X5 M12 Drawbar (Big Dog Metal Master)

[hpinson]

Hi. I've recently purchased a Big Dog Metal Master Mill, which I believe to be a Syil BF20 or some close variant.

The mill is R8 and the drawbar is that came with the mill is threaded to M12. I am having a difficult time finding in the USA even the most basic tooling for this mill with the M12 drawbar thread. Collets and end-mill holders for example.

Can anyone sugggest a source of M12 threaded tooling.

Even better, is there a 7/16 drawbar available for this mill, so that I could use more common and inexpensive tooling like that available for the X3 from Little Machine Shop (7/16" thread I believe)?

Any suggestions would be very helpful. Just getting started.

[hoss2006]

You can call Grizzly and order a drawbar used in the G0704, it's R8 with 7/16-20 threads.
246-1 P0704246-1 DRAWBAR
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Dril...th-Stand/G0704
Hoss

[hpinson]

Thanks so much Hoss. I've just ordered, and will let the forum know if it works out. The Big Dog looks like pretty much the same machine with some different fittings.