Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Grizzly mini mills

is there a website for the "GEM 500" milling machine? who retails these?

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kimberlin" <kimberln@...>
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Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Grizzly mini mills


> "S.L.Ramsay" wrote:
> >
> > Regarding the Grizzly mini-mill G8689 and a CNC convertion. If the
Grizzly
> > line is too flimsy, and the Sherline mills are too small, what is a good
> > solid benchtop size mill? What brand and model do you recommend for a
> > mini-mill cnc system? Has anyone come up with a viable alternative to
the
> > Grizzly?
>
> If you are only interested in price, then there is no alternative.
> Price is why the G8689 is popular. But others are mentioned in the
> FAQ. Among these are the Grizzley G1004 and G1008, the Rong-FU RF45,
> the GEM 500 G II, the Prazi, plus others I can't remember. All the
> alternatives cost 4-5 times the price, of course. There are several
> Bridgeport mills that were made as CNC mills only, whose controls
> are trash, and whose ways, motors, and ball screws are in relatively
> perfect condition. People have got these for $500 on up and
> retrofitted them with a new computer, driver boards, and software.
>
> Even for a hobby, there is no sense in going thru all the effort to
> build up a CNC machine only to find that it is unsatisfactory for
> your purpose. For some, the G8689 may be perfectly satisfactory.
> But part of the problem is trying to anticipate what one might do
> with the machine and capturing that capability right at the
> beginning.
>
> JerryK
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