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It was suggested that I open a new thread on this mill as now I actually have it in my possession and the old thread(s) have drifted from the original intent.
Here it is in all it's glory...
Think I should have used a tarp for the 800+ mile drive home.
I spent about an hour today cleaning the "bug goo" off.
As you can see it's still on the trailer. I figure that in order to get it in to my garage/shop I'm going to have to remove the vertical head, figured I might as well remove it before trying to unload the mill. In preparation for this I removed this doohickey and it's paraphernalia. It would be great if someone could tell me exactly what it is and how it operates. Here is a close-up of the unit on the vertical head...
It's lines went down to this switch...
Then there was an oil line from the switch back to this unit...
So much for the side show. Now for the serious question(s). I figure that the best way to move this thing (feel free to correct me here), once I have it on the ground, will be to place it on a pallet jack. Now, should I just set it on a pallet? Where do I find a pallet that will withstand the close to 2 tons concentrated on certain areas and not spread evenly or do I need to make my own? Is there a certain pallet "design" to handle this properly? I can't believe that the standard crappy pallets I see every day are up to the task.
Any suggestions on how to properly rig the vertical head to safely pull it off of there? It's an awkward hunk of metal and I can't quite get my head around where the center of gravity might be. I'd be really unhappy if I unbolted it and it did a half-gainer out of it's sling into my waiting embrace.
Now, tooling. Here is a shot of most of what came with the mill.
By looking at it can someone tell me if it's R8, 30, 40, or what? I haven't had the time to take a close look at it all yet and it may be self evident (written on there somewhere) but it didn't jump out at me.
I had to stop working on it today when it came down to loosening up the nuts holding the head in place. Turns out I needed a 15/16" open/box end wrench to reach the nuts and didn't have one. Quick trip to Ace Hardware and I'm back in business for tomorrow.
Thanks guys,
-Ron
Here it is in all it's glory...
Think I should have used a tarp for the 800+ mile drive home.
I spent about an hour today cleaning the "bug goo" off.
As you can see it's still on the trailer. I figure that in order to get it in to my garage/shop I'm going to have to remove the vertical head, figured I might as well remove it before trying to unload the mill. In preparation for this I removed this doohickey and it's paraphernalia. It would be great if someone could tell me exactly what it is and how it operates. Here is a close-up of the unit on the vertical head...
It's lines went down to this switch...
Then there was an oil line from the switch back to this unit...
So much for the side show. Now for the serious question(s). I figure that the best way to move this thing (feel free to correct me here), once I have it on the ground, will be to place it on a pallet jack. Now, should I just set it on a pallet? Where do I find a pallet that will withstand the close to 2 tons concentrated on certain areas and not spread evenly or do I need to make my own? Is there a certain pallet "design" to handle this properly? I can't believe that the standard crappy pallets I see every day are up to the task.
Any suggestions on how to properly rig the vertical head to safely pull it off of there? It's an awkward hunk of metal and I can't quite get my head around where the center of gravity might be. I'd be really unhappy if I unbolted it and it did a half-gainer out of it's sling into my waiting embrace.
Now, tooling. Here is a shot of most of what came with the mill.
By looking at it can someone tell me if it's R8, 30, 40, or what? I haven't had the time to take a close look at it all yet and it may be self evident (written on there somewhere) but it didn't jump out at me.
I had to stop working on it today when it came down to loosening up the nuts holding the head in place. Turns out I needed a 15/16" open/box end wrench to reach the nuts and didn't have one. Quick trip to Ace Hardware and I'm back in business for tomorrow.
Thanks guys,
-Ron
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