A little upgrade

• #15 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 30 Aug, 2020 03:35
• That sure is a nice upgrade Dennis, congrats!
  
  A great boon that your present tooling fits, since feeding the needs for those, tends to be the expensive part in the end 
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• #16 Reply
  Posted by Scorpion2nz on 25 Oct, 2020 02:08
• Continuing the upgrade to the mill
  A 3 inch wide by 2 5/8 throat swivel vice
  And a optimum DRO  with magnetic readers
  
  Dro can be set to,2 or 3 decimal points  metric or that new fangled American imperial,
  
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• #17 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 27 Nov, 2020 13:04
• Neat upgrades there Dennis 
  Love that DRO, looks very readable from a distance, compared to others i´ve seen.
  
  Just looking at the Sieg X2 "Super" (500W DC motor and beltdrive, instead of the standard 350W/sprocketdrive) myself, and would love to hear your true opinion, since you´ve just had one yourself.
  Also looking at a "Bernardo", which is completely identical to the X2, but has a slightly larger X/Y axis of 300/130mm. Is 80/30mm travel added worth $250NZD extra in your opinion?
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• #18 Reply
  Posted by Scorpion2nz on 28 Nov, 2020 20:36
• I found the X2 great at first but as time went on it was to small . So more power would be good
  Gears versus belt. Well if more power then-belt would be better .
  I never stripped  gears but killed the electronics twice .
  As for a different brand with a bigger table i would suggest go for it many  a time I found Y axis to small on mine which is why i grew up,
   The tilting column i never used but i did have to shim the column from to back to get it squared to the table
  
  The X2 was great for repairing tin toys but once i got into cast engines etc it shrunk
  
  Hope this helps
  
  Cheers
  Dennis
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• #19 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 29 Nov, 2020 04:41
• Thanks for your feedback Dennis, much appreciated!
  
  I´ve been tilting a bit for and against when it comes to these mini-mills, but as is a small footprint is necessary, to fit one in my small shop inside the main house.
  Since i usually bring larger objects to work for machining after hours, it will mainly be quite small non-ferro pieces it´ll see on the table.
  
  
  
  
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• #20 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 04 Dec, 2020 16:38
• Dennis:
  
  What brand of vise did you buy for your mill?
  
  I am looking for recommendations for one that I recently acquired (the EMCO that @parallelmotion listed in the For Sale Section).
  
  https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/classifieds-for-sale/emco-maier-mini-milling-machine-for-sale/
  
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• #21 Reply
  Posted by Scorpion2nz on 05 Dec, 2020 01:37
• No idea what brand but I assume chine made
  
  https://toolsnz.com/product/vice-mill-with-swivel-base-3x1-38x2-58/
  
  
  What I like about it is  it has blocks underneath that fit in the table slots
  So easy to unbolt and slide along and move back and reclamp and still set square .
  
  Cheers
  Dennis
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• #22 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 22 Dec, 2020 14:31
• Hi Dennis, just a little update to my questions earlier...
  
  I settled for the SIEG SX2 "Super" or "Plus" all depending on retailer.
  Since i have ample access to larger mills, and on top got a nice discount on the machine, i figured it will assist me nicely, with the minor tasks i intend to use it for.
  
  Have a little 7x12 China-lathe here, but somehow forgot how costly it was to equip that when it arrived...just got reminded 
  
  As far as that stupid tiltable column goes, you´re experience matches mine completely...
  Mine here was way off as well, and eventhough i swiftly managed to tune it in side to side, the forward/backward tilt will have to be shimmed, to hit that sweet spot.
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• #23 Reply
  Posted by Scorpion2nz on 22 Dec, 2020 23:38
• This tooling for lathes and Mills is a killer  and never ending .
  Good luck with your new toy and have fun .
  Once i got mine trammed i never shifted it.
  
  Cheers
  Dennis
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