Subject: What About a "Jet" Benchmill?

From: [email-masked](Roger Loving)
Date: 9 Dec 1996 23:33:10 GMT

A local machine dealer has a "Jet" brand bench-top size mill coming
up for sale this week. I get first chance at it....but the only trouble
is that I have never heard of it. Probably it is offshore - but that
can mean anything. Anyone have any knowledge of this make? Only thing I
know so far is that it is about a 3' bed, 110 or 220 single phase,
comes with basic collets, drill chuck, vise, and a bent lead screw!
    He wants to get 600 to 700??? What do you think?
                                            Roger

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 10 Dec 1996 17:02:00 GMT

>    He wants to get 600 to 700??? What do you think?

If it is a Mill/Drill then buy one *new* from Harbor Fright or Enco for
$699 when on special. They come with drill chuck, hold down set, vise and
a few other bits and pieces.

Sounds like $450 would be a good deal, anything more and let someone else
have the bargain. Call Jet and ask for a price on the new lead screw.
(206) 383-8705, that'll help you make up your mind in a hurry.

If it is the benchtop knee mill then grab it for $800 as they normally run
around $2K.

Peter

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From: [email-masked](Roger Loving)
Date: 10 Dec 1996 01:53:50 GMT

In <[email-masked]> ANDY POPKY <[email-masked]>
writes: 
>
>make sur it is a r-8 spindle
>i have seen some with morse taper  not good
>is he charging extra for the optional bent lead screw??<<

    Andy, what's the story on these tapers? 
    Believe it or not, he is going to throw in that bent lead screw for
  little more than the price of a new one <G>. The screw was the reason
  why it didn't sell before......well, maybe. I figure if it can be    
bent, it can be straightened.
    
>if the nachine is in decent shape then i would offer him $500 or less
>they are not the most popular machine out there
>if you are willing to do the repair yourself then it is most likely
>worth it, i have sold them (without the option you have) for
$1,500.00<<
                                                    >andy popky<

        Thanks to you it sounds like we are close enough in price to go
down and look at this machine. I'll see it Wed. evening.  I'm beginning
to realize that I wil not looking at a great machine..though I would
probably be willing to pay more to get a nicer one. In fact I had
figured on doing so. But this one should be worth a look.     
                                                            Roger

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From: [email-masked] (Fitch R. Williams)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 06:28:14 GMT

>Peter

An observation: The bench top knee mill appears to have
rather limited space available between the spindle and
table.  In general knee mills are good, but I might measure
it carefully to be sure there was room for the stuff I
wanted to take some chips off.

Fitch

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 11 Dec 1996 17:34:59 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Fitch R.

>wanted to take some chips off.

Good point, Fitch. The Enco catalog says *max* of 7-5/8 spindle to table.

Doesn't sound right but looks like it might be about that from the
picture.

Peter

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 12 Dec 1996 12:05:48 GMT

The leadscrew can be replaced with some acme thread screw from Wholesale
Tool.

Cecil in OK

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From: ANDY POPKY <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 19:39:49 -0500

i suspect you will get manyyyyyyyyyyyyy responses to this one

jet is usually made in CHINA
they are usually a *low* end machine (sorry peter)
make sur it is a r-8 spindle
i have seen some with morse taper  not good
is he charging extra for the optional bent lead screw??

that screw may or may not be hard to come by
will probably cost a couple of hundred bucks
if the nachine is in decent shape then i would offer him $500 or less
they are not the most popular machine out there
if you are willing to do the repair yourself then it is most likely
worth it, i have sold them (without the option you have) for $1,500.00

show the guy some green stuff and he will probably cut you a deal

regards
andy popky

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From: "Steve Stallings" <[email-masked]>
Date: 10 Dec 1996 01:17:05 GMT

Roger Loving <[email-masked]> wrote in article
<[email-masked]>...
>     He wants to get 600 to 700??? What do you think?
Sounds like the standard setup offered for about $900 all the time
by ENCO and Grizzly. Yes it is an import. In my opinion a bent lead
screw is more than $200 - $300 of trouble as parts for these machines
are very hard to purchase. 

Steve Stallings