Re: Rong FU 45

Hi Ron,
I found a machine called a GEM 500 milling machine at Busy Bee Tools
in Ontario, Canada. It is a little larger than the RF45, but priced
similarly. See post #25927 for a review of the machine as I received
it. There are photos in the files section (GEM 500 mill.zip). The
project is moving slow right now - summer is my outside time.

Allan

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., ron ginger <ronginger@r...> wrote:
> A friend is interested in getting a new mill, bigger than his
Sherline,
> but less than a Bridgeport size machine. He does mostly model work.
>
> We have been talking about the Rong Fu 45. I know there were a
couple
> people here doing CNC conversion on then a while back, does anyone
have
> recent info? Are there any photos somewhere of the conversion?
There are
> a couple in the Files section for this list, but they seem to be
real
> closeups of the ball nuts, we would like to see some more general
> agrrangement type pics.
>
> An alternate is one of the A1S type mills which Grizzley and others
> sell. Any experience on those?
>
> Any other ideas on the best machine in this size range to do a CNC
> conversion? The interest here is to use the machine, not make a
project
> out of the conversion.
>
> ron ginger