Band mill Router Plane

[Kbeitz]

if you hold ctrl key and roll the scroll wheel on the mouse that will change your font size that you see.

Yep. But that changes the whole screen. it's only my typing fonts thats small..

[Crusarius]

Yea, as I was responding I saw exactly what you were talking about. I think that is a theme setting Jeff will have to fix.

[Kbeitz]

I pretty much got it finished. I need to drill two holes for stopper bolts for the limit switch and I'm done.
What a lot of wiring for this little box.

[justallan1]

 8).........What's the word Mister.
We're dying here wanting to see this thing go.

[Kbeitz]

I took it all apart today so I can carry it out of my basement. We have had nothing but rain here for the last couple of days. First good day I will get it out and on my mill. Pictures will follow. 

[Kbeitz]

Today's the day... It's coming out....







I got it stuck....   say_what

[Crusarius]

did you ever get it out? that looks kinda precarious.

[Kbeitz]

did you ever get it out? that looks kinda precarious.

Yep... Tough working by yourself...

[Kbeitz]

It's out....





Broke a toggle switch... No biggie ...





Got it back upright and ready to go...





Using my crane to help get it back together.



Now I need to fix the broken toggle switch...

[Peter Drouin]

How nice is that, 

[Kwill]

Looks like it was an eventful day around your place 

[justallan1]

I want to see the pictures of when you put the mill and lathe down there, or did you build the house around them? :D ;D
I do understand your situation though with some of the stuff that I've built indoors.

[Kbeitz]

I want to see the pictures of when you put the mill and lathe down there, or did you build the house around them? :D ;D
I do understand your situation though with some of the stuff that I've built indoors.

The lathe was set down the steps with a prentice loader. Never again... The mill I took it all apart and carried each piece down and reassembled. The hardest part was the knee of the mill. I had to lift it high enough to get it started on the dovetails. After the prentice loader set the lathe on the steps I hooked my winch on it and slid it down a sheet of 3/4" plywood to the floor. Then jacked it up and rolled it into place. I don't ever have plans of taking ether one of them out again. They go with the house.

[btulloh]

Yep... Tough working by yoursel

Especially when you're the photographer too.  Thanks for pix.  Always interesting.  Can't wait to see it in operation.

[Kbeitz]

We have had some super days this week. I got so much to do. I want to see it work to but I want to make some different hold down clamps for the mill before I give it a try. My new toy Bobcat skidsteer has taken my time lately.
I did put my new carb on the Honda mill engine. Runs so much better. Today I had to go get another two loads of free Walnut logs. Busy time of year... Oh... I seen my first spring Robin today...

[btulloh]

I can see making the Bobcat a priority.  You'll use that everyday.  Good score on that.  Once again, I'm jealous. 

[justallan1]

What's the good word..... 8) 8) 8) 8)

[Kbeitz]

Still waiting on E-bay for my hold down clamps....

[Kbeitz]

Clamps should be here Monday. Then I need to make the base for the clamps to fit on my mill.

[Ljohnsaw]

We will soon see, but why couldn't you use your log stop/log clamps that you already have?  Certainly your slabs are going to be more than 1½", right?

[Kbeitz]

I could but this was part of my build. I want to finish before I try everything out...
Theses new clamps will have a small tilt in them to help hold the slabs down tight to the tracking. It's also only been in the low 30's here with snow on the ground and I'm not ready to play in the cold.

[21incher]

Aren't you better off letting the slabs float on the first side cut so they are flat when done. I use wood shingles to shim the low spots on my cnc router and then just plane the other side parallel to get a perfectly flat slab.

[Kbeitz]

Until I cut my first slab I don't want anything floating until I see whats going to happen when the bit hits the wood.

[Ljohnsaw]

Well, my one and only slab was big - 90"+x42" and 3-¼" thick.  I used a Porter Cable 3+ variable speed router with a 3½" bit.  No clamps, no problems.

[Kbeitz]

Well, my one and only slab was big - 90"+x42" and 3-¼" thick.  I used a Porter Cable 3+ variable speed router with a 3½" bit.  No clamps, no problems.

Could you show us what bit you used ?