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Unread 03-18-2004, 06:54 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by JFettig
Jaydee, have you run a mill that size? its just as easy to do it on a small mill as on a big mill, actually probably easier on a small mill because the table moves easier.
Yes actually. We had a similar unit at Stamp Works (damn thing weighed 3,000lbs!). The wheels are huge and only a slight turn to fast will destroy a bit. You have to be extreamly steady. Lots easier to do on a small mill. Takes 2 turnes of the wheel to equel 1/2 turn on a a big mill, don't have to be nearly as steady. Thats my point. 1/16 snap like nothing. I broke 2 when making my rotor pin block connecting the holes.
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