Tormach Stand Looks Good, Let's Build One

[ViperTX]

That is one heck of a stand....

[BobWarfield]

Thanks, Viper. The silly thing weighs about 200lbs. I didn't want the mill to start walking around after I CNC it, but it may also have been a case of overbuilding!

Best,

BW

[BobWarfield]

Sorry to respond to my own post, but I've gotten the mill up on the table and it's working well:



I cut a slot in some aluminum to try it out, no prob, cuts like butter:



I'm very pleased with the stand and the mill. It cuts very smoothly and is noticeably more rigid than my Lathemaster lathe. I'm looking forward to "getting to know it" better in the coming months before I undertake a CNC conversion on it.

The table was so solid I chose not to bother with the hockey pucks. The mill runs very smoothly atop that table, with almost no vibration. I suspect that when I swap out the Chinese motor for the Leeson upgrade Aaron recommends it will get even smoother. I'm going to save the drip pan project until I get closer to CNC'ing as I won't run flood coolant until then anyway.

Best,

BW