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COVID19 - Reminder of Shop Safety

Mill is a standard type mini mill, Busy Bee Craftex CT133. I bought a replacement set of plastic gears just in case but never needed them. Nice small Groz vise and some tooling. end mills, etc. The drill press is a metal model (with drain tray) from the old House of Tools in Calgary, about 20 yrs. ago. Has both a drill press vise as well as a cross side (in pic). Drill has a high end keyless chuck (not sure brand but it was about $200 itself I think. Will clarify if I sell it.

Was going to sell in April, but with all this zombie virus stuff going around it will have to be on hold. And they must go as a pair because I need the shop space if I do buy a mill. Plus, I need to find the right machine. I need a mill that's small footprint but beefy as I am a fabricator, not tool and die guy who does precision work. Price point maybe $2K max.

Thinking about a trip to Grizzly warehouse in WA if I survive the apocalypse, but we will see. If I post the set, it will be in Classified Ads here first and I guaranteed a killer price. Certainly well below $1000 for the pair.

And if I don't survive the apocalypse the selection of tools and sales will be even bigger ;)

Will keep everyone posted.

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Was going to sell in April, but with all this zombie virus stuff going around it will have to be on hold. And they must go as a pair because I need the shop space if I do buy a mill. Plus, I need to find the right machine. I need a mill that's small footprint but beefy as I am a fabricator, not tool and die guy who does precision work. Price point maybe $2K

I wouldn't think you could get a milling machine (new) that would meet your requirements for anywhere near $2k?
 
You're probably right. You guys know more about mills than I do by far. If I do go down this path I'll ask here for more advice. But something like a CX601 would work for me. Or even the King Mill Drill that KMS sells (although I'm not keen on the round column). I need something beefier than a mini mill for the times I do drill in steel and can't get out the mag drill; but something that can do very occasional milling on small parts. I work almost exclusive in steel, but when it comes to milling I use more brass or acetal than anything else.
 
With regard eye protection. What are you prescription eye glass wearers using for safety glasses? I thought my prescription glasses were sufficient but the other week (for the first time since I've been playing with this stuff) a piece of swarf from a fly cutter snuck past my lenses into the outside corner of one eye. I was pretty panicked for a few minutes but managed to blink it out. I hate wearing glasses over glasses but I guess I had better start. Are there side shields one can attach to your prescription glasses?

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Think there was a thread a while back on this. I hang full face shields in four corners of my shop so I can easily reach them. I found with my glasses things fog up to easily, so I switched to face shields years and years ago. I need new glasses but this time around I will stay away from the ones with magnets that hold the clip on sunglasses. The magnet attracts wire brush shavings way too well. I even bought a #5 full shield for plasma cutting. I bend 3/32" welding rod, hang it from the ceiling, and hang the shields from them. If it's over your grinder, sander, etc., you'll be less tempted to say, "oh, I don't want to walk over the other side of my shop to get it so I'll just take a chance." Best decision I ever made for my eyes. Touch wood...

If you go this way buy a couple of brand name ones because you can then find replacement lens as needed. But you can make your own as well.
 
There are tons of really good safety frames that you can get prescription lenses put into. Some are kind of a wraparound style. Others are more like a normal frame but accommodate side shields. I had to bump up my prescription last year so got some basic ones with side shields. Your prescription & working distance requirement & whether they progressives.... all factor into how much they can grind into the lens & that can then sometimes dictate the frame. If your RX is quite strong, big lenses or wraparounds might be more challenging because they can be heavy or you get peripheral distortion.

I've never enjoyed goggles over my glasses. I only had one combination that didn't fog when I had small glasses & largish shields with foam lining. Kind of looked like ski goggles. I have a full shield for nasty stuff like grinding but I have seen some half shields. The nice part is they clamp to your coconut, not hang off your glasses or tightly surrounding your glasses. Still have to be wary of long stringy swarf snaking up underneath I guess.
 
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When I needed to replace my glasses last year, I went with one of the 2-for-1 offers and got a pair of safety glasses with side shields as the second pair. My main glasses are progressives but after talking with the salesperson, I got bifocals for the safety glasses. She had me check the normal working distance (lathe, mill, drill press, bench) and adjusted to the focal distance of the reading portion to suit. Generally, this seems to work pretty well. Sometimes, though, I forget to switch glasses when I go into the shop.

Craig
 
You should have posted about the mill few days ago - one ideal for you - fabricator grade B-port vari head went for under 2000 this Tuesday.

It was fabricator welder grade - maybe a blacksmith as table was used for an anvil.

It was the smaller B-port clone from Taiwan. Would be tight in that space but should fit - short ram.
 
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I have face shields hanging at all the common places in the shop too. I buy the ones without a frame (you know, the basic face shields you get at HD) and cut about three inches off the bottom of the lens so that I get coverage down to just past my nose. Kind of like Borje Salming did with his visor after his face got all broken up. It makes it way more comfortable for me to wear because I’m not breathing into that thing over my mouth. I always liked the idea of the Borque firefighter visor too (FDNY style) but supposedly they look a lot cooler than they work.

I also keep the lenses clear - once they get all scuffed up you really don’t want to wear them, but if they’re clear it’s a lot easier to stay in the habit.

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Awhile back I noticed I had a loose Huck bolt on a suspension bracket. One turned into three. Grabbed the die grinder and hearing protection and went to work. For those that don’t know anything about trucks they have nylon air lines, rubber air lines and rubber air bags. A buddy of mine asked why I didn’t just grab the torches and get it done. I said my way didn’t melt any holes in anything that I’d then have to fix, I didn’t light anything on fire, and I didn’t have to change into workboots. Also I didn’t leave any torch rash on anything.

You usually only use cutting torches while wearing running shoes once :D
 
Some people might be wondering why isn't Alex posting stuff? Well I had a crash ice racing in December and I'm still in lots of pain. I do have a great hotrod golf cart project going on at the moment. I'll create a thread so you can follow along with the tiny truck build. Anyways be careful out there. Especially with your eyes. I recently had the misfortune of getting steel in my eye. The hospital no longer has an eye machine. The "eye burr" was not as much fun as it sounds.
 

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Some people might be wondering why isn't Alex posting stuff? Well I had a crash ice racing in December and I'm still in lots of pain. I do have a great hotrod golf cart project going on at the moment. I'll create a thread so you can follow along with the tiny truck build. Anyways be careful out there. Especially with your eyes. I recently had the misfortune of getting steel in my eye. The hospital no longer has an eye machine. The "eye burr" was not as much fun as it sounds.
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Oh boy that xray just screams pain. Jeez man I hope you recover well.
 
Double Ouch Alex. Hope you mend well & look forward to the hotrod. ps - consider air bags LOL
 
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