Front view of the mill as it stands on the platform it was shipped on. The crate sides have been removed.
A view of the 2HP 220V motor The small black disks at the top of the column cover a hole cast in the column for lifting the mill.
Three Allen wrenches, three wrenches, two anchor bolts, an oil can & a face mill were included with the mill.
Removing the back cover reveals the wiring terminals, 24V transformer for the worklight and circuit breakers.
The hinged cover encloses the pulleys and belts that drive the mill arbor.
An 18" high stand was fabricated for the mill. The top frame is 2.5"X3.5"X 5/16" angle iron. The legs are 1/4"X4" square tubing. Adjustable feet are made from 1" bolts
The chip pan that serves as the table top was formed from 14 Ga. steel. Mounting holes for the mill and a hole that allows the knee screw to protrude through the top haven't been made yet.
The mill is positioned over the table and raised far enough to place the chip pan atop the table framework. Table has been leveled with a precision level and the mill set down to make certain it sits level with no twist imparted by the table. The hole near the center is to allow the knee screw to protrude when the table is lowered.
To go along with the recently added VFD controlled motor, I added a laser digital tach. The tach is attached to the mill with two neodymium magnets salvaged from computer hard drives. The tach shines on the bottom of the spindle sheave and senses rotation speed when the Test button is pressed.
A 3-Phase, 1750 RPM motor was mounted on the mill, to replace the single phase OEM motor. The motor is controlled with a 2HP variable frequency drive unit. The Start/Stop function of the motor is still controlled with the original switch panel. The drive control panel is used to vary speed and monitor several motor functions. The VFD can vary the motor speed between 50 to 2250 RPM.
The mill with all its new attachments: Spindle tach, 3-axis DRO, 3-phase motor and VFD.
