milling

Not sure if I’ll come out in the plus for this one or not, but ordered the Toauto dro on eBay, they actually messaged me to make sure I got the correct lengths. I thought perfect this will work out. Had to drive an hour to the fedex depot because they wanted 150 bucks to deliver to my home...

Picked up a phase converter, with the original diagram inside, but seems confusing to me. I did draw a new map tracing every wire. Any insight on this would help. This week im getting a new panel for extra room, running 240v 30 amps with a neutral for this.

Hey All, Figured I’d share. Found this on the wonderful Facebook market place. A Beaver VBRP milling machine with power x axis and looks to be a functioning coolant pump and right angle attachments A 8-18 Elliot surface grinder with the magnet chuck and coolant pump auto feed . A older...

Looking at a milling machine located in Ontario, with price of the machine and shipping I’ll be close to 6 grand. Looks like a decent machine but it’s a Bridgeport look alike. It does look taken care of. I’m looking at close to 2 g shipping costs . There’s rarely ever one for sale in the area...

So one can only imagine my excitement when the electrical box was returned and I picked it up from the post office this morning. Wired everything as required, the techs having idiot proofed the wiring with lots of labels. I also had my own pictures as well as an extensive collection of photos...

Hi, I’m Don, a hobby machinist in Pangnirtung Nunavut, retired and living here. Interests are just about anything, if I become fixated on it then I will do it. Main things are keeping an assortment of toys necessary for northern life going. Machining comes in handy as there isn’t a Napa or...

I was finally able to get around to wiring up a plug and run my mill for the first time, but there is a pretty good rattling coming out of the head when in high gear. The noise goes away in low gear. I took a short video to show the noise in action. My first guess as to the origin of the...

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the syil x3 cnc mills? I have a line on one but I dont know that much about them. Are they any good? Also what do you think would be a fair price for one.

Hello, I am wondering if anyone knows anything about this machine and could provide some information as I cannot find much online

Hello all, new to this site, and looking for a benchtop milling machine. I’m in Alberta. What machines would you recommend for small projects? Thanks in advance! Mike