Typical Users
- Industrial users looking for a top quality, bench type milling machine, built for industrial use, with a smaller size compared with a full sized mill, to save space
- High end gunsmiths looking for a smaller bench type milling machine, who wish to maintain the quality and features of a Taiwan made machine, but also want to save on space
- Users who appreciate a high end, bench type milling machine with the space saving characteristics this offers
- Any other users who can appreciate a top quality machine with full features and no shortcuts, in a smaller space-saving size, at a very reasonable price for the level of quality that you arepurchasing
PM-833T Main Features
- High Grade Castings
- Head Swivels 90 degrees Left and Right for angled milling / drilling operations
- Hand Scraped way Surfaces for better oil retention and fit, which leads to ultra smooth, very accurate movements
- One Shot Lubrication system is standard equipment, which also extends machine life, and reduces oiling times
- High precision Inch Pitch lead screws, for ease of use and greater accuracy (10 TPI Screws)
- High Precision Spindle with +/- 0.0002” or less runout for greater tool life and accuracy
- Balanced gears in head for smooth and quiet operation, Hardened and Precision Ground for long life, and extremely quiet running for a geared head machine
- Precision Honed Quill Bore for tighter tolerance fit, which leads to improved accuracy when drilling and precision boring
- The Quill is Precision Ground, for higher accuracy
- No belts to change, simply stop and move levers for speed changes, quick and easy
- Tolerance Test check, each machine is checked for accuracy through a careful inspection process before shipment, the customer can always be sure they will receive a top quality machine that exceeds their expectations
- Longest in class 5 YEAR WARRANTY against defective parts, including electrical
PM-833T / PM-833TV Main Questions
Question 1: What is the difference between the PM-833T, and the PM-833T-V?
Answer 1: The PM-833T Machine is a Geared Head Mill, and has 6 different spindle speeds, in a range from 60 to 1500 RPM. The PM-833T-V Machine is a Belt Drive Mill, and has an infinitely adjustable speed range from 50 to 3200 RPM.
Question 2: Is there any other difference in the machines, besides what is described above?
Answer 2: No, the body and all other components of the machine are exactly the same, the head is the only difference between the PM-833T and the PM-833T-V. All accessories such as power feeds, stands, DRO, etc. are the same between both models.
Question 3: Which one is better for me, the PM-833T, or the PM-833T-V?
Answer 3: It really depends what you are doing or think you will be doing. The PM-833T Geared Head will have more power at the lower speeds, so if you are doing a lot of larger, lower speed milling and drilling in Steel / Stainless Steel or similar materials, the PM-833T may be a better machine for you. (The 833T is still fine with cutting Aluminum and similar materials, no problem with that, you just have a lower spindle speed, so you may just have to go a little bit slower with feed rates, but it will still do the job just fine.)
The PM-833T-V has more than double the top spindle speed of the PM-833T, and the PM-833T-V is a belt drive, so it is quieter running at higher speeds. So the 833T-V is a better choice if you are doing more higher speed aluminum cutting and want to get maximum feed rates, but it still has plenty of power at lower speeds for any type of general purpose work in steel, stainless steel, cast iron, etc., just not quite as much power as the 833T at lower speeds.
Either machine can do any materials that you can machine on a mill just fine, some things are just more suitable for one of the particular models.
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