Hi,
I'm new to milling but I want to play with this for fun. I bought an Vevor X-Y table and a vise and a Bosch column drilling machine. Normally this Bosch model has a small play but there is a video on YouTube how to fix it. After I replaced a bearing the play is completely gone.
I have a 6mm carbide mill and the first thing I tried was to make two parallel sides to a large nut and to a bolt. I was moving the table very slow and the cutting depth was less than 1mm but sometimes there are strong vibrations. I set the speed to 1500RPM. Also the green case of the drill is vibrating sometimes. The milled surfaced is very smooth and I'm very pleased with the results. But is my improvised milling machine any good or it will destroy the bearings if I'm using it longer? Or the mill can break?
Thanks
Andrei