Subject: Grizzly Gear-Head Mill/Drill

From: "Robert H. Blodinger" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 22:19:42 -0400

Can anyone out there (not connected with Grizzly and with experience on
the machine) tell me anything about the quality of the Grizzly G1126
Gear Head Mill/Drill.

Please email to me direct.  Thanks in advance

BOB
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Robert H. Blodinger
email to: "[email-masked]"
or "[email-masked]"

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/W4NPX

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From: [email-masked]@lightlink.com (Martin Violette)
Date: 7 Dec 1996 22:43:02 GMT

>Please email to me direct.  Thanks in advance

I would also be interested - please post any reply as well as answering directly.  Thanks - Martin

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From: "Dennis A. Armstrong" <[email-masked]>
Date: 8 Dec 96 22:13:38 GMT

I have a Rung-Fu RF-40 gear head mill-drill which I am very pleased with. 
The Grizzly appears in their advertisements to be this same machine.  The
only minor problem was a squeak which developed in the motor a few
weeks after setting it up.  When I took the motor off for a dry run test, I
discovered that the problem was a dry coupling from the motor to gearbox. 
After dabbing some grease in the coupling joint, it has run real fine.  I
bought my unit through Penn Tool (1-800--526-4956) at $1895 two to three
years ago.  

I bought a Penn Tool SCX-125  power feed, but it was dead out of the box,
so I sent it back.  I later bought an Align AL-99 from another supplier
which fit on well and has worked real well.  

Another tip - don't put a 6 inch vice on these small machines.  I bought a
4 inch Quad-4 ($395), which has been a good choice.  My belief is that a
cheap vice will never yield good results. 
 
Rung-Fu had a booth at IMTS, with an RF-45 gear head built on a dovetail
column.  I did not get a price, and have not seen one advertised in the US.
 If you are interested, Penn Tool may be able to quote.  The big advantage
is the ability to move the head up and down without having to use a dial
indicator and big square to assure that the spindle is still over the hole
after moving.
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Dennis A. Armstrong
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