![]() ![]() On the drive back, we pondered buying the crane on the website for $179.99 and waiting for some time for the freight to be delivered. BTW, their 6" calipers were on sale for $15.99 - a great deal! The purple webbing sling at 6.5' long was the perfect length to strap the X3 mill around the bottom of the base to the mid-positioned head. While we were there, we picked up some hauling straps like their 2"x20' heavy duty nylon tow strap (on sale for $9.99) which we'll use later for moving the knee mill's base and knee, and the webbing sling 1-ton (item # 44847). Unfortunately, the store had run out (as usual). So, we looked in the Harbor Freight circulars for a deal on their 2-ton foldable shop crane (3596) and found that it as on sale for $159.99 at the stores. That's too much work! Sure, we'll need to clean off the red grease and such before running it, but, it's probably not necessary to do full teardown to get things running. The X3, weighing in at around 350 lbs., could easily be maneuvered if we disassembled the mill. round column Rong-Fu RF40 clone benchtop mill in pieces with some soreness the day after as well as a full-sized Bridgeport clone knee mill also in pieces, it was time to get smart and use mechanical advantage. The X2 mini-mill can be moved by yourself with little struggle. Machine By Yourself (Using the Harbor Freight 35915 46766 2-Ton Foldable Shop Crane aka Engine Hoist aka "Cherry Picker") Rent Mill & Lathe DVDs at Smartflix | Great aluminum & steel prices at OnlineMetals Post a link to your website or view other hobby and machine and metalworking websites for free. Rong-Fu Round Column Mill-Drill (RF-25, RF-30, RF-31, RF-40) and Clones. ![]()
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