Re: Choice of Mill

For about the same money, you can get a little smaller kneee mill
from Harbor freight.

6" x 15" table travel, 7.68 on the knee and 2.75 on the quill.

seems like a smaller work envelope, but the dovetails on the knee are
interesting.


But, if you considdered the round column, all you really needs is a
home switch on the X and Y if you are not going to automate the
verticle and just the quill.


Dave




--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "MDS1878" <mds1878@c...>
wrote:

> I've used a variety of machines, and the one big thing I want to say
> is that you need some way of adjusting the distance between the

head

> and the table without losing the XY position. Any machine where the
> head Swivels around a round column loses the alignment between the
> table and work piece whenever you unclamp the head to raise or lower
> It. If the machine you are looking at does not have a knee (like a
> Bridgeport) and has a round column, you will have this problem, and
> it will drive you nuts!
>
> Jon
>
> An outstanding point and one I had not considered! If I fab a
> bracket install a laser pointer and a set point for alignment. Do
> you think this will resolve the problem?
>
> Ken