After building this mill, using it, making it work better, up grades to a 1hp motor (thanks Uncle Norman for the motor!!!) I broke down and bought a Grizzly G0619 metal mill. I've been bitten hard by the machine tool bug ??? I went from a simple cheap metal working tools to costly machines in just 2.5 years. If I could have fitted a larger milling machine in my small shop I would have.
So for building things I have a 6" sear metal lathe, a Grizzly G0602 modified with reverse tumbler gears and a speed reducer for threading 40 rpms is a bunch easier than the stock 150 rpms.
Plus I have the gingery metal mill, shaper, and the dividing head. Also other small table top tools . The foundry started all this craziness.
The foundry started from me dragging out a old hoover vacuum cleaner out of the dumpster and building a blower from it, I then thought what am I going to do with this? So stay away from dumpster diving the machining bug live in the dumpsters.
For being retired I'm having a pretty good time! I'm planning a trip to the Missouri Grizzly store tomorrow, I'm visiting my family in Jefferson city, Mo. so it's only about a 2.5 hr drive to Springfield, Mo. The machining tool bug is chewing my wallet!! :big: