RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Harbor Freight Micro or Mini???

Awesome!

I searched for the $259.00 deal, found it, tried it... It worked!

Thanks for the Tip!

I guess I am going with the Micro after all.

Thanks for all of the advice!

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From: Harvey White [mailto:madyn@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Harbor Freight Micro or Mini???

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:14:03 -0000, you wrote:

>Seems to be a lot of talk of the Harbor Freight (Cetral MAchinery)
>Micro Mill/Drill machine (47158-1VGA) as a low cost entry machine.
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>What are your thoughts on the slightly larger Mini (44991-1VGA) from
>HF? I am going to purchase one of these machines for my first home
>mill and CNC conversion. Currently my local HF has a sale on these
>machines for $279 and $399 respectively. Is the larger machine worth
>the extra $130 in your opinion?

The larger machine may be more difficult to convert to CNC. It has a
z axis rack and pinion drive that you will want to convert to a
leadscrew drive. The table is more of a bridgeport design, being
rather long in the x direction, and short in the Y direction. It can
be fitted with DRO's rather successfully. The motor is heavier, and
uses R8 tooling.

The micro mill has a smaller motor, a z axis feedscrew, and a deeper
(y direction) but narrower (x direction) table. It uses MT2 tooling.

If you want to use the micro-mill, see if they will sell it for
149.00, since that was a sidewalk sale price this summer. They may be
closing it out in the stores. Parts may be available at
www.littlemachineshop.com.

I'll be doing that somewhat later this year.

Harvey

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