Hi, I finally recieved my mill today.
It is a benchtop model, weighs about 200 kg (approx. 400 lbs) and came all the way from china.
Anyway while i was cleaning up the infamous red grease i cut my hand on the spindle, which on closer inspection revealed:
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A tool... Much to my surprise![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Took it out of the spindle and took it apart to clean:
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And once it has been cleaned up it lookslike this:
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Also i assembled the drill chuck, but it does not look right to me:
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Should there be a gap like this between the chuck and the tool mount for the spindle? Only bridged by three bolts?
Thanks for any replies.
Also a shot of the machine itself:
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It is a benchtop model, weighs about 200 kg (approx. 400 lbs) and came all the way from china.
Anyway while i was cleaning up the infamous red grease i cut my hand on the spindle, which on closer inspection revealed:
![24d539910e9f5bc18524a3ab38b2394a.jpg 24d539910e9f5bc18524a3ab38b2394a.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/154/154645-0bdc63fed12189c0786899e288c5ea67.jpg)
A tool... Much to my surprise
Took it out of the spindle and took it apart to clean:
![99029b372477c90efa7bc9291fde07b8.jpg 99029b372477c90efa7bc9291fde07b8.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/154/154649-76ac01cd01cd7d948d4657437c7536a4.jpg)
And once it has been cleaned up it lookslike this:
![bcd0e3aee4500be1af8c5d8b115f2350.jpg bcd0e3aee4500be1af8c5d8b115f2350.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/154/154659-08653a5f3c4526b466b521b6240afa2f.jpg)
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Also i assembled the drill chuck, but it does not look right to me:
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Should there be a gap like this between the chuck and the tool mount for the spindle? Only bridged by three bolts?
Thanks for any replies.
Also a shot of the machine itself:
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