Has been chosen, and the mill moved there!

All I have left is to mount the table, install the motor, and run the rest of the 3 phase about 20 feet, and it's ready to rock and roll!

 

Very nice!

Does it get bolted to the floor?

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I volunteer!..........For some odd reason, I get a kick out of sinking concrete anchor bolts.

 

Eventually yes. Not to sure the loacation won't change yet...........

 

Well, if you want to drive all the way over here to do it, I won't stand in your way! I might even let ya bolt down my big grinder too!...............lol

 

I got a nice DeWalt hammer drill.............You pay the gas.

 

I've got a nice hammer drill too, so I think I'll save the gas..............lol

 

What method do you use, Dave?

Personally, I like to use a drill big enough to drop the head of a stainless bolt down to the appropriate depth to have the threads up at the appropriate height for a washer and nut. Then, fill it with Pour-Stone (or the like).

Stainless studs sticking up out of the concrete.

Of course, that won't work this time.

I have both 3/8 and half-inch Milwaukees, though the half-incher is developing something amiss with its armature.

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Just like you say, Marv..........then pour in some of that anchor epoxy.

I HATE hitting re-bar, but I got a bit for that too!

 

Same here.........

 

I had a 1-1/2" bit going through a 8-inch wall at the local high-school shop building (instructor wanted to bring in air from an outdoor compressor), and hit a bar. All I could do was move the hole. That stuff is TOUGH!

Structural (foundation) epoxy is good stuff. I sometimes use the Hilti stuff. I don't use their anchor studs, however.

Otherwise, it's PourStone, which I believe is over 8000 psi grouting. If it's down a pear-shaped hole it works pretty well.

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I love it when the shape of the machine makes it so you have to drill at a slight angle, also makes setting them MUCH more fun.

 

After all the work we did to get this machine back to life, I don't think I;ll stress out to much over a couple mounting bolts...........lol

 

Might need mounting if you were working large, heavy, odd shaped pieces.

 

Only thing I ever bolted down was the punch presses.
Never had any problems.