Originally Posted by
ProGunOne
I'm getting ready to order a manual mill with factory motor, DRO and power feed from Gene in the next week or so. I don't know much about them other than what I've researched on the net. I'm in a suburb of Chicago. I see you are in Eagle River?
I am more than willing to answer any DRO questions or powerfeed ones for that matter. Gene and I have a pleasant surprise coming by the time you receive your mill packages.
To give you an idea what a difference that DRO package makes. On a stock machine I was spending 45% of my time machining and 55% in layout and positioning to achieve a +/- 0.020" result on average. Today with the same DRO system you will get, I spend 95% of my time machining with an accuracy result +/- 0.001" or better. Along with a great many milling procedures that were never easy or practical on a stock manual machine even with specialized jigs or fixtures.
Ken
Kenneth A. Emmert
SMW Precision LLC
Spokane, WA
866-533-9016 Toll Free