On Monday 08 February 2021 03:42:11 Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: > Weird, that VH-2 looks exactly like a UM, but there are 5C and R8 > collets in the tray. The horizontal spindle is 5C and the vertical > head on a UM (swivel table) or TM (non-swivel table) uses 4C. I *think* this table doesn't swivel. > > On Sunday, February 7, 2021, 7:22:09 AM MST, andy pugh > <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 at 13:21, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > Neat, but does it have ball screws and room on the table for my > > converted BS-1? > > I doubt it. In fact the whole mill might be surprisingly tiny. I have > no idea, it was just a random eBay search to see what you kind of > machine you could get for your assumed budget that was made by an > actual machine tool builder. > > Well, I'm going to waste the gas and go look at it this week, after the present weather moves on by. Did Hardinge ever make extension spacers to get a few more inches of working room under the spindle?
That might solve the bs-1 clearance problem. Thanks Gregg. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
