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I recently picked up a Rong-Fu (RF-30?, very similar to the Grizzly G1006 or HF equivalent) round column mill. It was in pretty decent shape mechanically, but in need of a good cleaning and paint job. Since I'm hoping to refurb a full size knee mill someday I thought this would be a good starter project.
I owned a newer round column mill few years back and while it does have some annoying qualities, most notably losing Z location when moving the head up/down, it does have the advantage of being light enough to drag down into a basement. And I figured a light-duty mill is better than no mill at all.
On to the build:
First, I took everything apart and cleaned it as best I could. Then I stripped all the paint off using an 4.5" angle grinder with an abrasive wheel. I taped everything off with blue painters tape then primer and painted the castings using Rustoleum Red Primer 7569 and Rustoleum High Performance Enamel Dark Machine Gray 7587.
More to come...
I owned a newer round column mill few years back and while it does have some annoying qualities, most notably losing Z location when moving the head up/down, it does have the advantage of being light enough to drag down into a basement. And I figured a light-duty mill is better than no mill at all.
On to the build:
First, I took everything apart and cleaned it as best I could. Then I stripped all the paint off using an 4.5" angle grinder with an abrasive wheel. I taped everything off with blue painters tape then primer and painted the castings using Rustoleum Red Primer 7569 and Rustoleum High Performance Enamel Dark Machine Gray 7587.
More to come...