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13th May 2019, 02:46 PM #31Intermediate Member
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The owner doesn't have access to the manual this week, but estimates it weight at around 2t - pretty hefty unit! 3ph doesn't really bother TOO much with the advent of VFD... but, I tend to agree, it will easily blow my budget out of the water pretty quick, despite the great value it represents, even after said blow out.
I've had a few replies to my ad in the WTB section of the marketplace, so hopefully, something comes up there.
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13th May 2019, 05:05 PM #32Most Valued Member
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Ebay Mill
I almost bought one of those Ozmestore ones when I was looking for my first mill a couple of years back. One of the guys on a Landrover forum I'm a member of had one. He had fitted igaging scales and an Android tablet based DRO and was quite impressed with the capability of it.
Interestingly, for the number of them that I expect are out there there don't seem to be too many come up second hand. Whatever that means....
If it's speeds and work envelope will do what you're after, it might be worth buying one. I'd think at worst if you kept it for a year and used it and considered it as a training tool you'd probably only lose a few hundred max if you decided to sell/upgrade.
Smaller single phase machines seem to sell reasonably quickly..
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13th May 2019, 05:27 PM #33Intermediate Member
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13th May 2019, 08:03 PM #34
I purchase the mill drill machine from Ozmestore . It was a good little mill to learn off, had them delivered to my door in Melbourne i think it was $180 to freight out. I made a heavy duty stand to bolt it down to, good idea to change the fon goo oil that they put in it. owned it for quite a few years, then upgraded to a more heavy duty mill.
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13th May 2019, 09:17 PM #35Banned
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I'd buy from Hafco preferably, simply because if you need parts, repairs or warranty claims Hafco are excellent, Ozmestore are not the best to deal with.
The usual argument here is lathes and mills are self replicating machines so parts won't be an issue. Generally speaking, if you require parts it's because some part of the machine is not working, self replicating or not, it's extremely difficult to make parts with a machine that is broke!
I think the comments so far show that most don't appreciate that some ppl have budgets, some also don't realise not everyone wants a huge, second hand machine. I've never had any problem with the lighter Asian machines and Hafco will bend over backwards to help.
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13th May 2019, 09:24 PM #36Intermediate Member
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I would tend to agree. You do pay a premium at Hafco, but obviously you're getting that back in service.
I would LOVE a huge Bridgeport or something like the Japanese one posted earlier, but like most inner city dwellers, I don't have a huge amount of space! You seem to pay the same amount for huge commercial units as you do for a light Asian models! Understandable though, as there's probably a greater market for the light Asian units.
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14th May 2019, 12:43 AM #37Most Valued Member
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One word of warning. If you intend doing any drilling of a serious nature, beware that a geared head drill lacks the safety fuse of a vee belt drive and a geared head built to a price may not appreciate any overloads and shock loadings. I think the one from ozmestore is allegedly rated at 40mm drilling capacity. That's some serious drilling and frankly, I doubt it would stand up or be capable at that level. I know Hafco steer buyers away from cheap geared head drills in preference to vee belt drive units.
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14th May 2019, 09:06 AM #38Most Valued Member
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Yea well anything more than about 3/4" hole i would either use a hole saw or bore out in steps.
A 40mm drill bit is removing a huge amount of metal. I dont think you could do it with these type of machines. They would not have the HP, torque or a slow enough speed i would not think.
I can personally vouch to not getting any after sales service from ozmestore. I own a lathe that my dad bought from them. For a Chinese machine the quality is pretty good, good enough that its hard to justify buying another lathe but when i asked the seller for a replacement part, all i got was "no sorry".
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15th May 2019, 05:36 AM #39Senior Member
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I started my business in 1980 with a drill/mill from H&F and it's still going strong today. I think if it was a geared head machine I'd have cooked it years ago but with cast iron V pulleys & a lot more tension on the belts I've drilled 2 1/8" holes. I just looked through the latest H&F catalogue and it appears that they only sell the geared head machines which to me is a shame.
So my 2 cents worth would be a turret mill if you've got the money & space because of their versatility but for 95% of the time a drill/mill is the perfect option ... especially if you can find one with cast iron pulleys. Fit a DRO and you're set.
BTW ... I'd love to have had a turret mill but working under the house meant height was an issue so the H&F special was the workhorse. I did buy an old Denbigh for horizontal work but for anything else it was useless.
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27th May 2019, 07:59 PM #40Diamond Member
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I think this is a pretty good path to follow for me. I'm seriously considering getting one of these, with no great expectations for quality or accuracy, setting it up with TouchDRO (the Android tablet-based DRO system mentioned earlier in this thread) and seeing how I get on. The size suits the limited space I have available, my only regret it that there's not the option of a 3ph motor, as it'd be ideal to run off a VFD.
Then, once I have half a clue about what I really need, it shouldn't be too hard to sell and upgrade.
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27th May 2019, 09:43 PM #41
Yeah it's a good little mill to learn off, works very well with aluminium and other soft metals. I machine a lot of parts with that mill to a good quality and accuracy and was good for power tapping.
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