Re: Harbor Freight Micro Mill 47158

At 06:07 PM 2/12/2003 -0000, Mario wrote:

>far as the original table travel, 9" may not be that ample for some
>work, but it is perfect for making small molds something I am looking

Oh, it's not the 9" travel I was commenting on, Mario. (My Sherline mill
has a similar travel and is plenty big enough for what I want to do with
it!) It was the fact that the table is partway off the base to get this
travel (based on the table length relative to the travel length.) I trust
Ballendo's evaluation though.

Could you please confirm the actual travel though? In looking at the
picture on the HF website (I have not seen the mill in person yet) I don't
see how it can have quite that much travel. At the left end of the table
travel, the handwheel will be up against the saddle (if I see the picture
right.) Assuming that you can pass the table halfway off the saddle at the
right end of the travel, the total travel would be the table length minus
half the saddle width. That would seem to me to be less than 9" if the
table is 9-3/8" long. Or can the table move farther to the left also and I
am not looking at the situation correctly?

I do not have a HF location close to me--well, I can't easily take a side
trip while I'm carpooling :-) so I can't check out the mill personally yet.

But I agree, it looks like an excellent value for the money and a great
candidate for CNC conversion.

Best regards,

Randy

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