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Beamer,
New guy here and I saw you have a MV-100.
Did you locate any information on the MV-100? Drawings or manuals? I have located a MV-100 and plan to buy it if all looks well. Just a little concerned about breaking it down for transport because of the belts and shafts. Would it be hard to remove the head and ram? I may assume wrongly that the table removes the same as other mills? Although the seller can load it intact, It would be much easier for me to off load it in pieces?
thanks,
danny
Dave,
I'm curious about the belts and shafts. Have you had it apart enough to describe how the power is sent from the base motor to the head?
I'm just wondering for example does a shaft run vertical through the column to reach the ram or a belt? Maybe then a shaft or belt to the head?
thanks,
danny
Thanks for the insight Dave. That gives me a little more understanding of the mechanics of the mill. I'm still unsure about
unloading. The seller as I said will load it for me and I was hoping to use a cherry picker engine hoist to off load it from the low trailer.
However, I have since learned the weight to be about 1800 pounds. That is why I was considering a parcel dismantle. I would prefer
to offload it intact but would most likely require a local tow-truck to get it safely on the ground. I guess I will just wait until I get it home
and then "play it by ear."
danny