You told us that the mill is actually a Grizzly. Is it the CNC the system that Grizzly supplies with their new CNC Mills or is it a manual mill with a CNC upgrade. It looks like a fresh paint job too. I like it. Plus, I noticed the HMI(Human Machine Interface) It appears that the previous owner put a lot of thought into it. I've always wanted a small mill. Congrats.
Hey, when youre tapping your part down onto your parallels, if you use a deadblow instead it will work better. Using other hammers causes a shockwave that runs down the column of the machine, hits the floor and travels right and back up in the opposite direction, usually it actually lifts the part a bit. Deadblow sends the force in one direction only, down. Hope that helps!
That is an awesome shop upgrade! Congratulations for sure. I hope to see the motor upgrades (if you post them). The possibilities with that machine must be endless now. Custom hardware etc, list goes on!
Very cool Ryan. We do all the engraving on the stuff I make with a CNC mill... You can etch anodizing with a fairly cheap laser but it turns it white vs alum color. I can already tell, you are going to love having that mill.
Center drills work really good for Engraving and they come in a lot of different sizes. Get high speed steel though. carbide chips to easy, unless you got a spindle capable of 5000 RPM or more
Oh man am I jealous! Been looking into some of the Grizzly mini mills a lot lately. What a cool thing to have. Love your videos! Thanks for the great content as always
Great machine, I also own a shapeoko2. But just scored an x2 mill CNC converted. I'm just starting to learn. I have subbed and will be looking at your videos.
I just subscribed to your channel when I seen your video about the mill. I just bought the same Mill used. It's manual though. Interested in converting it to a CNC know nothing about Milling.
It would be great if you did a short machine "tour". I would really like to know about the basic mill, cnc upgrade , what tooling you can run and what you consider the overall capabilities to be.
Hey man, not sure if you're reading this but I can show you 3 easy ways (well... IMO easier than referencing on a 2mm hole..) to reference your part when you flip it. If you want I can email you some drawings or something?
its all about chip evacuation, re cutting chips can stick to your cutter, aluminum is very gummy. also really helps with surface finish. you really can't have enough, they actually recommend more than i'm using, especially with aluminum.
probably, but your still looking at 10 grand Canadian(with all the accessories) for a 440 tormach which is about the same size. maybe some day i'll be able to afford something better but this is great for now.
