[FandZ]

Hi all. My mill head came in form littlemachineshop.com and I'm a little disappointed. Firstly, I think they sent me a used unit. It was packed in a box with broken Styrofoam. Looking the unit over, I can see black greasy finger smears. Also, one of the bolts are bent, and it looks like the base of the unit was crashed into a table. There is also plenty of chips and scratches in the paint.

It does turn on and spins. I haven't tightened and put in an r8 collet yet, but there just seems to be a light wobble/vibration on the spindle. You can feel the off center vibration through the table. It isn't much but it is there. I'm hoping once everything is tighten that the run-out goes away. Is that normal?

Are these rebuilt head units they sell or are they brand new?

I've never worked with a mill so maybe this is normal but I'm wondering if they sold me a lemon and if I should return it. All together I spent just 800 there on the mill head, pulley upgrade, and the manual quick change TTS system. I'm kinda wondering if I should have went with the Sherline spindle.

I'm attaching pics of the unit and how it arrived. Let me know your thoughts.