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11th May 2019, 10:28 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Ebay Mill
Hey Guys,
Has anyone used/owned/seen up close one of these vertical mills?
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Geared-H...frcectupt=true
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11th May 2019, 10:46 PM #2Most Valued Member
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It's imported/sold by ozmestore, it's going to be a pile of shyte shaped vaguely like a mill.
PDW
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11th May 2019, 10:47 PM #3Gear expert in training
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Looks like it came out of the same place that makes the Hafco one https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M123
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11th May 2019, 10:51 PM #4Gear expert in training
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Girl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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11th May 2019, 11:06 PM #6Intermediate Member
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I had the Seig X2 I think it was, it had plastic gears in it, and I'm pretty sure these have as well.
Anyway if you had a problem with it and rang for service or spare parts, DON'T expect a phone call back!!! They don't know what the word means.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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Keep an eye on Gumtree and the likes, you'll never know what's likely to turn up.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/edge...ine/1217801541
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/east...ne-/1207750047To grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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12th May 2019, 02:39 AM #10Senior Member
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I guess I have a shytey taste and budget too. They are copies of the Taiwanese Ring Fu 45 mill. I bought a Grizzly version about 10 years ago and while certainly not a Bridgeport it is better than the round column mill drills because you can raise and lower the head without loosing your zero. The working volume is a decent size so you shouldn't have an issue fitting the part, fixtures, vices or tool chucks in it. Mine has a motor to lift the head and a power feed on the X axis. I know of a talented gent that was into competition long range shooting that converted one into a nice 3 axis CNC mill. Mine has the R8 style collet spindle that is common here. Someday if the money gods spill some on me I'd like to fit a DRO to it.
Kryn there are no plastic gears in these things. You ain't going to lift it without at least a few big buddies if it is on a stand. I use a hydraulic engine crane.
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If you decide to buy one of these mills buy it from Hafpos. Not that I have any great love for them but they have enough financial strength to swap the machine or refund your money should you get a dud. The smaller guys not so much.
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This. But when you put a precision straight edge on the ways and find the saddle is only touching in 2 places, don't expect them to fix that for you.
That's not a theoretical statement either - seen it a couple of times now. And with their lathes.
I really wish there was a way around the 'good-cheap-fast, pick any 2' issue but there's not. At least with a Hafpos, you'll probably only have to (re-)scrape the ways, the electricals et al will probably be OK and covered by an enforceable warranty if not.
By the time you add in the cost of precision straight edges, right angle squares, a granite surface plate though - the 'cheap' bit starts looking somewhat suspect. I've been down this path too many times myself, got 4 'project' machines right now.
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As bad as these machines are or maybe as reported by various people what is your intended purpose for the type of mill drill you have in mind?
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