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i got this mill for 20$ at a yard sale is the size of a drill press and was made of a and old i beam and some spare parts
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07-10-2006 17:26
Bill_Hancoc
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ROFL...that is pretty cool. I wonder how precise it is. How much does it weigh? Any plans on what you are gonna make with it?
07-10-2006 17:42
Not2B
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I see a little electrolytic rust removal in someone's future!
07-10-2006 19:05
sanddrag
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Looks great to me. A little WD40 and steel wool and some elbow grease and that thing will be throwing chips again in no time. Nice find.
07-10-2006 19:13
Gabe
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Any manufacturer marks anywhere? Any idea when and where it was made?
Looks as if someone built it from scratch, and built it very well. 
07-10-2006 21:19
Nitroxextreme
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Interesting Use of an I beam...whoever thought that up was half crazy-half genius
07-10-2006 21:29
Richard Wallace
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Judging by the photo composition -- part still-life, part landscape -- I'd guess this work of art was made by an industrious country boy who found the usual media (e.g., baling wire, fence posts) too limiting. 
It certainly does look to be well built. It's bang-for-the-buck will be hard to beat.
07-10-2006 21:37
JaneYoung
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It's beautiful.
It would be neat if it had a long low whistle just for effect, esp. in that setting.
07-10-2006 21:45
colin340
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it weighs a-lot the base is 1.5 steel plate
as for precision one of the shims in the table is lose but i can fix that with flat-head screwdriver
it was built from scratch by some one with a lot of time and skill
i plan to complete a model steam engine that I purchased castings for
07-10-2006 23:01
Greg Needel
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Colin,
you have got to tell me the yard sales that you go to, all the ones i see have old kids toys and the occasional toaster oven. Even if you can't get that beast running the material alone is worth atleast what you paid for it. Nice find.
08-10-2006 17:44
Not2B
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Originally Posted by colin340
it weighs a-lot the base is 1.5 steel plate
as for precision one of the shims in the table is lose but i can fix that with flat-head screwdriver it was built from scratch by some one with a lot of time and skill i plan to complete a model steam engine that I purchased castings for |
08-10-2006 18:03
Bill_Hancoc
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Originally Posted by Not2B
After you finish the steam engine, how cool would it be to covert the mill over to steam power?
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Steam Power Shall prevail
08-10-2006 21:59
colin340
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i can't find a on/off switch so i guess i will have to play electrician i would also like to add a big red kill switch
09-10-2006 00:38
D.Fahringer
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Originally Posted by Not2B
After you finish the steam engine, how cool would it be to covert the mill over to steam power?
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Once converted to steam power how about converting it to CNC operation with a retrofit servo or stepper motor conversion that will run off a P.C. with Artsoft Mach3 as the controller? Great day in the morning! Yee hah!
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09-10-2006 21:38
Qbranch
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Now i've made CNC's out of some pretty crazy things.... but a steam powered one? well, unless of course thats a steam powered generator.
-Q
10-10-2006 20:31
Not2B
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Maybe steam powered spindle, and stepper motor axis control.
Like on my Emco F1 cnc rebuild here
with the hobby cnc kit located here
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