Mini-mill questions. - Page 5

Tig · 09-28-2007, 07:55 PM

Well I was calling to reorder and get the SX3 and I got some good news. My mill was shipped today. The backorder was filled today and it shipped already. So I will be getting it this week : )

Tig · 10-06-2007, 09:31 PM

Well, I got it Monday. What a nice little machine. Heavy sucker.
I should have it set up in the next week. I still have to assemble my table and get it mounted and leveled out then I'll take some snap shots of it. I'm very happy with it so far, and all its doing is sitting on my garage floor, lol. It looks more than capable for what I will be doing.
Thanks for the help fellas.

Deus Machina · 10-07-2007, 08:24 AM

Heavy is good. Heavy means extra metal, which means stiffness. Heck, with the smaller ones, it's gotten popular to fill the column with a good casting resin.

Railgun · 10-09-2007, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Deus Machina

Heavy is good. Heavy means extra metal, which means stiffness. Heck, with the smaller ones, it's gotten popular to fill the column with a good casting resin.

Casting resin? If it's hollow then it would be worth filling with a concrete like mix of casting resin and steel hole punchings from a mill to increase the mass. They are never truly heavy enough until they are so large that they don't need their own table.

That's a decent enough machine. You're in for a whole new addic.... er... hobby...

Tig · 10-10-2007, 09:10 PM

Heavy is an understatement, lol
Well, running a little behind. I havent had much time to get it set up. I'm in the process of building a table for it, LOL. I'll post some pics, then you'll see why I added "LOL".

Tig · 10-10-2007, 09:36 PM

OK heres the table, lol. You can never have enough wieght

Its total hieght is 31.5".
The base plate is 1/2x18x21.
The center, which is an I beam is 25x13x13 w/1" flange.
The table top is 29 1/4x6x18 and is 1/2 thick.
I will bolt the machine to the table and put leveling on the table. I'm gong to clean it up and paint it, probably gloss black. I'm doing the same thing to my machine, I like the green but its just not me..

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09-28-2007, 07:55 PM	#41 (permalink)
Tig Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007	Well I was calling to reorder and get the SX3 and I got some good news. My mill was shipped today. The backorder was filled today and it shipped already. So I will be getting it this week : )

10-06-2007, 09:31 PM	#42 (permalink)
Tig Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007	Well, I got it Monday. What a nice little machine. Heavy sucker. I should have it set up in the next week. I still have to assemble my table and get it mounted and leveled out then I'll take some snap shots of it. I'm very happy with it so far, and all its doing is sitting on my garage floor, lol. It looks more than capable for what I will be doing. Thanks for the help fellas.

10-10-2007, 09:10 PM	#45 (permalink)
Tig Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007	Heavy is an understatement, lol Well, running a little behind. I havent had much time to get it set up. I'm in the process of building a table for it, LOL. I'll post some pics, then you'll see why I added "LOL".

10-10-2007, 09:36 PM	#46 (permalink)
Tig Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007	OK heres the table, lol. You can never have enough wieght Its total hieght is 31.5". The base plate is 1/2x18x21. The center, which is an I beam is 25x13x13 w/1" flange. The table top is 29 1/4x6x18 and is 1/2 thick. I will bolt the machine to the table and put leveling on the table. I'm gong to clean it up and paint it, probably gloss black. I'm doing the same thing to my machine, I like the green but its just not me..