Re: RF-45

Hi Drew,

Thanks for the comments. I haven't found an ENCO that matches the RF-45
for size, The ones that DO seem to match other RF's have had round
columns.

Just looked at Dan's Shop RF-45's. They look familiar! probably looked
at them a year ago (before I thought I'd be up to buying one). With no
reference, it looks like it has a TINY bed (which I know is not true.)!

OK, I see the "square column" (cast iron, dovetail) now! No, I haven't
seen that on the mills I have been looking at!

A quick check on the Grizzly site didn't show a G9748, I'll check the
catalog at home!

The pix at Penn Tool don't help much!

Dan, I note that you have fitted it for CNC, any comments? How was the
Z axis?

Alan KM6VV
P.S. How do you slip a 750LB mill past your wife?


Drew Rogge wrote:

>
> Be sure that you're comparing apples to apples. I'm not sure
> if ENCO has something comparable the the RF-45. Rong Fu also
> make round column mill/drills which are a similar design to
> the typical machines that ENCO, Harbor Freight and others sell.
> The thing to keep in mind is that the RF-45 has a cast iron
> column with a dovetail slide. The Grizzly G9748 looks real close
> to our RF-45 but I don't know if it's made by Rong Fu or not
> but I guess they would tell you if you asked. Grizzly's shipping
> is $150 anywhere in the US. If you're looking for a RF-45 I
> would definitly check them out. For some pictures of an RF-45
> look in the list's Files section under the Dan's Shop folder.
>
> Do you have any pictures of your conversion up Peter?
>
> Drew
>
> Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
> >
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > Thanks! I looked it up in MSC, not in stock. And I've been told it's
> > about $300+ shipping. ENCO's free shipping (well, almost) starts to
> > look better. Would RongFu be a little better then ENCO? Taiwan vs
> > China?
> >
> > Alan KM6VV
> > So many mills, so little time (money).
> >
> > ptengin@... wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 5/14/01 3:39:05 PM Hawaiian Standard Time,
> > > ronginger@... writes:
> > >
> > > << I believe the RongFu 45 is sold by Penn Tool. I have seen other catalogs
> > > that list some RongFu, but not the 45.
> > >
> > > ron ginger >>
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > I believe MSC has them, there is a look alike at Grizzly too. BTW the
> > > RF-45 weighs about 700 lbs.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > > THRD, Inc.
> > >
>
> --
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