It's official now

[doc1955]

Well I faxed off order for a cnc mill today and was confirmed. It will be delivered in about 3 to 4 weeks!
Now I need to do some serious rearranging in the shop to make room. I'll be counting the days. I have missed running and programming parts for some time now. My shop floor space will about double in size as soon as the weather gets nice. Right now half my floor space is taken up by my wife's plants in the fall she moves all her flower pots in to over winter them. Next fall she is going to have to make new plans I don't think she realizes it yet but once the new mill gets here and thing are rearranged she will catch on. I may have to look for a new sleeping area :big: :big:

 

[1hand]

Awesome!!!!! bout the mill

Which one?

Matt

 

[tel]

Strewth! A CNC mill? Us ordinary folk will need an appointment to talk to you then!

 

[doc1955]

Tel, I'd hope I would still be ordinary folk :big:. CNC will just make some thing easier and I always liked programming and watching the machine do it's magic plus I may have some paying work for it.

Matt It is this machine that will be coming.
CNC SUPRA Deluxe Package

This is some thing I've always wanted for many years! Now next I'd like a small cnc lathe maybe next year.

 

[GailInNM]

You have got a serious toy coming Doc.
Congratulations and have fun.
Gail in NM

 

[doc1955]

Thanks Gail!
Its going to be a long three weeks (when it should be shipped) but I've waited over 20 years so I should make it through the wait. :big:
I need to just get busy in the shop and the time will fly by it usually does when you are in the shop. I would like to get started on building the Atkinson engine I've been modeling up in cad. But first I'd like to get one more of the Weedens going before I stop on them. So many things to get done just never enough time.

 

[doc1955]

My new toy is getting crated up today suppose to ship tomorrow!
I can hardly wait been waiting a long time for this. Plus next week I get off so I'm hoping it will get here by then I'll have time to get it set up and make some chips!
I've got a fork lift ready to go so I'm set just need the truck to get here alright. We are suppose to get a real nasty storm. They are saying up to 16 inches of snow not to far from here. Hope it won't affect my delivery.
Keepin my fingers crossed that things go good.

 

[dsquire]

Doc

Glad to see that your mill delivery is about on schedule. Maybe that storm that you are talking about can be pushed off north of you a bit. Sure would hate to see you have to be pushing that new mill around in a snow storm. Keep the camera handy as you know that we all want to watch the installation of your new toy. Can you tell, we are all a bit envious but you have earned it so make chips, have fun and enjoy. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Cheers

Don

 

[doc1955]

I'm getting anxious scheduled delivery date is tomorrow.
Need to make sure the fork lift will be available I'll feel much better once it's on the ground and in the shop. At least some of the snow has melted so it wont be ice when unloading.
Have told you yet I'm getting awful anxious!! :big: :big:

 

[crueby]

just to be sure it works right, send it over here and I'll test it - could take months!
;D

 

[1hand]

Nice!!!! Good Luck with the unload.


Doc, Snow geese make it up by you yet? We are heading to SD to shoot a few next weekend.

Matt

 

[doc1955]

Haven't seen any snows yet seen a few Canada but very few the river is open water in town so they are hanging around there. We live just north of town the pipestem river is just down the hill from my back yard. Usually when they show up we know. They move in on the pipestem before moving on (its open water in some spots too. I think the spring season is open here for geese to. I don't hunt any more I use to do a lot of bird hunting but have given it up.
Good luck on your hunting trip!

It now sounds like the delivery date will be put off maybe till Friday :'(

 

[deere_x475guy]

Doc,
Congrats on the new CNC machine. This is really close to what I want also. Keep us in the loop with your experiences with it.

 

[1hand]

Doc,
Congrats on the new CNC machine. This is really close to what I want also. Keep us in the loop with your experiences with it.

Dido on that. If I can expand my business out of the basement, it will be first on the list.


Matt

 

[4156df]

Doc,
I think someone mentioned earlier that we'd like photos. I just want to second that thought. This is exciting.
Dennis

 

[kvom]

That looks like a nice machine. There is one thing to be aware of that I can see. Since the Z axis is via the spindle and has a travel of only 4.5", you want to be extra aware of the clearance height when using clamps or the like. For model making and small parts it's rarely an issue.

 

[deere_x475guy]

Doc,
Did you receive your machine yet?

 

[doc1955]

Delivery is set for 1:00pm tomorrow.
If you happen to look my webcam at that time you may catch a glimps of it getting unloaded.
I'm pretty nervous I can hardly contain myself.

 

[doc1955]

Just checked my line voltage in shop and wouldn't you know it it is running about 123.5v so knowing this I need a voltage regulator to keep it steady and at 110v. So I ended up ordering a APC le-1200 that should take care of that. I ordered it with express delivery should be here on Monday or Tuesday. Once I get the machine placed where I want it I'll need to wire in a drop box for it. Sure glad when I built my garage I put in several 220v junction boxes in they are wired back to the circuit breaker box and I put them above all the insulation. So now all I'll need to do is wire the drop box back to one of the junction boxes.

 

[deere_x475guy]

Delivery is set for 1:00pm tomorrow.
If you happen to look my webcam at that time you may catch a glimps of it getting unloaded.
I'm pretty nervous I can hardly contain myself.

Where are you broadcasting your webcam?