Grizzly knee mill

[PWC Repair]

I have an opportunity to buy an early 2000's Grizzly G4027 milling machine. It's a 9x42, single phase, newer power feeds and digital display, everything looks great. No collets or tooling. Thinking I should grab it for $900. What do you guys think? I have used an old Bridgeport a couple times and I think it would be handy.

 

[txvwnut]

For $900 I don’t think I’d pass it up.

 

[830singleshot]

If you have room and can use it, jump all over that. Waaay cheap. Uses common and cheap R8 collets. I would think it would be cheap at twice that price.

 

[TerryH]

I have an opportunity to buy an early 2000's Grizzly G4027 milling machine. It's a 9x42, single phase, newer power feeds and digital display, everything looks great. No collets or tooling. Thinking I should grab it for $900. What do you guys think? I have used an old Bridgeport a couple times and I think it would be handy.

Sounds like junk. Shoot me the information on it and I'll make sure it doesn't bother you any more.

 

[DocsMachine]

BUY IT! I've been using a G4027 that I bought brand new in early 2003, virtually daily ever since. Admittedly mostly on small aluminum parts, but it's still tight and hasn't given me a single lick of trouble in all those years.

It's basically a bolt-for-bolt Taiwanese-made clone of a Bridgeport. I'm not 100% certain, as I've never had to replace anything yet, but from what I gather, if I ever do, I can just buy off the shelf Bridgeport and bolt it on.

Of course, it depends on what condition your specific example is in, but if I had a chance to buy another, in the exact same condition as mine is now, for $900, I'd get my wallet out so fast I'd risk blowing out a rotator cuff.

Doc.

 

[rsanter]

Buy it

 

[Punkinhead]

Normally I'd tell people to buy a solid old Bridgeport, but at that price I'd suggest buying it.

 

[gearhead1]

I wouldn’t pass that up at all. $900 for a full size mill is worth it.

 

[Punkinhead]

Normally I'd tell people to buy a solid old Bridgeport, but at that price I'd suggest buying it.

I guess I should clarify that like any used mill you still need to verify that it isn't worn out. One of the shops I use regularly has a knee mill in the corner they use exclusively for milling ceramic. I wouldn't want to buy a machine that had spent it's life with the ways covered in hard, abrasive dust.

 

[Provincial]

Just remember that you are buying a bare machine. Basic tooling (vise, hold-down set, collets, assortment of end mills, drill chuck with arbor, etc.) will cost a few hundred dollars, but if you are doing anything beyond basics the cost rises quickly.

 

[MushCreek]

Old, worn out mills bring a minimum of $2K around here. I'd buy it just to flip it, if nothing else. I hope you snapped it up.

 

[PWC Repair]

It's very clean and not worn out. Used in a 2 man shop that makes surgical tools. They have a couple newer mills now that are driven by computer programs. They use them for making various jigs to hold other bits getting built. I'm currently trying to talk the wife into it.......

 

[txvwnut]

Sometimes it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

If it what you describe then it’s a no brainer go get it. I paid $800 for my well used Enco and the reason I got it that cheap was there was no way to power it up and the owner wanted it gone. Like stated in a post above knee mills are usually priced in the $2k range for a well experienced machine.

 

[TerryH]

It's very clean and not worn out. Used in a 2 man shop that makes surgical tools. They have a couple newer mills now that are driven by computer programs. They use them for making various jigs to hold other bits getting built. I'm currently trying to talk the wife into it.......

Hope you can talk her into it. Sounds like a massive deal for sure.

 

[jmarkwolf]

Post pics if you get it, particularly the move!

 

[PWC Repair]

Well,.......got me a mill!

 

[tarmy]

That there looks like a well earned...you ****...

 

[LXCam]

That there looks like a well earned...you ****...

No doubt

 

[PWC Repair]

Well,.......got me a mill!

That was pics of picking it up at it's old home. He had a forklift to load it on the trailer.

 

[rsanter]

Good deal, but you didn’t mention it had power feeds on it.
That makes it an even better deal

 

[PWC Repair]

Uneventfully unloaded off the trailer and set just inside the door with a backhoe. Then just shoved on in by the skid on bottom.

 

[PugetDude]

Congratulations, PWC! Nice mill; wish I had room for one.
You've officially earned the 2018 end-of-the-year "You ****"

 

[PWC Repair]

Thanks!!

Then I moved it into position with a pallet jack.

 

[larry_g]

It looks like you may have made out like a bandit there. Now you just have to keep your investment in good shape. I really hate to see lathes and mills in an open shop where 'dirty work' is going on like welding and grinding. That grit on the ways of a machine will soon grind them till the precision of the machine is gone. Do what you can to separate it from the open shop.

Have fun and be careful.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[PWC Repair]

It's sort of setup here in it's new spot.