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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Back Room => Topic started by: MartinDWhite on October 05, 2010, 04:32:58 PM
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I went home over lunch to receive (sign for) my new mill ( http://machinetoolonline.com/PM45MMill.html (http://machinetoolonline.com/PM45MMill.html) ) BUT then I had to go back to work. It is just sitting there in my driveway. 1000lbs of metal machine calling my name while I sit at work and work, making money to pay for my new toy. I really want to go home and play with it.
Martin D. White
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Martin do you have all the tooling yet you will need for that baby?
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I do not yet have ALL the tooling I will need, but I have some. 7 endmills between 1/8 and 1/2 inch. a tpg insert 1 3/4 inch facemill, two vises and a bunch of clamp down pieces, and a drill chuck. This is just a growing hobby for me. As such, I don't know what all I need yet. The plan (as has always been the plan) is to acquire as needed to complete what ever project I am working on.
It is unpacked and sitting in my garage, about to be lifted onto the base. I will post pictures later tonight.
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Thats awesome! look forward to hearing about your future projects, J
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Got it unpacked and mounted on the base. It is heavy for sure.
Started unpacking about 5:15 and by 8:20 it was mounted on base and ready to clean, at which point I went inside.....to upload pics and write this.
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Minor packing damage to the finish on the base from the handle coming loose in box.
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Note using the packing bolts to lift also lifted the bottom of the box I had to remove those bolts and use different ones to lift
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lifting on 3/8 carriage bolts in the mounting holes.
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Some of the stuff you will never see was not square. It will not affect the function since the holes are still on a square pattern that is correct.
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This is as high as the lift would go in the original chain configuration. DOH
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New chain configuration and extend the boom.
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This picture revealed a problem in my method.....the carriage bolts are stuck inside the base casing.....
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Hopefully I will be able to use this hole to get them out with a magnet on a stick.
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Stuff that came with it. R8 collet set, drill chuck, oil can, 58 pc holddown clamp set, 4 inch vise, and power X feed. It has power down feed and I don't see the need for power Y feed.
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Me standing beside it for a size comparison. (I am 5'9" and 155 lbs)
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and a random garage picture.....
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wow very nice!!!!! color me jealous man!!
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With that new lathe and now the mill.... 8)
we better watch out you will be flooding
the market with air gun tune parts... ;D
They are a couple of reasonable bits of machinery.. 8)
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wow!!! Martin I quess you should be able to just make a ag now. Thanks David
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Let me think for a minute for what to say. OK......WOW!!!!!
I thought I had done something when I bought a file at HomeDepot.
Enjoy.
Bogey
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Looks good Martin. You will probably be looking at the 3 axis DRO before long for the true precision cutting. Saves a lot of time and machining mistakes.
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Here are a few more pics that are a little more complete. The crappy plastic stops for the limit switch got replaced with metal ones whipped out on the lathe. I also cut the handles for the quill extend shorter because they kept hitting the table they were so long.
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I just got all the material to make a ball turner for my lathe......so......all those plastic handles might get swapped out for nice metal balls soon....
Martin D. White
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By the way I LOVE the power feed on the X axis and Z axis. They are GREAT.