On Wednesday 05 November 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Wednesday 05 November 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>> Well, there is also KBC, MSC, Enco, J&L, and probably some others. >>> Doesn't Little Machine Shop >>> sell smaller tooling for the desktop machines? >> >> Yes, but his selection is still limited, and while low priced generally, >> the old adage about getting what you pay for comes to mind. > >KBC, MSC and J&L at least, don't sell schlock. They have name-brand >cutting tools, and I've only had a problem with something I bought from >one of them, ONE time. They were really skeptical when I asked to send >back a pair of $25 ea. end mill holders and told them they were WAYYYY >off center, so visibly out that I spotted it when unwrapping them! Once >they had them back, they replaced them immediately, no charge for >shipping, and called to apologize for the manufacturer's bad QC. I've >never bought from LMC, so I can't comment on that. > >Jon > The update stuff for a machine that he sells is pretty good stuff. I got the bigger table kits for the mill from Chris, and everything worked well. I got the bigger chucks for the lathe from him too, and they worked well. But the cutting tools are only so-so. And when I stripped the threads out of the top of the compound on the carriage trying to keep the phase II quick change toolpost to stay put, that replacement part was about 10 thou narrower and I had a heck of a time fitting that, no gib adjustment screws are touching the gib strips and the drive screw is quite hard to turn even after a years further use. That thread failure was compounded by the phase II being a bit taller which makes the hold down bolt too short, so I found a new bolt about 5 threads longer. Now I can honk down on the bolt which crushes the hollow grind I put in the bottom of the phase II, which makes that part pretty rigid when pulled down well. That doesn't really fix that lathe though, the bed casting alloy has way too much rubber in it. I am looking at the Grizzly with the 26" bed, trying to justify the bucks cuz I'll have to get all new tooling too. OTOH, its big enough to carry some of Jeffs 425 motors and do real work if adequate coolant can be rigged.
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