What a daunting task. Well done sir you succeeded in what 99% would not even attempt.

@TinkeringNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and your support! There are always better ways to do things. I did what I could with what had at the time. Cheers.

good presentation. No flaky music but a good verbal description..Thank you.

@TinkeringNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Awesome to see a new one from you. Congrats on the new machine! I'd love to have a mill.

@TinkeringNerd

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’ve never dreamt about having a mill too much because I thought I could never have it. Then one day, I just realized I can afford one made in China :-) One local store had this mill in their showroom for 17 years, they put it for sale, and I grabbed it.

This looks like solutions I would come up with! Tip : a hole in the concrete to anchor a block and tackle or chain hoist can easily move five tons that way (ask me how I know !) And what is it with wives? No matter what they do.... or how many great machines you can get.... 'shoes' always seem to sneak into the conversation ! Other tip : mount leveling feet with 20 cm studding when getting a machine off of a pallet corner by corner. Works a treat! (ask me how I know that!) And if all else fails.... Tupperware boxes filled with ice.... sounds iffy, but I did it on an Arno vertical mill (lbs 2500). It takes about an hour, but the machine lands very softly if you have your plan figured out right! Toodles! Paddy

@TinkeringNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Paddy thanks for watching! Your tips sound solid! I wonder how you know all that! Lol

Thanks great work

Thanks for the carjack/prybar technice. I will have to unload a 3000lbs lathe soon.

@TinkeringNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Best of luck with your move. Cheers

Pretty interesting idea! Thanks your sharing it with us

@TinkeringNerd

6 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

Nice and clean looking mill. I have a taiwan made bp clone/copy. It is under cleaning and checking, maybe it is usable some day.

@TinkeringNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah, this mill was new old stock. It was sitting in a store’s showroom for ten years before I bought it :)

use a pallet jack

Very interesting. I actually built a pallet for my machine to sit on. This helps dampen any vibration, raises it up a bit higher off the floor as I’m two meters tall and helps even out imperfections in the floor. The main reason though is to allow me to move my heavy machines around my workshop with ease and safety, on my own using my pallet jack. I only need a couple of mm clearance so even if it wants to fall it can’t. I think I have the same mill as yours as mine looks identical except mine has two drain holes in the base. Mine was made by Herless in China, was yours? Yours has had a lot of time spent on it painting it though. It looks awesome. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

@TinkeringNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I don’t even know the name of the manufacturer of this mill. It says that lead screws were made in Taiwan. No other names, just model number X6325. Maybe when I grow up, I’ll have my own pallet jack, then, I’ll have my machines on pallets, lake yours, lol. Cheers.

@scroungasworkshop4663

3 жыл бұрын

@@TinkeringNerd Mine’s an X6323S so probably the same manufacturer. Here in Australia you can buy a new pallet jack for just under $300 and I think they are money well spent. I paid $10 for mine at the junk shop and I knew it didn’t work but took a chance. It cost me another $10.70 for two new seals and while I was waiting for them to arrive I went over all the wheels, bearings and pivot points. I now have $20.70 in it and it should see me out😂😂😂. Cheers Stuart.

@TinkeringNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got yourself situated pretty nice! Glad for you. Yeah, I just don’t have the room to have a pallet jack. My garage is tiny compared to my ambitions. Cheers.

@scroungasworkshop4663

3 жыл бұрын

@@TinkeringNerd Haaa, I feel your pain. Room is always an issue for me too. I’m working out what can go so I can get the mill in 😂😂😂 Good luck my friend.

This vídeo safe my Life 😅

I used pipes to roll my mill into place. What make is that milling machine? It is in nice shape

@TinkeringNerd

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a new Chinese brand mill. It was about 10 years old when I got it. The feed screws are made in Taiwan. The mill was a showroom machine.

@billjulian9496

4 жыл бұрын

@@TinkeringNerd Mine is a Marena 10"x48" looks similar, the Marena was cast in Taiwan and machined, ground, scraped and assembled in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Yours looks like showroom condition!

There is something named pallet jack

@TinkeringNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, at a store, or at a renting place...

Я наверное ни когда не пойму - почему именно так делают палеты в США. Почему именно такой формы? Я думал Вы станок установите на вибро опоры на штатные места ..... МММММ

@TinkeringNerd

4 жыл бұрын

Эта палета была сделана специально для этого станка работниками магазина, где он простоял лет 10, пока я его не купил. Она довольно жесткая и позволяет подкатить вилковую тележку (название точно не знаю) или форк-лифт, и двигать куда нужно. Вместо вибро опор у меня куски резины :)

I usually hire a couple of Samoans when I move big machines or ref.

@TinkeringNerd

5 жыл бұрын

Lol! Good point, they would come very handy! Thanks for watching.

@joeygonzo

5 жыл бұрын

@@TinkeringNerd Seriously, my mover invented ( according to him anyway ) a modified crowbar. He welded a shaft with two bearing to it. To move huge mills, he places two skates on the backside ( L plates with steel bearings as wheels ) then uses the modified crowbar to lift one side and just freaking drag these monsters easily.