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Originally Posted by ozracer
cinqster,
Any plans to cnc this mill. I have had my eyes on one of these for a while but am getting my lathe first. I want to use them both for modelling but I also have a race car so want to make sure it is suitable for both and not too small.
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I looked into it briefly, but was put off by the price. I also think I'd end up wanting a forth axis so the price would go up again! I may go for it in the future but I really need to see just what I'd want it for first as milling is still new to me. I don't plan to make many repeat items because I'll be casting from any masters that I make.
There are some good conversion kits around and some good user sites if you need more info.
My first tweak will be a belt drive conversion as these beasts are notorious for breaking the plastic teeth if a tool stalls.
The lathe first is a good idea - I've already had to use mine to turn parts just to install the rotary table on the mill - yep, I've fallen into that model engineers trap from the get-go!
More on the install later.