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Followup: Well, for everyone who read my comment about enlarging the bolt holes of the column and was left scratching their head, or more likely asking themselves "What is that idiot thinking?" ...

The tops of the ridges on those back vertical surfaces on the column ways do define a "smooth" plane. They aren't rough in the sense of snagging your skin or there being variations in heigh...

Interesting - I have some blue that I'll try dabbing on to see if it transfers.

wildwhl - I'm curious what you get when you open that box. Here's what I just received: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/benchtop-machines/111863-hosss-g0704-post1888720.html#post1888720

A talk...

Thanks for the photos. Yeah, some trace of the machining (like joemosfet's last photo) I could see as being workable. But on this one the milling marks are deep enough that they wouldn't retain...

Hoss - thanks! My initial call was pleasant. If I hadn't learned so much from this thread and other sources, the "tech support" guy's comments might have thrown me off. I don't think he was really...

Bah! Drat! Phooey! (Not the exact wording I've been using all day, but I'll be polite here.)

I received and unboxed a G0704 today. Lots of things looked good to acceptable.

But there are a...

Mike - was there some discussion you could link to with info on the line reactors and RF filters? Or parts numbers of what you used?

All the manufacturer manuals say to put them in, but clearly...

I was thinking about the 2 dial indicator tramming tool, and the situation of just uncrating the G0704 (or similar). If I understand how the tramming tool works correctly, as long as the mill isn't...

I haven't mounted the iGaging scales yet, but I got and built the following:

How to Build the Mixed Scale Digital Readout Kit | Yuriy's Toys

It's a board that reads the scales and transmits...

Thanks for the motor weight - the specs say 24lbs. After seeing lots of contradictory stuff on different motors, it's nice to see the specs match reality.

Yes, it's TEFC: LEESON Electric...

I did a lot of hunting around and comparing specs, and for me, this Leeson and the Hitachi VFD are my leading candidates, so it's great to see everything mounted, and I'm guessing it's working well....

Great thread! Thanks to everyone contributing! I'm (hopefully) a day or two away from ordering my G0704, I've got the full package of material from Hoss, and I finally made it through the 500+...

I'm about to dive into this whole process, and I got Hoss' full set last week, which is great, and he's been nice enough to answer some strategy questions as I'm plotting out the conversion.

I'm...

If things go as planned, I should be in almost the exact same position as you in about a month, so I'm looking forward to seeing how things go!