Next chapter.... Today is May 23, so I expected to hear from Grizzly about the G0759 mill I ordered; no email or phone call but I checked the status of my order earlier today and the mill order went from 'backordered' to 'available'. Then this evening, I checked the status again and it was 'shipped' via UPS freight! The mill was not shipped from PA as the sales guy told me but it was shipped from the Missouri location per the UPS tracking link. Delivery is expected on May 30. Let's see what happens next...
The mill was delivered to the local ups freight hub on May 30. Rather than opting for home delivery in several days, I decided to pick it up that day. I examined the 'packages' and found no damage so I signed for the freight and trucked it home. Grizzly does a nice job of packaging the mill, just had to bend a few metal tabs and whack the wooden panels with a hammer a few times. The next thing to do was to move the mill from my tailgate to the basement. The included base cabinet was no problem but the mill was another thing. Since this mill comes with the DRO, the glass scales are already installed with aluminum covers. Well, this limits the 'hold' points when trying to pick it up. Yes, it was too heavy for me and my accomplice so I called a few of my local younger fellas to give us a hand. It took 3 young studs to move it and by the time they got down the steps and to the stand they were really struggling. It's amazing how something that size can weigh so much.
The mill was placed into position on the supplied stand and bolted in place. Success so far! I was busy for the next few days so that's all I could do. I can tell you the mill does come with a three axis DRO and a built in DRO for the quill. The next step is to clean it up and check tolerances.......
Is it worth the money to get the DRO version if the plan is to convert to CNC in the future?
Yes! then you can give me a good deal on the dro when you convert to cnc :roflmao: