw slides. I’ve mostly only used it as a hobbiest, mostly making tooling, etc. I paid $5000 for it about 2005 and it had been

I am interested. Can you send pictures please? Do you have a way to get it on a skid and in a crate, and load it on a truck? I can arrange the freight.What is the asking price? Thanks,Denis

Bridgeport Series 1 Vertical Mill running on Linux EMC2 CNC. This mill had been retrofitted with a Bandit CNC and because it was no longer supported, I converted it to run on a PC using Linux EMC2 CNC