Craigslist Mn: Fs Clausing Mill

Uglydog said:
Bill,
It's great that you scored a mill!
Tonight (Wednesday) I don't get off work until 6pm.
Thursday I should be able to get to White Bear Lake between 2-3pm if you'd like a hand! Let me know if I should bring anything to help move or lift stuff.
Friday through Monday my wife has me booked. I won't even see my shop. Let alone do cool stuff like facilitate a machine tool addiction.

Please advise if you want assist on Thursday. If so I'll pack dirty jeans and steel toed boots.

Daryl
MN
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Thanks so much for the offer Daryl! As it turns out I got a call this morning from Doug Broberg who will be picking up a double drill press from the same people on Friday, so I will be helping him dismantle and load it and he will haul what's left there of the mill for me in his truck. I managed to get it all taken apart today and loaded everything but the stand/base in my little car. Now I just have to lug the parts down to the basement! Cleaning this mill up and reassembling it is going to take a while, but it looks like mechanically everything is fine (even the "sensitive feed" is intact). It came with a DRO installed. If that works it will make it a REALLY good deal.

Bill Burton
 
I've been looking at the mill and lathe ads since posted. Nice buy on the mill! Did you happen to look at the lathe closely? Is it in decent shape?
 
Apparently the lathe is also sold but they haven't taken down the ads for some reason. It had a fair amount of removable rust and a little wear on the bed but had a lot of potential. If I didn't already have a 10L I would have bought it. Craig's List is funny--I had almost given up on finding a Clausing mill and then suddenly one appeared at a really good price. Being a "semi-retired" person for a year now I have a better ability to jump on something like this and the time to put in the elbow grease that will be required to get it in shape (which I also enjoy a lot). The mill is in pieces now but I will post pictures when I get it put back together--and I'm crossing my fingers that the DRO is functional.

Bill Burton
 
That sucks! I had just emailed, but I guess I have the answer now. Thank you. I look everyday on craigslist hoping to find deals. Problem is when I do, my fun coupons are at too low a level for me to act.
 
Bill, congrats on your 8520 purchase! Once you get her cleaned up and running you will love it. Having a DRO on it is a huge advantage, too, plus your fine feed is in good shape, which can be an expensive repair. As for questions, feel free to contact me anytime, I will be more than happy to help you out.
 
Bill,
As you know, you met Broberg from the "Summer Gathering" at my place. Not a HM member as he regards himself as a woodworker.

Advise should you want assistance rucking the mill to your basement.
I'm available as early as Tuesday next week after 2pm.

Daryl
MN
 
Clausing Mill before.jpg Clausing Mill after.JPG Well, I guess I'll close out this thread by posting before and after pictures of the mill, now that I have it all cleaned up and reassembled. I haven't posted a photo before so I hope I'm doing it right. I had to fill and repaint the bottom third but was able to derust and clean up the rest of it while it was disassembled--a job I've gotten pretty good at with practice on several machines and, like many of you, actually enjoy. Everything seems to work, including the DRO. I'm now "accessorizing" it and beginning to learn how to use it properly. Because it was so reasonably priced to begin with I decided to go ahead and buy a Servo power feed for the X axis (it cost nearly as much as the mill). It's sold specifically for the Clausing and is supposed to just bolt on--we'll see. This mill is ideal for me and I hope to use it for many years.

Bill
 
Bill, great buy! Will you be doing a thread on the servo power feed?
 
You've got her looking great, Bill! She was just a diamond in the rough and you did an excellent job of making her sparkle.

As 34_40 mentioned, I hope you will be doing a thread on the Servo power feed project. I've been looking for a solution to that problem but was not aware that Servo offered a unit specifically for the 8520. Good luck, and I will be looking forward to your future posts.
 
Thanks for the update!
Let us know about 1st Chips.

Daryl
MN
 
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