Anxiously awaiting arrival of the new Grizzly G0704. ETA, Monday 3/24.
The plan is to convert this mill to CNC per Hoss - Phase II and also belt drive, simple manual ATC, extended Y- travel, rear mounted Y-axis stepper and possibly a larger motor. I have very little experience operating a mill, but I understand basic lathe operation and own a 9x20. I hope to learn manual operation first and my goal is to make the CNC conversion parts according to Hoss's design prints.
I do have a question for those of you who made your CNC parts with a manual mill. Is a rotary table necessary (or desireable) for parts with a round profile like ballscrew mounts, etc.
Stay tuned for more.
Frank
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The plan is to convert this mill to CNC per Hoss - Phase II and also belt drive, simple manual ATC, extended Y- travel, rear mounted Y-axis stepper and possibly a larger motor. I have very little experience operating a mill, but I understand basic lathe operation and own a 9x20. I hope to learn manual operation first and my goal is to make the CNC conversion parts according to Hoss's design prints.
I do have a question for those of you who made your CNC parts with a manual mill. Is a rotary table necessary (or desireable) for parts with a round profile like ballscrew mounts, etc.
Stay tuned for more.
Frank
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