pic: Hmm. What could this be?

[waialua359]

Looks good.
I actually like the price compared to what i've spent on our earlier mills.

[protoserge]

Have you put the mill onto a table yet? I don't know if you got a stand with it, but it's better to lift it from the rear, then bolt it to the stand, then rotate the entire assembly and lift it with the engine crane from the front and put it in place. It will save some of the inevitable paintscuffing. I did this just last weekend with a PM932 after we tried lifting from the front and didn't have great success.

And don't forget to take it apart, clean, and regrease/oil it. That step is crucial.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by stinglikeabee

Have you put the mill onto a table yet? I don't know if you got a stand with it, but it's better to lift it from the rear, then bolt it to the stand, then rotate the entire assembly and lift it with the engine crane from the front and put it in place. It will save some of the inevitable paintscuffing. I did this just last weekend with a PM932 after we tried lifting from the front and didn't have great success.

And don't forget to take it apart, clean, and regrease/oil it. That step is crucial.

there's a guide for degreasing on mini-lathe.com

[Cash4587]

Originally Posted by stinglikeabee

Have you put the mill onto a table yet? I don't know if you got a stand with it, but it's better to lift it from the rear, then bolt it to the stand, then rotate the entire assembly and lift it with the engine crane from the front and put it in place. It will save some of the inevitable paintscuffing. I did this just last weekend with a PM932 after we tried lifting from the front and didn't have great success.

And don't forget to take it apart, clean, and regrease/oil it. That step is crucial.

We did get a stand but we haven't quite figured out how to lift it onto it yet. We just barely cracked the box open so we havent had much time to do any prep to get it up and running. We have to clear out our shop space before anything happens though. As it sits now, there is no room to even do anything yet. We are going to spend all of next week cleaning and preparing for the upcoming build season. If you notice, we are working out of a house. Our head mentor (who happens to be my dad) graciously provided his garage and one room in the house to the team. Due to recent complications with the school we used to work out of, we were unable to continue using the shop which has multiple mills, a couple lathes, a cnc plasma cutter, and a couple cnc routers. We are sad we can't use the shop anymore but we are also looking forward to the new opportunity our team has. We are going to learn and grow from this experience as a team.

[protoserge]

School systems that don't stand behind an FRC team with their actions are nothing but an impediment. It is an absolute shame and a true disappointment. Your family is very generous to offer up space to keep the team operating. Hopefully you can find some more permanent space.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Cooper, let us know if you need anything. Sorry to hear that you won't be working out of the school but the mill looks awesome.

[Cash4587]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Cooper, let us know if you need anything. Sorry to hear that you won't be working out of the school but the mill looks awesome.

Thanks, we will keep that in mind. I appreciate all your team does for other teams as well. We appreciate the friendship that is provided by you guys it makes Texas FRC home to me.