Dear John, You always give a more rounded view of the how and why. Excellent. Keep up the great work. Ten minutes with your 'on the fly' observations is pure gold to us boracic shed dwellers. Particularly on how to get a cheap machine working well. God bless, also thanks to your man for the DTI videos.

Thanks for putting this on KZread. You have given a better impression of the mill then any brochure I can find on the net.

Great video John, keep'um coming

Love these old videos John man Thanks for sharing 👍

Ausome you did a great job !

You have done a really cracking job on your mill, thank you for posting, you have made me very envious LOL!!

I think your one of my fav people on youtube .please continue making excellent and fun/funny vids

Never mind. I've spent all afternoon tramming my mill head. Your excellent idea of using a brake disc would have save ages. Thanks again.

Great job making to most of this machine!

Loved it. Been watching your vids for a while, and I must say, the more I watch, the better I understand ya! LOL! Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next one! :)

John, that comment about machined it with an angle grinder is great. Goes to prove we don't always need to machine to +/- 0.0001 tolerances to get something to work. Regards; Ron

Good job - must be nice knowing so much about the machine. Nice car-boot finds......I wish our local car-boots had tooling on them!!

good video... You have made some nice improvements. I like when somebody makes the very best of what they have.

Thanks John Exellent review.

Wow, you really tuned up that mill.

Great mods & improvements to this machine.I'm surprised you didn't go with a Bridgeport given its versatility & reputation as a reliable all round workhorse.Watched many of your vids & admire your skills,ability & style,very entertaining..

PS I really enjoy your videos very much thank you!!!!

Wow i did not realize you made so many mods to that mill john nice one,That's definitely an achievement..Cut's just like a Bridgeport hehehe

I enjoy your videos !!!!!!!!!

Cheap & cheerey (Chinese) Thanks for watching

Great looking mill love the way this has performed over the years john,I noted your comments about buying one what would be the maximum you would pay for one if one come up without the DRO and with no tooling the only thing it has got is the cabinet and quick traverse scruffy condition..??Any help would be appreciated.

Hi David Yes there is a 7/16 thick alloy spacer I also had to change the leadscrew (I had acess to a complete machine that was being converted to CNC)

Hey john another great video. I like that riser block build. Did you build that at work ? Id love to see some of the engine work you do on the mill Dylan

I had wondered what brand and size your mill is. You have answered my questions. If you are still using the white water drain into the bucket, why not put a small sump pump in the bucket to pump it back to the lathe.

Hello Sir John Marvelous what U have achieved with that Mill. Given Your Machining background this is a Tool gloat indeed. ATB aRM

Thanks John. I don't suppose you made a video of the making of your spindle lock?

@doubleboost

6 жыл бұрын

Sadly not

Thanks for taking the time to make the mill tour. What are the two bars at 1:22?

great video john given me some ideas for improvments on mine thanks

I think these were a Clausing design? I have seen several 1930ish to 1960/70 light mills that were pretty close. I have a lot of hours on one, not a bad machine for the money.

Bobbin's gone out of skew on treddle!

Looks like a Getter Done cap you have. I have the same color :)

I have a similar mill and have run into a situation where I need to cut some glass scales too. How did you cut yours? any tips ?

Hello from Brazil .... Your videos are interesting ... parabens .... What brand of milling?

Hope you're happy and you will enjoy it (her?), most important is that you resume your work that we enjoy to see.

Trouble a t'mill tha knows.

I have an early version of that mill, made in 1979 in Taiwan under the name Hong Da. Looking to find or make a 3-4" riser block for mine. OD of the riser would be about 7 3/32". Can't find a ready made piece, thought of making it from heavy wall steel pipe. Only 8" od pipe is commonly available. Wouldn't be able to turn the od to size on my 10" lathe. If any one can offer help in finding a riser or suitable stock to make one from I would be grateful. Thanks.

Would be good enough to mill wristwatch cases?

ya some guy you! Is there nowt you cant make? cheers for the film and keep them coming

nice job

hi john looking at your power feed did you have to make spacers between the table and the unit ive just got one not fitted it yet doesnt look like much material left to drill into using the holes on the drive unit wondered if you had the same problem

You could do with a little apprentice in that workshop to pass on your skills!

Man, l found like this mill before week and it was manufactured in Taiwan with 2100$ excluding the shipping . is that true there are tow type of this mill .. China and Taiwan ?

😎👍

Hi John do you have a drawing or any dimensions for the riser you made, I have a 626 really like the riser idea, I had to re-bearing the spindle on mine it was very rough looked like the bearings had been beaten in.

@doubleboost

9 жыл бұрын

My riser is 5 1/2 inches tall If you join the 626 group there is a drawing there All the hole centres are different on each machine I made paper templates of mine Regards John

Do you still have the drawing for the riser you show in the film i tried to blow it up it was blurred

Machined away with an angle grinder I love out like that quality

Hi John It's Dee in Thailand. I had to buy a lathe from Thailand second hand cos the cost of shipping a second hand one comes to too much . It's a 10 inch swing Taiwan lathe and was advised not to buy a Chinese one. Iv'e yet to clean it all up and only time will tell. But I have a question. Do you milling is more skilled than turning? I think it is

@doubleboost

10 жыл бұрын

Hi Dee Good luck with your lathe I would put the operation of a lathe and mill on a similar skill level Regards John

Hi john, sorry mate I'm still trying to learn your accent, at 9:26 you say "I do like my cheap ????? Key less chuck" I can't make out if your saying cherrie or T.R.E. I Googler both and didn't get many results, could you please tell me what brand you say? Keep up the great view, Cheers

last of the summer wine

crossbeam gone out of skew on treadle?

@BartolomeoPestalozzi444

9 жыл бұрын

Watch out for the Spanish Inquisition!

Thumbs up and "I'm gonna fall off the bastard"....

Another good video Johnny Really should spake inglish Had to forward/rewind didn't believe me ears, tastefully done.

Just found this video, do you still have this machine as I’m bidding on one on ebay

@doubleboost

2 жыл бұрын

Yes still in daily use

make that warped gibs

It has made no improvement to my machining lol

Is the machine basically the same as the Myford?

@doubleboost

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are all clones of the same machine

gibs

hi is there any chance you would send me the drawings for the riser as i have the same issue

@doubleboost

4 жыл бұрын

The problem is the hole spacing and recess sizes are all different mine is 5 1/2 inches tall that is the best i can do

@jonbrassington8919

4 жыл бұрын

hi thanks for coming back , ok did you start with solid or tube ? if so what wall many thanks

@doubleboost

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonbrassington8919 bar with 2 inch hole through the center

chinese shite

@doubleboost

10 жыл бұрын

That just about sums it up I would not buy another John

Not like the Monty Python sketch at all. :)