Well, I have been sitting on these pictures long enough so here's a post about my new mill, a Grizzly G0678. It's a 8x30, variable-speed knee mill.
A little background. I've been shopping for a mill since the day after I bought a 1974 South Bend 10K lathe. I couldn't handle a Bridgeport-size mill in my tiny shop, but wanted something a bit bigger than the G0704 that popped-up on CL 5 miles down the road. For vintage equipment, that meant a Clausing 8530, Rockwell or maybe a Millrite....
My New Grizzly G0678 Knee Mill
A little background. I've been shopping for a mill since the day after I bought a 1974 South Bend 10K lathe. I couldn't handle a Bridgeport-size mill in my tiny shop, but wanted something a bit bigger than the G0704 that popped-up on CL 5 miles down the road. For vintage equipment, that meant a Clausing 8530, Rockwell or maybe a Millrite....
My New Grizzly G0678 Knee Mill