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Here's a photo.
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have u got the table feed working of it with all controlls ? i presume it hast the 2 speed motor
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thats the reason why i said a 240v 3 phase invertor wouldnt run one because the transformer for all the controlls runs on 415 volt.
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Snap! I've just bought one of those, the older 825 though. If its weight is anything to go by I shall be machining parts for the UK's new nuclear reactor program before long!
Snap! I've just bought one of those, the older 825 though. If its weight is anything to go by I shall be machining parts for the UK's new nuclear reactor program before long!
How is the accuracy when raising an lowering the head though?
The failing of most round column mills is the lack of accurate location of the head once the column is unlocked. Certainly not as accurate as a knee mill where the table rises and falls on a dovetail way.
The Arboga also lack the moveable overarm of a true turret mill so no variable reach as on a bridgeport.
With milling machines it seems to be a trade off between verstility and rigidity. My current machine an Edgwick wins on rigidity but lacks in versatility, fixed vertical head with limited throat depth. Whilst I initially liked my machine I now feel I'm more limited by it's range of movements. Being a home machinist heavy cuts and quick production arent the order of the day I'd sacrifice some of this for the ability to move the head around a bit more.
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It does lack some of those features, but as I have little use for a mill I can only justify a small one; as baby mills go the Arboga appears to have good rigidity for its size and more versatility than the equivalent Centec or Tom Senior. Truth be told I bought it because it's shiny and the seller was a reasonable drive away. 
Though the Arboga is a dual purpose machine being a Mill / Drill it is very well built & for such a machine is capable of fine accurate work,i havent noticed any problems! It has a small floor footprint & if you are pushed for space is a good choice.
As it was barely run in & cost me nowt but the transport to move it i am more than happy with it!
As it was barely run in & cost me nowt but the transport to move it i am more than happy with it!
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How did you wangle that?There was a health & safety shake up at the college about 5 years ago, The Arboga stood next to a door. Now it turned out that all machines had to have a certain amount of space or exclusion zone round them.
There was not enough room along the wall once we had re spaced the lathes Drills & mills & as it was too near the door the Arboga had to go. I got a phone call, If you want it you have one day to shift it or it gets sledge hammered & goes in the skip. Needless to say i spent some hours finding a man with a Hiab & It was duly liberated.
The sad thing is this kind of thing goes on everywhere & often things get scrapped that should not.
There was not enough room along the wall once we had re spaced the lathes Drills & mills & as it was too near the door the Arboga had to go. I got a phone call, If you want it you have one day to shift it or it gets sledge hammered & goes in the skip. Needless to say i spent some hours finding a man with a Hiab & It was duly liberated.
The sad thing is this kind of thing goes on everywhere & often things get scrapped that should not.
Penfold, I'd of made a box for it to sit in. That or it goes in the house, wouldn't be the first time
I once had the whole of the front room racked out and full of stock 
