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Well, let's disregard that last comment as useless. However, I suppose where the shots are coming from and let's be clear about it: I know the machine variant in the second and third pictures doesn't...

Looks like a benchtop horizontal milling machine to me...

I spotted this machine and I'm thinking it could make a wonderful mill for the home shop. It sells in China for like $500. It weights 135 Kg. Model XJ61.

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Being the creative...

Thanks for your comments. In truth, my machine began life as a round column mill drill, but I don't use the round column much anymore. I move the table up and down using the knee.

I took this...

Here is the mill, doing some real work.

In the first picture I'm milling some wood using a face mill, a wooden support for a custom new cabinet for the kitchen (notice the space for the fridge,...

Maybe an Atlas 6x18 in good shape would be better for you? I have one and is quite handy for small stuff. It doesn't have the advantage of the electronic speed control (could be added, though) but...

Yeah, it's a nice machine. The concept, at least. If you get used to vertical mill mentality, you'll often overlook the serious advantage of having the overarm support. My favorite use for it is...

En una máquina económica no espero guías endurecidas y cromadas, cromado en el husillo, alimentación automática vertical de ajuste con micrómetro, etc. Pero sí espero una máquina que esté dimensional...

Hi,

I just bought a new, supposedly out of the box milling machine (known worldwide as the ZX7550CW). It's the smallest "serious" vertical-horizontal mill the Chinese produce to my knowledge.
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Hola de nuevo a todos.

Pues aquí comentandoles que acabo de comprar una fresadora nueva #1 9 x 39 (el modelo original es ZX7550CW). Específicamente la compré con McLane (vivo en México).

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Don't even think about it, just do it. Most of the small machines tend to jump from one owner to another often seeing minimal if any use at all. This is because most people really don't need them or...

See, I understand and agree with many of your points.

For example, I agree 100% with your statement that aluminium is much easier to machine using hand tools and such. And I understand that, when...

The melting point of a metal is usually a good indicator of its strength. Let's see:

Metal (mohs hardness - melting point)

Lead (1.5 - 600K)
Aluminium (2.75 - 933K)
Iron (4 - 1811K)
Titanium...

I really don't want to be negative, if I'm giving advice is because I really admire your effort. But you know the saying "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well".

Right?

1100 what? See, room temperature is about 300K. Aluminium melts at about 900K and iron at 1800K. 600K vs 1500K seems much closer to the melting point to me.

Well, I may be late since you've already done most of it but I must say that while I admire your effort, you're aiming pretty low when it comes about design and materials used.

Aluminium is not...

Have you ever seen a ZX7016? It's barely more than your average cheap import drill press. And I don't think it's useless at all:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q99v3rAgng

Obviously, it would...

No need to apologize since I don't think your comment is mean spirited but I think you're getting this wrong. For starters, this machine works as a real mill because you don't raise and lower the...

Lol, for some obscure reason I never associated machining with coming back to the forum...

As a follow up, I ended parting up the machine. I also purchased an old Dronsfield's "Eagle" surface...

Hola,

Hace tiempo compré esta máquina para manejar un CNC casero pero hasta la fecha no he tenido dinero para automatizar mi fresadora y pues me hace falta el dinero.

Es una máquina muy...

Una velocidad normal de corte para 1045 es 75 m/min. El desarollo de un cortador de 10mm es 30.5mm por revolución, lo que nos da una velocidad aproximada de 2,500 rpm (75000/30.5 = 2459).

El...

Cuanto mayor es la cantidad de metal a remover, tanto mayor debe ser el tamaño de la herramienta. Aunque dos herramientas de diferentes diámetros esten bien balanceadas y sean comparables con...

Hi guys,

At a friend's factory there was an abandoned mill drill and I persuaded my friend to sell it to me. At first, it could be mistaken for a RF-40 clone, but after close observation I've...

Hola a todos,

Acabo de conseguir un torno viejo, posiblemente de los años 50 si no es que antes. Se parece mucho a este:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b172/11echo/Lathe1.jpg

Sólo que es...

I don't know if you can help, but I feel so sad today... it's one of those days in which you realize you've been doing all the wrong things at the same time. I think I've ****ed my milling machine.
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Te ha quedado muy bien Memo. Yo soy testigo de la transformación ;-)

I have a set identical to that one. The quality is somewhat low, but I wasn't expecting miracles for the bargain price of $40.

I've bought end mill holders, but they are not a definitive solution....

So there is no way to have a single tool holder that works for many diameters?

Hello. I've built a milling machine recently. It has a hollow spindle for a drawbar and a morse #2 taper. I do have a collet set, but it's a hassle to keep changing the collets, not to mention that...

Cuantos más rodamientos tengas más difícil será alinearlos. De hecho la precision de tu sistema dependerá casi exclusivamente de tu habilidad para ajustar las piezas con la mínima carga estática...