[whiteriver]

Has anyone else put a Mill head on there wood router?
I needed to have my new Z axis machined flat and parallel. Everyone told me $500+since its 62" long. Most don't have big enough mills. So I bought a used Enco Turrent Mill head for $500 and bolted it to my X axis after I put on some used thk slides and a new screw in place of the old thompson rails and a rack. Chucked up a 3/4" 2 flute mill and turned it on. IT actually cut it nice. Shocked me. Guess Thermwood makes a ridged frame.
See pics below.

Donny
www.whiterivermfg.com

[DSL PWR]

Impressive.

[ynneb]

Thats what I love about this place, people who experiment and post the results of thier experiments so that others can follow them.

Fantastic thread, and thanks for sharing.

[danaman]

Im milling hot rolled steel just fine on my cnc router. Try using single flutes & try a 1/2" carbide c6 inserts.

[mactec54]

Im milling hot rolled steel just fine on my cnc router. Try using single flutes & try a 1/2" carbide c6 inserts.

You are 10 years late to the party, this is a very old thread