PM-833T CHIP TRAY

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I GOT MY PM-833T MILL IN FEBRUARY .

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THE FIRST GENERATION 833's CAME OUTFITTED WITH X & Z POWER FEED AND
MOUNTED ON A HEAVY DUTY STAND . THAT IS HOW THEY SOLD THEM

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PM NEVER REALLY PUSHED THEM AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE 833 LISTED ON THEIR WEB SITE .
THEY WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE AND WHEN THEY RETURNED , THE POWER FEEDS AND THE STAND WERE OPTIONAL .

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I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE STAND . IT WAS BUILT LIKE A TANK BUT I NEED MAXIMUM STORAGE
IN MY SHOP SO I PUT THE MILL ON A SHORT SIZE 5 DRAWER VIDMAR CABINET .
I SOLD THE STAND & THE CHIP TRAY THAT WAS PART OF THE SAME ASSEMBLY .

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THE CABINET IS WELL UP TO THE JOB OF SUPPORTING THE 1000 POUND MILL WITH
THE ADDITION OF A 3/8" THICK ALUMINUM JIG PLATE TO DISTRIBUTES THE LOAD .

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MATT TOLD ME THAT A CHIP TRAY OPTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITH THE NEW 833 .
I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO ORDERING THE TRAY AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED IT
WITH MY CABINET .

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A SERIES OF 6mm BOLTS GO THROUGH THE TRAY , JIG PLATE , CABINET AND ALUMINUM
BRACES ON THE UNDERSIDE . THE MILL BOLTS TO THE TRAY .

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I THINK THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TO KEEP THE CHIPS UNDER CONTROL AND IN A PLACE
WHERE THEY ARE EASY TO VACUUM UP .
 
Looking good! So after owning your mill for awhile how do you like it?
 
Looking good! So after owning your mill for awhile how do you like it?

I THINK IT IS A CUT ABOVE THE OTHER PM TABLE MILLS .
MY FIRST PM MILL WAS A PM-727M . THE PM-833 BLOWS IT AWAY
BUT I STILL MISS THE BRIDGEPORTS THAT I RAN FOR YEARS .

IT HAS DONE EVERYTHING I HAVE ASKED OF IT AND I HAVE MANAGED TO
TURN OUT SOME RATHER NICE WORK . I HAVE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS .

THE GEAR TRAIN IS A BIT NOISY & THE SPINDLE HEATS UP TOO QUICKLY
AT HIGH RPMs . I WILL BE CHANGING THE GEARBOX OIL A SECOND TIME TOMORROW .

THE POWER Z AXIS IS A FANTASTIC FEATURE . IT CAN RAISE & LOWER THE HEAD AT
A CONTROLLED RATE SO IT IS PERFECT FOR BORING OPERATIONS .
THE 3 AXIS READOUT IS ANOTHER MUST HAVE FEATURE .

I REALLY ENJOY THE 5 DRAWERS OF STORAGE BENEATH IT .
I HAVE A LOT OF R-8 TOOLING , EXTRA VISES , A ROTARY TABLE AND 8 DRILL BIT INDEXES
AMONG OTHER THINGS YET IT TAKES UP NO EXTRA FLOOR SPACE .
 
Heard ya loud and clear
 
Rimspoke
What is the base footprint overall dimensions length and width, and the bolt hole spacing center to center, length and width?
 
Rimspoke
What is the base footprint overall dimensions length and width, and the bolt hole spacing center to center, length and width?

I can get them tomorrow for you. The bolt hole spacing is on PM's website under "Manuals & Documents", but I am not sure it is 100% correct. Matt actually did that for me, but once I got my mill I believe I found a discrepancy. Again, I will get it tomorrow for you.
 
Thanks, I am debating whether to purchase the 833 or the 940. If I go with the 833 I was going to purchase the 940 base vrs the 833 base which only is 100lbs. More than likely will have to interface the 833 to the 940 base with a transition piece. Yea I got some of the dimensions off of the 833 manual, but the 940 is rather vague. I like the 833 but no PDF so any boring will have to be done off the head power feed.
 
Made a drawing for you. I do not guarantee complete accuracy but it is very close. The sloped base on the 833T makes it harder to measure.
 

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