MogLite Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Unlike the more conventional Bridgeports etc, the Hampshire milling machine is more compact, in fact it is hand-held. Therefore it looses a little in accuracy - it could hardly be considered CNC In actual fact its nothing more than a carbide burr attatched to a 1/4" die grinder. But damn is it a handy thing to have around, it will grind through weld and steel with no problem at all, prefect for enlarging holes, and with a gentle touch even stripping paint/rust defore welding. If you've already got a compressor the die-grinder is pretty cheap and the burrs are about £5 from eBay, that particular bit has "end-flutes" so it will cut on the end too. It throws up lots of chips though, and there is no guard - E Y E P R O T E C T I O N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 new toy Andy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 new toy Andy? I've had the die-grinder for ages, but to date I've been using carbide burrs on a smaller 1/8" air-grinder, but damn they rock on the bigger tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernchris Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I've had the die-grinder for ages, but to date I've been using carbide burrs on a smaller 1/8" air-grinder, but damn they rock on the bigger tool. Good tool andy for getting carp in your eyes!!!!!!!!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Good tool andy for getting carp in your eyes!!!!!!!!1 Are you going to show us some of the beautiful CNC-look milling you've done with it? Looks a handy thing to have. Dare say it would be pretty good for removing carp from your eyes Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 Are you going to show us some of the beautiful CNC-look milling you've done with it? Hardly CNC - but this was the winner for me The propshaft flange had a larger disc of steel welded to it (by our own Tonk). Alas there wasn't clearance for the nuts on the back But the carbide burr made short work of it, the end flutes gave a reasonably flat surface for the nuts to seat on. I'm still wondering what other tool would have cut through the steel and weld so easily. It only took 10 mins to do, it would take me longer than that to clamp the piece to the bed of a mill I really must detail some of MogLites undercarriage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2hotdog Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I think I need one! Now I've got a 3hp compressor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Andy, by wasting the weld at certain points around the flange u have invalidated your warranty on it well thats my excuse if it breaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Argghh, die grinder swarf, sharp little buggers get everywhere... I've just bought a 90 degree 1/4" die grinder as I've always found you can never quite get the inline ones in where you want to. Typically though, I havn't found a use for it now I've got it. lol Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I really must detail some of MogLites undercarriage Nevermind detailing the undercarriage, update the website - we need pix!!! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v84x4 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 a cool tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 a cool tool Woah!!! where did you dig this up from?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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