[hoss2006]

But if you look at Hoss's machine, man I bet he has 15K in that beast and almost that in hours.
CH

Not even close, if you look at what I buy and give links to it's generally the lower cost items, no kurts, not everything is starett, what good tooling I have is from my days on the job, new things for the 0704 were more economical. My time on this stuff is seriously no more than 10 hours a week on average so about 2000 hrs since I got the 0704 and don't forget to subtract time spent on 3d printing and videos. I do spend time planning and designing so when I go to make something I'm not wasting time making scrap, I hate to have to make a part twice but it happens to all of us.
Hoss

[COMachineist]

Hi Hoss
I believe ya:-) I kind of just guessed. Not many have access to multi CNC mills like yours and would have to pay some one to do the machining. Plus all the other time on things not directly related to the G0704 but needed to complete all the nice options on your's. Like Lathes to tune the parts, 3d Printers to make little thing like covers, clamps holders making all the parts for the 4th and 5th axis, enclosures getting hardware together, Flood coolant setups. How many versions of each thing have you gone through? If you say only less than 2000 hr I believe you. I don't think anyone less can duplicate you machine for less time and money.
Happy Holidays my friend and thank you for all your contributions to this great little machine.
CH

[hoss2006]

Hi Hoss
I believe ya:-) I kind of just guessed. Not many have access to multi CNC mills like yours and would have to pay some one to do the machining. Plus all the other time on things not directly related to the G0704 but needed to complete all the nice options on your's. Like Lathes to tune the parts, 3d Printers to make little thing like covers, clamps holders making all the parts for the 4th and 5th axis, enclosures getting hardware together, Flood coolant setups. How many versions of each thing have you gone through? If you say only less than 2000 hr I believe you. I don't think anyone less can duplicate you machine for less time and money.
Happy Holidays my friend and thank you for all your contributions to this great little machine.
CH

Yeah I don't think you really do but no matter, it's all there in the threads. When I was working I could manage only a couple hours on weekends but do have more time now. Yes having an equipped shop certainly helps but isn't that what most of us are going for? If someone has a mill and nothing else they are going to be hindered, I know. As far as multi cnc machines, I myself only had the x2 and it got mothballed pretty quickly, besides my disability has kept me from it and most of the other equipment since jan 2011, only this year was I able to get some of it brought upstairs, by then most of the work on the 0704 was done in 2011/12 using the 0704 and the little 7x10 lathe. This stuff doesn't have to be bank or time busters it's more about how you spend it. Well enough of hijacking your thread AVRnj, hope you all have a good holiday.
Hoss

[COMachineist]

Yeah I don't think you really do but no matter, it's all there in the threads. When I was working I could manage only a couple hours on weekends but do have more time now. Yes having an equipped shop certainly helps but isn't that what most of us are going for? If someone has a mill and nothing else they are going to be hindered, I know. As far as multi cnc machines, I myself only had the x2 and it got mothballed pretty quickly, besides my disability has kept me from it and most of the other equipment since jan 2011, only this year was I able to get some of it brought upstairs, by then most of the work on the 0704 was done in 2011/12 using the 0704 and the little 7x10 lathe. This stuff doesn't have to be bank or time busters it's more about how you spend it. Well enough of hijacking your thread AVRnj, hope you all have a good holiday.
Hoss

Hi Hoss
No! I do believe you. Like I said I just guessed, based on the time I have in my simple little machine. Your G0704 is light years nicer than mine. For some reason I thought you had a RF45 that is CNC and I knew you had the X2 from you web sites.
Any way Happy Holidays Hoss.
CH:cheers:

[AVRnj]

Spent some time over the last couple of days breaking down the Mill.

I got stuck on the column as there seems to be something from the base running up to the half nut that holds the head in place that I cannot quite figure out how to remove yet. It seems like it adds support for the large head on this that is not on the G0704. The manual sucks and looks like the exploded parts are from a PM25, and not the 30 that I have which makes tearing it apart a bit challenging at times.

I think I am going to have to go under the bottom of the base to see what is going on under there. My hope is after removing the table that I can tilt it back on its side to get under the base, we will see.

I took the head off, the table off. Both were pretty heavy, the table was surprisingly heavy.

I did not want to rip out the electronics for now to be able to turn the head on its side like Hoss does, so I built a little stand out of 2x4's to hold the head in place while I removed it, and it can stay on its stand while I work on the conversion.

Once I get everything taken apart I hope to order the ballscrews and the electronics, than I plan on figuring out the mounts.

While I am waiting on the ballscrews, I plan to evaluate the contact points in all the ways and see if I need to do any lapping or scraping.