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In case you're interested, Grizzly now has the Super X3 under G0619 for $1295

krymis,

My pin apparently baccked out on it's own to the point where it didn't engage the collet at all. I decided to remove it totally so it couldn't cause a problem. I didn't realize how easy...

Willy,

The collection drawer seems like a great idea to me:cool:

What I would do is make the drawers with some kind of perforated metal at the bottom rear of each drawer. I would also maybe...

The X3 is indeed nice. Too bad it's on the small side though. It would be nice if they would build a mill about the size of the RF-45 clones.

Cruiser - Thanks for that post. I had a tip that the price would be dropping to $1500 on the IH mill today. I was trying to get a sense if I would be running into trouble down the road and what to...

Phil - Thanks for checking your round column mill. Good to know. I'm tempted to get the round column HF (green) mill since it's cheap at $800, close by, has scraped ways and the belt drive has some...

Thanks for the replies. I'm planning to use whatever mill I get manually. Though I do change my mind sometimes. The thing I was most concerned with was the statements I've read of the head deflecting...

Wildcat - Thanks for the quick response. I hope you don't mind me asking more questions about it, I was planning to buy one by this weekend but want to make sure I'm making the right choice.

When...

JL123, Thanks for the great thread on your buildup. Great explanations and pics too. I also would like to compliment you on your workmanship. Very clean and professional looking. Well done. :cool:

Thanks for the welcome!

I haven't had access to a mill since the days I worked daily with a Bridgeport some 25 years ago. I don't have room or the money for a Bridgeport and won't for at least 10...

This is all quite disapointing to hear this now when I had my mind set on getting an IH mill. I had always heard that the round column mills were notorious for head movement and all that.

Has...