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PekkaNF:
I have been drooling ovet that kind of mill/drill for years, but never had courage to buy one. MT3 and 300-400 kg would sound ok to me. Once almost bough on Warco or Axminster, but then they startted downsizing at the work and risk of buying bad iron on bad times made me feeble.

This morning it was around 0C and all week pretty much +5C. I have been also moving stuff from garden shed into garage....not very apealing, but whole lot easier that after a few months and risking of gropping something into 40 cm of snow.

Pekka

vtsteam:
Exactly Pekka, this time of year forces us to plan and act, or we won't have anything to work on for 6 months. Not unusual for us to have 600-1200 cm of snow on the ground in mid winter, and good luck finding anything left outdoors. Temps have just about reached 0C here at night for the last few days after that cold front passed.

I was lucky to find my mill-drill on ebay, poorly described and categorized, so mine was the only bid - $450. The ad said the drawbar had been broken and welded, which must have turned others off. That was the only thing it said about condition. I don't know why that was made a point of -- it works fine, and it's probably an hour's work to make a new one if it's an issue. Other than that the mill looked practically new when I picked it up!

Storage for 3 years in damp conditions while I worked has cracked and flaked off the paint from the Chinese bondo, so it has looked pretty bad this last year. And mice built a nest in the column. That's why I've been so anxious to move it and paint it. It's a feeling of relief to get it in the shop and clean and painted.

vtsteam:

--- Quote from: awemawson on September 24, 2013, 03:26:37 PM --- :lol: :lol: It's that dodgy climate you live in. :lol: :lol:

:ddb: Need to move to a nice temperate one like the UK :ddb:

--- End quote ---

True enough Andrew. Spent a winter in the UK about 1969, loved it, not just the weather. Have returned for visits a couple times since. My wife went to school there for awhile also, same feeling for your neck of the woods and the people she knew. Sure we'd come over. I just don't know how I'd pack the mill drill in with the luggage! Guess we're here for the count, now.

awemawson:
Better come over for Holiday then. Can put the three (?) of you up and find a few machines for you to play with to stop you getting bored.

vtsteam:
Thank you Andrew, that would be truly great. But the reality is it may be a long while before we can travel like that again. But I'm sure it would be wonderful to visit. :beer:

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