Joe I think that this is a great idea.I really thank George Ewen for introducing me to horizontal mills. As you probably know , his "Engine Mill" is the ...
I keep looking at how I'm going to build a machine. For me the best option is going to be to build it in stages. For example: put together a "temporary...
Last night I read all the messages, looked at all the photos. However, the posts talked about there being some files on the group. I did not see them. Did I...
Check out the new ad at multimachine.net I can't agree with George more. Take your time and do the spindle right. If you have to scrimp, the spindle is not the...
The chuck itself consists of 4 parts. The body, which is bored to accept Browning style bushings and is threaded on the outside to accept the tightening...
Some time ago I built a collet chuck that is very handy for repeat or 'one of' jobs. It uses Browning type bushings for collets. If any one is interested I can...
I turned a taper in both ends of the spindle housing to mate with a Browning bushing. I then made two bushings out of 660 bronse to act as bearings for the...
Well after I bought my cross slide table my bro sold me a 6"Rotrey tabe with tail pice I bought some taperd berrings and chases I will be building a smaller...
Hello as I was looking at you pics and seen your boring head did you build it? and if you did could you share some plans or specks or just some pics of it....
Hello fellows, Which table? many times I have kicked myself for not getting the larger table. Bearings? the whole idea with building this kind of machine is, I...
I am just starting to gather parts for a MM. Some where in a topic I saw information about using a front spindle for a MM, but I am unable to find it again...
Hello, Anyone care to jump in and comment about what cross slide table to get ?? Enco has the small table (#201-2826) on sale for $68.95. 12 inch long, 5 and...
Hello, I'm looking at putting together my machine using a rear hub and spindle from a Honda car. Double row angular contact bearing in the hub and then I plan...
I have had no problems with the bearings in my machine. I think that you can use whatever kind of bearings you like. Just make sure that you have a good tight...
george in the article you had in machinist's workshop magazine for the engine mill you used ball bearings instead of angle bearings. Im wondering how well they...
I think it's great that you took the idea a step further. Your machine looks very well done. I am sure that anyone getting your CD will be very satisfied with...
Hello Pat, Congratulations on a fine job! I like your system for adjusting the preload on your spindle bearings. It is very simple and I am sure that it works...
I apologize to everyone for my poor attention to the group. My wife found that she had breast cancer several months ago and I'm 69 years old and not in the...
Greetings Fellow Members, Last week I received an e-mail advertisement (I thought from ENCO) for an inexpensive, small tool post. I saved the e-mail (I...
Hello semua, Apa kabar? Kenalkan saya anggota baru di milis ini. Nama saya Luciana Abednego. Teman2 biasa memanggil saya Lucy. Terima kasih karena telah...
After gazing at the block and machine in the picture. It looks like one of those unused cylinder bores could be used for a homebrew shaper. Any one have any...
At first look someone might chuckle, but this group has some great potential. Engine blocks, heads, wheel bearings, etc. make great structures and components...
well I am loking throuh the bussy bee flyer and seen they were on sale $109.99 reg $199.00 I have all the pulleys and a 1hp 1750rpm motor off my wood lathe now...
I just saw the group on the internet searching for lathe related sites. I must say that it is an interesting machine. But just wondering if the group is out of...
I'm trying to build be a cnc machine. Has anybody used the ST200(www.tecel.com/st200) stepper driver board from Tecel? I would like to know how reliable is it....
Hey Pat, I just joined your group. Your machine certainly looks interesting. I was searching YAHOO groups for "DIY milling machine" and found your group. I...
Has anyone made one of these machines? It has my interest but I am a little skeptical. It looks like it would not have any power feed and I wonder about the...
