Hello all, thought I would make a quick post to introduce myself and ask a few questions about my new mill drill.
I've been lurking at all the machine sites since I got my heavy 10 a couple months ago but never really had a reason to post.
I just picked up a 1998 Taiwan rf 30 and do have a few questions about it so I thought I would finally make a post.
Unfortunately the mill is still in pieces in my vehicle so I just have the typical crappy cl pic. It actually looks quite a bit better then I was expecting. No damage to the table and everything was nice and smooth. The PO was older and obviously did not care about where he attached things to his machines, but did seem to take care of them otherwise. Came with the stock base, small collet set, collet rack, 3 chucks and a shars 4" locking vise for $800.
During my search I have seen a nice Enco, Very nice (new) Jet, Very nice Taiwan CM, a weird CM Chinese RF40 clone that seems to be pretty rare and then the typical junk and no name clones. I was pretty surprised how many come and go in just a few weeks. For all the people who hate on them, they sure are popular. Meanwhile the knee mill ads sit there for weeks and weeks and weeks. This is actually the first one I have seen in person and I think it should be fine for my occasional use. I did see a 25 once and thought it was big at the time... that is kind of what got me to start looking. I really like the Enco 30 with the power downfeed but I only saw one of them worth buying and very far away. Now that I have mine I can relax and if something better pops up I know I can flip the old one pretty quick.
Really my only question at the moment is about the chip tray. Were these sold separately or are they part of the base? I did a quick search and didn't come up with much.
Anyone adapt anything to use or make their own? What are the dimensions of a stock tray? I've seen pics with and without them and mine did not come with one unfortunately.
Thanks!
I've been lurking at all the machine sites since I got my heavy 10 a couple months ago but never really had a reason to post.
I just picked up a 1998 Taiwan rf 30 and do have a few questions about it so I thought I would finally make a post.
Unfortunately the mill is still in pieces in my vehicle so I just have the typical crappy cl pic. It actually looks quite a bit better then I was expecting. No damage to the table and everything was nice and smooth. The PO was older and obviously did not care about where he attached things to his machines, but did seem to take care of them otherwise. Came with the stock base, small collet set, collet rack, 3 chucks and a shars 4" locking vise for $800.
During my search I have seen a nice Enco, Very nice (new) Jet, Very nice Taiwan CM, a weird CM Chinese RF40 clone that seems to be pretty rare and then the typical junk and no name clones. I was pretty surprised how many come and go in just a few weeks. For all the people who hate on them, they sure are popular. Meanwhile the knee mill ads sit there for weeks and weeks and weeks. This is actually the first one I have seen in person and I think it should be fine for my occasional use. I did see a 25 once and thought it was big at the time... that is kind of what got me to start looking. I really like the Enco 30 with the power downfeed but I only saw one of them worth buying and very far away. Now that I have mine I can relax and if something better pops up I know I can flip the old one pretty quick.
Really my only question at the moment is about the chip tray. Were these sold separately or are they part of the base? I did a quick search and didn't come up with much.
Anyone adapt anything to use or make their own? What are the dimensions of a stock tray? I've seen pics with and without them and mine did not come with one unfortunately.
Thanks!