I've been told bearings commonly used in drill presses won't stand up to the side load common in a mill and will wear quickly making it unusable for anything requiring any accuracy at all. Is this not true?
-----Original Message----- From: Frank Pittelli [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: tools of the trade!! Steve Tyng wrote: > http://www.grizzly.com/products/5-1-2-x-12-Compound-Slide-Table/H7979 > > At $89 you couldn't build something from scratch cheaper. or for a little less money, you can go with: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=32997 Combine either one with a used drill press and you've got an inexpensive approximation of a milling machine. Not perfect, but definitely useful. BTW: I've had a mini-mill from Harbor Freight for many years now and even as the most inexpensive milling machine on the planet it has allowed me to build lots of different hobbyist parts. Frank P. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
