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reamer

New Toy is here, PM 30 MV

30" bed milling machine, First project for it is reproducing Early Bronco Sliding SIDE windows.....

my prototype

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

1986F150Six

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Wow!

Gary Lewis

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Yes, WOW! Cool! That's a very nice machine.

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

grumpin

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Awesome!

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

reamer

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Best part is it uses standard Bridgeport R-8 collets and tooling....We're gonna have fun!

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

Gary Lewis

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Bring it down! I have LOTS of R8 tooling.

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reamer

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What can we build Gary? don't you have a milling machine?

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

Gary Lewis

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Yep, and a lathe.

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reamer

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1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

reamer

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I should learn from you!

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

Gsmblue

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That is awesome!

1985.5 F-150 XL Explorer standard cab 5.0 EFI AOD 4x4
Daily Driver. We call her Eunice the Ute.

1982 Bronco XLT Lariat 351W AOD 4x4
Code name Esperanza, or Espy to her friends. Please see my Project thread for the blow by blow.

1984 F-350 XL Centurion crew cab 460 T19 4x4
"Eylza Dual-little"

Gary Lewis

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reamer wrote

I should learn from you!

Come on down! But bring your machine.

Seriously though, I learned by taking a community college class, one semester on the lathe and the next on the mill. That was the most fun I ever had in school. The "kids" in class surely hated me. Read the book, twice. Did all of the examples on my own machine. Didn't miss a question, ever.

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Rembrant

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Very nice Ron!

I was just looking at buying a little table top unit myself (it started as a search for a drill press). It seems I am always having to drill out broken bolts from something, and after all these years of trying I still cannot do it with a hand drill.

Good luck with it. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

1994 F150 4x2 Flareside. 5.0 w/MAF, 4R70W, stock.
1984 F150 4X2 Flareside. Mild 302 w/ 5spd. Sold.
1980 F150 4X4 Flareside. 300i6 w/ 5spd. Sold in 2021.
1980 F100 4X2 Flareside. 351w/2bbl w/NP435. Sold in 1995

Machspeed

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Awesome! That looks exactly like my Grizzley. What brand is it? You going to add power feed and CNC capabilities?

John

"Blackie" - 1986 F150 4x4 - Mildly warmed over 351W HO - Original owner

reamer

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It's a Precision Matthews, Looked at Grizzly, but this seemed better, 75 to 3000 rpm variable speed, Not gear-pully, comes with X-power axis and CNC conversion ready...

1986 F-150 Flareside 4x4, 351, 4-v, ZF5 speed. AC, Cruise, Tilt, Slider, Digital clock, Radio, Lariat seat, Pwr doors/locks

Machspeed

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Have you worked CNC before? if not, keep your hand on that red button....LOL! Very nice!

John

"Blackie" - 1986 F150 4x4 - Mildly warmed over 351W HO - Original owner