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Grizzly G1006 mill drill $1900

CWret

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I have for sale a lightly used Grizzly G1006 that was manufactured in 2003. It has been stored for the last 14 years. This model is now called a G0705. Parts and the manual for the G1006 and the G0705 are nearly identical. Parts are readily available from Grizzly and they ship to Canada.
Here’s a link (with full specs and manual) for the G0705:
https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-8-x-29-2-hp-mill-drill-with-stand/g0705
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It comes with a new 5” vise, a 6.25” RT, a stand, plus other basic tooling.
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As well as the vise and RT, it includes a drill chuck and some basic tooling. (the tooling is all new and includes: 7 piece set of R8 collets; 8 piece set of end mills; and 3 fly cutters).
The G1006 is similar to a King Canada PDM-30 (or its twin the Craftex CX604) but the Grizzly is nearly 100 pounds heavier and is made in Taiwan vs the made in China PDM-30 or CX604. This style/design of machine is often referred to as a RF-30 clone.
This machine is not just in good condition - it is in excellent condition. I did a test cut with it and it runs very smoothly and quiet. The column and machine are rigid and vibration free.
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Here’s a couple more pics:

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(The way cover was removed for this above pic)

Selling price includes loading it onto your truck or trailer (using a tractor FEL so I can’t place it into a van or pickup with a cap).

PS1: The Rest of the Story. The original owner’s family moved to Colorado when he was starting grade nine. He entered the BattleBots competition by himself - a team of one! He won and used the prize money to buy the Grizzly. He later went on to university and took a 5 year program where he got both an engineering degree and a MBA. He was attracted to a financial career. His parents moved back to Burlington and the Grizzly has been stored there for the last 14 years.
PS2: I started a thread a few days ago and compared a column mill to a RF45. It includes an interesting video by ThatLazyMachinist.
https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/rf-45-clone-vs-king-pdm-30.15874/
PS3: FYI - a King PDM-30
is on sale now for $2999 without a stand. The G0705 sells now for 2905US$. So with exchange and shipping it is 4K before taxes.
 
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Grizzly for sale: Part two -
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I checked the bed for flatness using a flatness gauge and an Accusize 24” straight edge. It is nearly perfect.
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The 0.0012 feeler gauge will not go under the straight edge anywhere!
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TIR on the spindle was (as close as I could measure) zero. I repeated this with two setups and used a DTI with 0.0005 resolution as well as a Mitutoyo DTI with 0.001 resolution. In both cases the needle did not move.
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The column is not perfectly square to the table. It could use a 0.004 to 0.006 shim under the front right corner. I consider doing this but decided to leave this to the new owner. This shimming should be done after it is relocated and set up at its new home.
 
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Grizzly for sale: Part 3
Why $1900??
- A good condition used PDM-30 should sell for about half price or about $1500.
- This machine is in excellent condition and comes with:
a vise; RT; tooling; and stand. So I add $400 for the 4 items.
- the made in Taiwan quality is a big a bonus.
 
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