A Small Knee Mill in Calgary

[Everett]

Hey everyone, not sure who all has seen this one yet. I'm still running my mill-drill, but it sounds like ti might have promise for someone living closer to Cowtown:

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/calgary/milling-machine/1504149227

I would like a mill with a knee at some point but not the right timing for our family at this moment . . .

 

[YotaBota]

He has a same age, low time lathe to go with the mill as well.

 

[trlvn]

For posterity:

Asking $3,500. Includes vice, collets, chuck, etc. No DRO or power feed.

Craig

 

[Hruul]

I would be interested if I wasn't so far away.

 

[YotaBota]

Looks like you missed it anyway, the ad is gone.

 

[DPittman]

Yup its gone. I made the 6.5 hour round trip to Calgary and came home with it. Its a cute little machine.... i hope the little part is not too much of a hindrance but a large knee machine probably wasn't going to happen for me and this is light years ahead of my homemade milling attachment I made for my little lathe.

 

[kevin.decelles]

Welcome to the 6x26 club! There is a yahoo group dedicated to 6x26 mods and has everything for pretty much any hop-ups you might think of (vfd , risers, power feeds)

My mods (in order of value to me)

X axis power feed
3 phase vfd conversion
3 axis dro
Rubber mounted levelling feet

My one shot Oiler is garbage.


Probably the biggest limitation is the 6” y axis. You’ll hit that limit before the x, but I really like to machine. (Mine is the old green craftex). My aliexpress power feed was a direct bolt on. No plates etc


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[DPittman]

Welcome to the 6x26 club! There is a yahoo group dedicated to 6x26 mods and has everything for pretty much any hop-ups you might think of (vfd , risers, power feeds)

My mods (in order of value to me)

X axis power feed
3 phase vfd conversion
3 axis dro
Rubber mounted levelling feet

My one shot Oiler is garbage.


Probably the biggest limitation is the 6” y axis. You’ll hit that limit before the x, but I really like to machine. (Mine is the old green craftex). My aliexpress power feed was a direct bolt on. No plates etc


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Awesome to have someone on this forum with the same machine.

I'd love to do those mods you've done. I think some sort of dro is going to be high on the list.

Yes the extremely limited y axis is almost silly. I am quite happy with the overall build and the rigidity looks pretty good too for the size of the machine.

My one shot oiler seems to work OK but it has a broken line....i don't know where I will find that sort of tubing other than a machinery supplier like Busybee.

What do you have for a stand? I got the craftex stand with the machine and it appears sturdy enough but there is zero storage in it. I dont think i can have that loss of space in my shop....i have to squirell away something in every nook and cranny.

 

[RobinHood]

Good job on getting a mill.

My one shot oiler seems to work OK but it has a broken line...

my guess it is standard 4mm tubing. 5/32” should work; might have to gently heat it up to stretch it open (5/32” => 3.969 mm). You can probably reuse the ferrule, the gland
and the nut from the old line if you carefully remove these items from the broken tube.

 

[YotaBota]

Congrats on the new addition to the family, hope it serves you well for many years.

 

[DavidR8]

Awesome to have someone on this forum with the same machine.

I'd love to do those mods you've done. I think some sort of dro is going to be high on the list.

Yes the extremely limited y axis is almost silly. I am quite happy with the overall build and the rigidity looks pretty good too for the size of the machine.

My one shot oiler seems to work OK but it has a broken line....i don't know where I will find that sort of tubing other than a machinery supplier like Busybee.

What do you have for a stand? I got the craftex stand with the machine and it appears sturdy enough but there is zero storage in it. I dont think i can have that loss of space in my shop....i have to squirell away something in every nook and cranny.

I don't have one of these so I have no experience however it looks like one could machine a spacer to be added.
Isn't that done to Bridgeports?

 

[YotaBota]

Good point, now that you mention it I've seen a couple of youtubes showing risers.

 

[DavidR8]

Riser! That's the word I was looking for...

 

[Hruul]

Congrats!!

 

[YYCHM]

Bet you're not hauling that into a basement Nice machine!