i'm an EMCO enthusiast, been using them for 45+years. This mill has the power feed table and super rare emco machine vice (opens to 110mm)
You can lower the head in micros, very precise action. i ALWAYS coat all the ways and leadscrews with slideway oil prior to use. Has a MT2 spindle.
Its...
i bought one of each (1ltr) cost me £70! which no dough means i will have to go around the house and do all the woodwork!
on a similar note, what silicon would you use to seal a new upvc window to a brick opening? there are just so many in the screwfix catalogue
i made a smallish MFT a while ago and wanted to make a larger 8ft x 4ft one BUT one that came apart in two, so i spoke to Chris Smith about making one so i drew one up so he could CNC route it for me.
The idea is to have rounded dovetails that interlock two 4ft sections, chris did this and when...
i had lots of 10mm holes to drill in the top of a welding table i made so i hired a mag drill. it has a magnetic base and uses special cutters that drill the hole in one go with oil fed down the middle of the cutter. i was so impressed with it i bought it and have used it many times since
hi, it will eventually get replaced but i will be pretty careful with it so should last a log time. i have seen the parf 2 system, i'm not sure if it warrants getting one of those so will wait and see what CNC have to offer
hi, i'm building a MFT to sit on a pair of TOUGHBUILT C700 saw horses out of 19mm MDF. does anyone know a CNC company in hampshire that can machine the 20mm dog holes?
cheers
carl