Woo-hoo! My Harbor Freight mill/drill just arrived! It came much quicker than I expected; delivery time was a little under a week. FedEx just left it at the front door--glad no one stole it? It’s of course covered with goo/cosmoline. I look forward to taking it apart, cleaning it, and reassembling it. It’s really the best way to get to know a machine.
Being a newbie, my question is what are the list of priorities to get me running basic milling operations on this machine out of the box? I have to buy tooling as I get disposable cash, so I can’t get everything at once unfortunately. I’m thinking a vice, hold-down clamps, and an end mill holder? Perhaps a test indicator to square everything up? Let me know if there’s something even more basic I’m missing.
Also, what should I be using for lubrication once I’ve cleaned it up?
Thanks! ---j
Being a newbie, my question is what are the list of priorities to get me running basic milling operations on this machine out of the box? I have to buy tooling as I get disposable cash, so I can’t get everything at once unfortunately. I’m thinking a vice, hold-down clamps, and an end mill holder? Perhaps a test indicator to square everything up? Let me know if there’s something even more basic I’m missing.
Also, what should I be using for lubrication once I’ve cleaned it up?
Thanks! ---j