Plate Bushings

[Paul]

Phil and List
Has any one checked out the small vertical mill made by Grizzly? I ran
vertical mills in the shops from an earlier life, and they are unsurpassed
for drilling accuracy. The Grizzly mill caught my eye and I've asked them
for specs. It currently is listed for $499.00. I plan to use it to
supplement my radial drill press and rig it for key top work. Another
machine to consider is a mill-drill. Enco has several models but more bucks
too.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: <romanop@attglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: Plate Bushings


> Perhaps some of the more enlightened (read experienced) shopsmiths could
> recommend what they would buy if outfitting their shop today. I will
> probably purchase several pieces within the next year or so (already have
> the Craftsman belt sander!) and would love to hear your picks.
>
> Phil Romano
> Myrtle Beach, SC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Plate Bushings
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@jagat.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: September 07, 2000 6:19 AM
> >Subject: Re: Plate Bushings
> >
> >
> >> >
> >> > I could even send a drawing of the jig that I use on my drill press
and
> >> > on the bandsaw and would be glad to do so if that is what you want.
> >> >
> >> Thank you John I would love to see the basic idea.  I do
> >> have a bandsaw and a drill press.  The drill press was the
> >> first power tool I bought.  It is a Sears Crapsman and I
> >> have lived to long regret that purchase . . . .
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Newton,
> >
> >Well, that that's not an indication of long life.  What did it take?  A
day
> >or two after you got it set up and used it for the first time?
> >
> >I can sympathize since I made the same mistake years ago though I've long
> >since gotten rid of the thing.  I even repeated my mistake, though, and
> >later bought a Crapsman belt sander.  It was 'on sale' and seemed like
such
> >a good deal.  How could I go wrong?
> >
> >Now, I don't use a belt sander much, but once in a while they are useful.
> >So, after using the thing a couple of times the switch gave out.  About
two
> >weeks out of warranty, naturally.  Try as I might, I couldn't figure out
> how
> >to get the thing apart to get at that switch.  When I was told that the
> only
> >way to 'fix' the switch was to send the sander in for a 'complete
rebuild'
> >at a cost of only $5.00 more than I had paid for the bloody thing, I
> trashed
> >it and vowed to never buy another Crapsman anything ever again.  That was
> >about 25 years ago and I've never regretted that decision.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Del
> >
>
>