RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hello!

Hello Lee,

Welcome aboard the CAD_CAM list. I think you will enjoy your time here with
us.

I asked Lee to post an intro to the group so that I would not be the only
one on the list that has bought a 4 ton machine on e-bay! At least you guys
now have 2 people to point to when trying to justify your latest e-bay
purchase to the significant other and say, "this last little item is
nothing, you should see what Tim and Lee bought on e-bay. They are truly
addicts."

Just as an update, I spoke with the plant manager at the place that had the
3 mills and it is looking like another one of our group members is going to
buy the 3rd machine. Maybe we can have an outing once the deal is complete.

I am sure that between Lee, myself, and the un-named 3rd member you will all
get some pretty interesting stories about bringing industrial equipment
home. My machine is suppose to be picked up by the trucker next week. Then
the fun begins.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> Hello,
> I just joined the group and wanted say Hi. I recently bought a
> milling machine on Ebay, and by coincidence I was looking at
> Tim's website and saw a picture of an identical mill sitting at the
> same place I got mine. It seems we both got 2 of 3 mills they were
> selling. So now the adventure begins in retrofitting and luckily we
> can exchange ideas and findings.
>
> I'm an embedded DSP programmer with a hardware design background
> also. This translates to too many hobbies and not as much time as
> I'd like.
>
> My current agenda is to:
> 1) Get measurements of the mill to Tim since he also is putting it in
> a garage.
> 2) Get tooling for the Quickchange holder on it.( some type of 40
> taper)
>
> 3) 2phase to 3phase conversion. I'm planning on visiting motor shops
> and junkyards this weekend.
>
> 4) Finish getting a small lathe from either enco or harborfreight.
>
> Thanks,
> Lee Studley