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  1. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT054 Knee Mill

    How I wound up with this is , the Busy Bee Calgary store had just recently opened , It was close to where I was working at the time . I was outfitting my home shop and did a lease to buy on a milling machine , a lathe and a tooling package that I picked . It was an economical way to acquire two...
  2. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT054 Knee Mill

    I don't really have any issues with it , for what it is it's a pretty good little mill , this machine fits in with what I have going on , sort of . I would like to have variable speed on this machine and my lathe , I would like to have a DRO on this machine and my lathe , given time , I will...
  3. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT054 Knee Mill

    I like the one I have . But If I was just starting out and was looking to buy a knee mill , knowing what I know now , it would not be anything Busy bee sells . Just sayin
  4. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT054 Knee Mill

    The CX603 is an updated version of the B048 . It has an $8 k price tag when not on sale :oops: It seems to be missing some features that the older machine came with , like a work light , a power feed , a coolant system. It has reverse though , the older machine didn't , I believe it could be...
  5. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT054 Knee Mill

    Yes , 2 HP , it had a few features that it's slightly larger brother didn't have . Like metal handles on the hand wheels . I have the B048 , the handles on the hand wheels are plastic . The catalog shows the larger machine to have a 1.5 HP motor , it actually has a 2 HP , mine does . I...
  6. Gearhead88

    YASMT: Allen Bradley Mag switch wiring for Single Phase

    Careful , the anti drum switch'ers are watching you
  7. Gearhead88

    Craftex CT054 Knee Mill

    Those were $2899.00 retail
  8. Gearhead88

    CT 043 issues ..... Repairs - Completed !!

    I noticed a bunch of content on this discussion is missing , as is the "diagnosing an Asian Lathe " thread , I must have missed something .... ?
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